Wherever the rich or super-rich pop up, they seem to want French luxury brands such as Cartier, Chanel, hermes, Hennessy, Louis Vuitton and moet et Chandon.

Brands such as Louis Vuitton employ staff to stagger the queues that stretch around the block.

In addition, brands such as Hermes, Chanel, Vuitton and Versace make most of their products in Europe, paying for their materials and labor in euros.