Fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault accused of stranglehold over French business press
17 June 2026 at 05:00
Arnaultβs addition of leading weekly to stable of publications raises concerns about media ownership in France
He is known as the βwolf in cashmereβ β the owner of the worldβs biggest luxury group whose brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior and Tiffany have made him one of the worldβs richest people.
But Bernard Arnault, a close friend of Donald Trump, is under fire from journalistsβ unions in France for buying up almost all the countryβs business and economic press.
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