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Comite Colbert: updating France's luxuries. (luxury goods industries)
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January 25, 1989|
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COMITE COLBERT UPDATING FRANCE'S LUXURIES
PARIS -- Ever since Louis XIV made Jean-Baptiste Colbert his superintendent for buildings, arts, tapestries and manufactures in 1661, the French have had something of a reputation for fine craftsmanship.
But while French companies have always enjoyed pride of place in the pantheon of luxury, all too often they have lagged behind their competitors in creating and marketing new products. At least, that is the view of the Comite Colbert, the leading association of French luxury goods manufacturers that takes its ...
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