The Gancia brand is popular in Italy but faces slim margins and weak growth.

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The divorce a few years later came without a whisper, and Delphine Arnault-Gancia slipped back into Delphine Arnault.

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Russian control should boost sales in Russia and could help relaunch Gancia in America, Britain and Germany, where it was strong 40 years ago.

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