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It was exactly the kind of publicity Mr. Arnault sought: Mr. Galliano made a splash with risque collections inspired by homeless people.

Arnault grew up in Northern France and graduated from university in 1971 with a degree in engineering.

After all, critics point out, editors at La Tribune have repeatedly denounced Mr Arnault for attempting to interfere with its coverage.

He was born on the Far South, on the d'Arnault plantation, where the spirit if not the fact of slavery persisted.

Employees at La Tribune do not want Mr Arnault, who owns the paper, to sell it, for fear that they might lose their jobs.

Mr Arnault said China still had a serious counterfeiting problem, making fakes both for the local market and also exporting goods overseas.

A classically trained pianist, Arnault understood that to have a great luxury product, you had to have exceptionally creative minds.

Mr Arnault himself, says a Carrefour executive, is helping to drive traffic, making frequent visits to check on its stores.

Les Echos, the top business daily, is owned by a luxury-goods magnate, Bernard Arnault.

Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH, believes that the whole industry needs to rebrand itself.

"We increase the number of product lines and we are careful to have several different colours and shapes, " says Mr Arnault.

Bernard Arnault, LVMH's chairman, is known for his penchant for acquiring family-owned firms.

Three months ago Mr Arnault began what may become his longest, most spectacular takeover battle yet.

A few years later, Bernard Arnault came calling. The interview took 15 minutes.

Group Arnault, LVMH boss boldly from different countries, the young and the idea of designers.

That said, Mr Arnault can still claim to have set the trend in the sector.

Mr Arnault's gesture will console Parisians after the loss of one of Europe's best collections of contemporary art to Venice.

None is for sale but that does not stop Mr Arnault dreaming.

Mr Arnault still sees long-term opportunities with Carrefour.

So is Mr Arnault, who was a witness at Mr Sarkozy's wedding.

But Mr Arnault can afford a few mistakes.

Then came the surprise swoop by the Arnault group and Colony.

Mr Arnault would be the first to admit this.

That can pay off: some years ago Mr Arnault halted the imminent sale of a make-up line.

The trouble is that Bernard Arnault, the boss of LVMH, says he does not intend to sell his drinks business.

Mr Arnault has lost patience with La Tribune, which has turned a profit in only two of the 13 years he has owned it.

Yet, this image of Arnault didn't take into account his appreciation of art and creativity.

But Mr Arnault has never bowed to French tradition.

So the timing could not be better for Mr Arnault.

But again Mr Arnault made his point.

Not just because it is "God's" financial bible; Mr Arnault probably considers it another luxury brand.

Paris's loss is Mr Arnault's gain.

The most obvious is that Mr Arnault was acting defensively.