Archive for October, 2009

Luxury brands hunt for untapped markets – AFP 0

AFP Luxury brands hunt for untapped markets AFP PARIS — With spending on luxury goods down across the developed world in the economic crisis, luxury brands are increasingly looking far beyond the...

The Rebirth Of The Sample Sale 0

Sample sales are an amazing resource for marked down goods for both mainstream and luxury brands. Online private sample sales are picking up serious speed. Here is how they work: big designers, such...

Private Sales Sites Heat Up For The Holidays – MediaPost Publications 0

Private Sales Sites Heat Up For The Holidays MediaPost Publications Brick-and-mortar luxury retailers may be in a slump as big as the QE2, but business is booming in the online private ...

Happy Holidays: Magazines See Fatter December Issues 0

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Magazines are ending the year on a sour note, with major layoffs at publishers from Time Inc. to Conde Nast to Forbes, but the holidays are delivering at least one present...

Luxury Homes With Slashed Prices – Forbes 0

Luxury Homes With Slashed Prices Forbes Across the country, asking prices for luxury homes (those valued at $2 million and higher) are currently down an average of 14% from their initial listing ...

Ferrari Sets Its Sights on Luxury Real Estate [Branding] 0

If you loved the idea of a Hermès-branded helicopter, you're going to be thrilled to hear that Ferrari is now in talks to stamp its name of a line of luxury homes. If the deal goes through,...

Anthony Bourdain: The Food Column Is Toast 0

Anthony Bourdain -- prolific writer, former cook, and host of the Travel Channel's "No Reservations" -- has wise words about the changing media industry. Read the rest of this story » See Also:Check...

UPDATE 3-Luxottica optimistic on 2010, Q3 net down | Reuters 0

Italian eyewear maker Luxottica (LUX.MI) is looking to next year with a degree of optimism after a tough 2009, Chief Executive Andrea Guerra said, as the company posted a 20.6 percent fall in...

Estee Lauder profit blows past expectations 0

O) and Revlon Inc (REV.N) posted a mixed bag of quarterly results. Estee Lauder said second-quarter sales should be flat to up 3 percent in constant ...

Tiffany & Co joins digital fray in China – Media Asia 0

Media Asia Tiffany & Co joins digital fray in China Media Asia The campaign follows an active year for luxury brands China's online market. In June, Cartier launched a large-scale,...

Riding High Through the Recession – What Jam Bands Can Teach the Brands 0

A recent article in Forbes magazine described a Friday night this past June, when 15,000 fans descended on New York's Jones Beach Amphitheater in a torrential rainstorm to listen to the band...

DailyCandy to Launch E-Commerce 0

DailyCandy is jumping into the online private sale phenomenon.

Balenciaga Returns to the Fragrance Game 0

Balenciaga is taking the plunge back into the fragrance market with a signature women’s scent, due out in February.

Rigas Refocuses Asprey 0

John Rigas, together with ceo Robert Procop, has narrowed Asprey’s product offering, and also put a fresh focus on bridal and high-end jewelry.

Lacoste Shoots Its Wad Online – Forbes 0

Forbes Lacoste Shoots Its Wad Online Forbes A year ago, just 33% of luxury brands advertised online, according to a marketing study conducted by NYU Stern School of Business. ...

Lacoste Shoots Its Wad Online – Forbes 0

Forbes Lacoste Shoots Its Wad Online Forbes A year ago, just 33% of luxury brands advertised online, according to a marketing study conducted by NYU Stern School of Business. ... and more »

Preshrunk Prices 0

The sky used to be the limit for the price of designer jeans. Now the sky is falling. The $300 pair of designer jeans is now, courtesy of the recession, the $200 pair of designer jeans.

French luxury preens on website in China – AFP 0

MSN Philippines News French luxury preens on website in China AFP "This is the first such internet site," said the Comite Colbert's Elisabeth Ponsolle des Portes. "3D previously...

Forbes Announces Partnership with the Travel Channel to Produce Luxury … – Business Wire (press release) 0

Forbes Announces Partnership with the Travel Channel to Produce Luxury ... Business Wire (press release) Later in the series, topics will include: Exclusive Hotels, Extravagant Meals, Extreme...

Forbes Announces Partnership with the Travel Channel to Produce Luxury … – Business Wire (press release) 0

Forbes Announces Partnership with the Travel Channel to Produce Luxury ... Business Wire (press release) Later in the series, topics will include: Exclusive Hotels, Extravagant Meals, Extreme...

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