Carrefour shareholder lucrative luxury market in China.

<P> In the April 15 shareholders meeting, held after the end of the company, Carrefour, the world's largest shareholders formally changed to "Blue Capital" company (holdings of Carrefour shares from 9.1% to 10.7%). ."Blue Capital" by the French luxury goods giant Group Arnault and U.S. private equity venture capital 基金柯罗尼. .</ P> <P> boss Bernard Arnault Arnault group naturally become the largest power operator Carrefour. .At the same time, Arnault also holds the world's largest luxury goods group Moet Hennessy --- France - Louis Vuitton Group (Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, LVMH) 47.4% of the shares. .Since 1989, Arnault has been appointed president of LVMH Group. .Under his leadership, LVMH Group, a market capitalization of $ 57,770,000,000 (as of December 31, 2007), for many years among the luxury goods company's boss. .</ P> <P> support business growth in emerging markets </ P> <P> global economic situation is not in a smooth start to 2008, the euro continued to rise, economic trends in the doldrums, some of the key market performance tends to be weak, .but these had no effect on the global luxury goods momentum. .</ P> <P> LVMH Group last week, the group sales rose 5.3% in the first quarter, overall revenue growth of 12%. .However, the Group did not disclose the specific profit situation. .</ P> <P> in all business, watches and jewelry business turnover grew 11.6%, 21.1 billion euros. .Jacobs Marc Jacobs Group (Marc Jacobs) and Dior (Christian Dior) brand revenues of up to 40 billion euros, 3.8 billion euros a year earlier. .Department of wine sales was 6.4 billion euros and 689 million euros a year earlier, down 7.1%. .Mainly due to price increases, the Group plans to increase efforts to develop the future to boost wine sales in emerging markets such as China, Russia, Vietnam and other countries, Hennessy Cognac is very easy to sell products. .</ P> <P> optimistic about China's luxury development </ P> <P> according to the International Luxury Society latest data show that the world's top luxury brands recognized 81.25% have been stationed in China. .China's current capacity of the luxury consumer market of 60 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for the world's luxury goods market, 12%. .Goldman Sachs expects the luxury consumer market in China will surpass Japan in 2015 for the first time, luxury consumption will exceed 11.5 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for the proportion of the total global consumption rose to 29%. .</ P> <P> LVMH Group, the bulletin shows that in 2007, Asia is the group's largest contribution to sales growth in the region, sales increased by 16%, especially China and India. .LVMH Group in 2006 sales in China increased by 40%, so highly valued Arnault on the Chinese market, the Chinese call "the world's largest luxury goods market", whenever a new store opened in the Chinese mainland market, he .most will appear at the ceremony. .</ P> <P> last year, LVMH Group as strategic investors in Mainland China shoes to the retailer Belle Group 10% stake. .LVMH Group currently has 31 brands formally enter the Chinese market, which has 23 retail brands. .</ P>.