French Protesters Briefly Storm LVMH Headquarters in Paris

Protestors outside a Louis Vuitton store in central Paris.Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
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Protesters briefly stormed the Paris headquarters of LVMH on Thursday ahead of a labor union-led march against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, setting off flares in the building on the chic Avenue Montaigne.

Opponents of the president’s plan to raise the minimum retirement age to 64 from 62 are increasingly targeting symbols of capitalism and business in France after the organized protests in recent weeks had little impact on the government’s plans.