Arnaud, LVMH Chairman, Meets with Chung Ji-sun, Hong Ra-hee, and Lee Boo-jin

Visit to Korea after 3 years and 5 months

Bernard Arnault, Chairman of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), visited Hyundai Department Store Pangyo Branch on the 21st and met with Chung Ji-sun, Chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group, and Kim Hyung-jong, CEO of Hyundai Department Store.

It is known that Chairman Arnault and Chairman Chung discussed collaboration with Hyundai Department Store and Hyundai Department Store Duty Free on that day. Chairman Arnault toured the 1st floor Louis Vuitton, Tiffany, Bulgari stores, the Celine pop-up store, and the 6th floor Louis Vuitton Mens and Dior Mens stores.

On the 21st, at Hyundai Department Store Pangyo Branch, Kim Hyung-jong, CEO of Hyundai Department Store (from the left), Chung Ji-sun, Chairman of Hyundai Department Store Group, Bernard Arnault, Chairman of LVMH, and Delphine Arnault, CEO of Christian Dior, are exchanging greetings.
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At around 3:50 PM, Chairman Arnault visited Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam Branch. CEO Son Young-sik personally introduced the Bulgari, Tiffany & Co., Dior, and Louis Vuitton stores. At around 6:30 PM, he had an unofficial schedule visiting the Leeum Museum of Art in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where he met with former director Hong Ra-hee and CEO Lee Boo-jin.

Earlier, Chairman Arnault met with Shin Dong-bin, Chairman of Lotte Group, and Shin Yoo-yeol, Executive Director of Lotte Chemical, at Lotte Department Store Main Branch the previous day. It is reported that Chairman Shin and Chairman Arnault discussed collaboration between Lotte and Louis Vuitton.

Chairman Arnault visited Korea for the first time in 3 years and 5 months since October 2019. He was accompanied by his daughter Delphine Arnault, CEO of Christian Dior, during this visit.