Archive for June, 2010

Christie’s Contemporary Sale Totals $68.6M. Warhol’s Mottled ‘Silver Liz’ Top Lot 0

Christie’s contemporary sale in London totaled $68.6 million, with 84 percent of the 62 lots finding buyers. The top lot was Warhol’s 1963 Silver Liz, selling for $10.1 million to an anonymous buyer...

Social Media Double Edge Sword for Travel Industry 0

Airlines such as Virgin, Southwest and British Airways have been featured for their effective use of social media - for selling tickets, handling customer complaints and directing customers when a...

Social Media Double Edge Sword for Travel Industry 0

Airlines such as Virgin, Southwest and British Airways have been featured for their effective use of social media - for selling tickets, handling customer complaints and directing customers when a...

Browsing: Dijital Fix Opens New Store 0

Techno-lust goes designer-chic at Dijital Fix, which opened a second store last month, on the Lower East Side.

Ralph Lauren Learns To Love His Own Stores (And That’s Good) 0

For reasons that range from fatter margins to more control over the brand, Polo Ralph Lauren is focu

InterContinental CEO banks on branding 0

The hospitality industry has taken a hit during the recession, but some chains are climbing back. And if they want to stay on top, brand strength is going to be a key part of the rebound, says...

InterContinental CEO banks on branding 0

The hospitality industry has taken a hit during the recession, but some chains are climbing back. And if they want to stay on top, brand strength is going to be a key part of the rebound, says...

Zagat Triumphs Its Own Obsolescence 0

Zagat's 2010/11 Nightlife Survey hits bookstores today and in a press release championing this fact, the company chose to highlight one of its more curious findings: New Yorkers don't go out...

Zagat Triumphs Its Own Obsolescence 0

Zagat's 2010/11 Nightlife Survey hits bookstores today and in a press release championing this fact, the company chose to highlight one of its more curious findings: New Yorkers don't go out...

Mobile is changing the game at ‘Lucky’ magazine 0

Mary Gail Pezzimenti, online director at Conde Nast's 'Lucky,' said at the Direct Marketing Association's Mobile Marketing and Media Conference that mobile is the real game changer for the...

Fashion Brands Stand Out in a Digital World 0

It’s been a busy couple of years for fashion marketers looking to establish a strong digital presence. But as fashion brands realise how to make these platforms work for them, they are genuinely...

Fashion Brands Stand Out in a Digital World 0

It’s been a busy couple of years for fashion marketers looking to establish a strong digital presence. But as fashion brands realise how to make these platforms work for them, they are genuinely...

Price of luxury rises despite the recession 0

People now need to be richer to afford the trappings associated with the wealthy, such as, a box at the opera, a 24-hour concierge and even caviar.  Bookmark this on Delicious -...

InterContinental to double Chinese hotels by 2015 0

* Aims to have over 250 hotels in China by 2015 * Set to open 30 hotels this year in China * May sell its 16 owned hotels over time * American business traveller is returning ...

Prada.com E-Store Launches 0

Starting July 1, the prada.com website is expanding its distribution network by launching the E-Store in Continental United States, one of the world’s most receptive markets for online purchasing, as...

Fashionably Flying High With Topquest 0

Topguest is a web-based location-based service aggregator that links to all geo-location services – Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, Loopt, Brightkite, Google Buzz and Google Latitude – in one... Online...

New Internet site gives some thought for food 0

J im Spanfeller, former CEO of Forbes.com, is unveiling a new Web foodie site that he hopes will digest at least $20 million in revenue within three years. If he is successful with the new...

Tyra, Demand team up for Web beauty brand 0

Former supermodel and talk-show host Tyra Banks has cut a deal to create a Web-based media brand focused on fashion and beauty. The modeling icon's New York company, Bankable, is partnering with...

The hidden shame of fake luxury 0

This week, The Economist picked up on a theme that we have written about in the past, the psychological effect of counterfeit luxury, and in an article called Rose-coloured Spectacles it reports on...

Rue La La Goes Mobile 0

Robert Hall is in charge of keeping the ball rolling at an online store that has built annual sales in the $200 million range in two years of existence.

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