Archive for September, 2010

Lanvin opens online boutique today in the USA – Examiner.com 0

Lanvin opens online boutique today in the USA Examiner.com Lanvin, an iconic French luxury design house, has launched their online boutique today for the US market. The online shop features...

H&M, Zara Fast Fashion Pressures Luxury Labels to Speed Up – Bloomberg 0

H&M, Zara Fast Fashion Pressures Luxury Labels to Speed Up Bloomberg Now, luxury companies like Cavalli Group say they must take their lead from cheaper and speedier rivals. Hennes & Mauritz...

Bugatti, Ferrari Sell Out of Supercars as Luxury Roars Back – Bloomberg 0

Live Trading News Bugatti, Ferrari Sell Out of Supercars as Luxury Roars Back Bloomberg Bugatti, Volkswagen AG's supercar brand, and Fiat SpA's Ferrari have sold out of their most expensive...

Top 10 Luxury Travel Trends for 2011 – Luxury Travel Magazine 0

Luxury Travel Magazine Top 10 Luxury Travel Trends for 2011 Luxury Travel Magazine The Resurgence of Travel Experts – While once a great resource for travel information, the Internet has become so...

Zhao Yunhu: China Should Have Louder Voice In Luxury Industry (Jing Archives) 0

President Of Shenzhen Copais Calls For Cultivating Chinese Design Talent Zhao Yunhu (Image: dbw.cn) Earlier this year, Zhang Zhifeng, the founder and Chief Art Director of the Chinese fashion...

Pernod Ricard’s Digital Marketing Strategy 0

CEO Pierre Pringuet discusses the company's trends and marketing strategies through social media.

Audi A1, BMW’s Mini Countryman Sell Out as Demand for Luxury Cars Rebounds – Bloomberg 0

Audi A1, BMW's Mini Countryman Sell Out as Demand for Luxury Cars Rebounds Bloomberg Volkswagen AG's Audi luxury division and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG's Mini unit are ... MOTOR SHOW:...

Design & Architecture: Guggenheim and BMW Launch Temporary Satellite Program 0

 The BMW Guggenheim Labs will showcase designs by three architectural firms around the world, starting with Tokyo-based Atelier Bow-Wow in North America next summer.

Luxury brands must allocate more budget to online advertising: panelist 0

Marc Jacobs, one of the brands best positioned to attract young consumers, has invested heavily in new media NEW YORK – Luxury brands must invest much more heavily in online advertising or find...

Gilt Groupe CEO: Beautiful presentation is key for ecommerce success 0

Gilt Groupe uses rich images to engage consumers NEW YORK – Luxury retailer Gilt Groupe is targeting consumers via rich media and personalized email campaigns, according to an executive who spoke at...

Bentley connects with elite auto enthusiasts via iPad app 0

Bentley's new interactive iPad application Volkswagen Group-owned Bentley Motors Ltd. is targeting ultra-affluent mobile users with the launch of an iPad-optimized version of its Pure Bentley...

Giving Affluents the Luxury Treatment Online – eMarketer 0

Giving Affluents the Luxury Treatment Online eMarketer “They feel empowered by the internet and diligently research online to find good deals and assess product quality. And they feel entitled to a...

Taking Cues from Improbable Places, What Luxury Can Learn from Theme Parks 0

At the recent Financial Times Luxury Summit in Los Angeles, Jean-Christophe Bedos, the CEO of Boucheron, made the following comment: “Consumers trust recommendations from friends and family, and...

Bag maker Longchamp predicts 2010 sales jump 0

Paris, France: Longchamp, one of France's leading handbag makers, will beat its own expectations for 2010 thanks to a strong influx of tourist shoppers, strength in Asia and a rebound in the...

New Study Puts Faith in Brands 0

A new study out of the very well-branded Duke University and Tel Aviv University asks if brands are the new religion. The study, which can be downloaded at Marketing Science, goes by the not-at-all...

A High-End Magazine for High Fliers: The Private Journey Targets the Ultra-Rich 0

Jim Kerwin is launching a magazine targeting the very rich at their most luxurious--in the air. Mr. Kerwin, whose Kerwin Communications serves as an ad agency for high-end brands like Audemars...

Taking Fashionable Notice at TechCrunch Disrupt 0

As the fashionable converge on San Francisco for Retail Camp, we headed to TechCrunch to find out what digital technologies (especially mobile) are launching that could/would affect retailers...

Former Vogue boss Florio lands at IMG 0

Former Vogue Publisher Tom Florio — one of a string of high-profile executive departures at Condé Nast this year — has landed as a senior fashion adviser to the office of IMG Chairman Ted Forstmann....

Bravo and Bluefly: Out of the Closet 0

The promise of interactive TV (which dates back to "Wouldn't it be great to click on Jennifer Aniston's sweater in Friends and order it?") is now a step closer. Bravo TV is now...

Can Megayachts Be Eco-Friendly? 0

"Ecomansions," "carbon-neutral private jets" and "fuel-saving SUV" may sound like oxymorons, but they are becoming increasingly popular among the environment-minded rich who like their luxuries...

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