France

Guerlain was family-run for 166 years before LVMH bought it in 1994. No Indian company was found, Nykaa Luxe sells it, and the Rouge G refill costs ₹4,500.

Cartier brand audit: Richemont-owned since 1998, Swiss-made watches priced in rupees below US list, which are quartz and which automatic, and its two boutiques.

VEJA is run from Paris by VEJA FAIR TRADE S.A.R.L. Its core sneakers are made in Brazil, and Indian buyers order from its own store in US dollars, plus duty.

Salomon, the French trail-shoe brand, belongs to NYSE-listed Amer Sports. Who owns it, its record in India so far, and what its product pages publish.

Longchamp is owned by the Cassegrain family of Paris. Who sells it in India, what the Le Pliage tote costs here and in France, and where its bags are made.

ELLE footwear in India carries a French magazine’s licensed mark. Who holds it, where the pairs are declared made, what they cost, and why Elle 18 is different.

Garnier is sold in India by L’Oréal India. Its day serum formula differs from the UK one, its night serum matches; sunscreen pages and per-ml prices compared.

Dior Beauty was part of LVMH before the couture house joined. India prices sit above US list at MRP and below it before GST; what its pages and shelves show.

L’Oréal Paris sells in India at 61–75% of its US prices — at full MRP, on the pages we read. We audit the ₹186.39 crore profiteering order, the shifting wear-hour claims and the most expensive kajal per gram we have priced.

What Decathlon costs in India, who is legally answerable for its goods, and why its British product pages carry test figures its Indian ones do not. An honest brand audit.

Givenchy Beauty is LVMH-owned with no licensee, but the company importing it into India is a Chalhoub Group arm named on 12 of 13 product declarations.

Chanel Beauty declares origin and importer on every Indian listing and a factory on most of them. Prices run from 12.9% cheaper than America to 24.3% dearer.

Who runs Goyard, what its French accounts show, where its workshops are, why it has no Indian boutique or published price, and what its no-authentication policy means for Indian buyers.