Archive for October, 2010

High fashion learns to love selling online – BBC News 0

High fashion learns to love selling online BBC News Yes, there were luxury fashion websites, but they used to be a mess of slow-loading Flash movies and "look books" of high fashion ad...

How Online Private Sales Work and How Businesses Can Get Involved – Mashable 0

Mashable How Online Private Sales Work and How Businesses Can Get Involved Mashable While the online retail concept has been around for almost two decades, the desperation of the recession left...

Nordstrom to Open a Non-Nodstrom Shop in SoHo 0

Nordstrom announced this week that it will open its very first Manhattan store next fall in SoHo. Don’t get too excited yet – Nordstrom Spokesperson Pamela Lopez said a day after the announcement...

Pop Goes the iPad Bubble? 0

Dreams of magazine publishers could be the latest death by irrational exuberance.

Most Expensive Bottle of Wine Ever Sold at Auction 0

Three bottles of Châteaux Lafite-Rothschild 1869 were just sold at a Hong Kong auction by Sotheby’s. The hammer price of $232,692 a bottle set a record for the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold...

Breaking: Prada Introduces Made to Order Service 0

If you like your Skechers, but love your Prada backpack, then you’re really going to love this news. Prada‘s classic boating shoe can now be made to order. Clients who decide to take advantage of...

Interview: Shauna Mei, CEO/Founder of AHAlife – Huffington Post (blog) 0

Interview: Shauna Mei, CEO/Founder of AHAlife Huffington Post (blog) In an economic climate that's slowly creeping toward recovery, it's fascinating to see luxury and niche brands prosper....

Analysis: LVMH chips away at fortress Hermes – Reuters 0

Analysis: LVMH chips away at fortress Hermes Reuters PA) swooped on the shares of France's biggest independent luxury goods maker. Hermes (HRMS.PA), known for its printed silk scarves and...

The Real Life ‘Bond Girls’ Who Serve the Rich 0

The concierge business--for all it is high-priced aura--is actually quite mundane. It is about as satisfying the daily needs and whims of the wealthy, from getting concert tickets and restaurant...

Uncommon Access: Insider Ticket Discount for the L2 Innovation Forum 0

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On November 5, L2 and NYU Stern will host its second-annual Innovation Forum at The Morgan Library in New York City. The full-day event will address innovation in digital marketing and implications for prestige brands.  Combining education and entertainment to inspire and enlighten, the Forum will feature never-seen-before research benchmarking brands’ digital marketing efforts, provocative presentations from thought leaders in industry and academia, on-stage conversations with prestige brand leaders, networking with senior executives and cutting-edge product demos.  The Forum,  the largest gathering of prestige professionals in North America, draws C-level executives and top marketing and digital talent from prestige brands; leading agencies, media, and technology firms; and innovators and academics.Re

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Porsche, Jaguar to launch new models against Hollywood backdrop 0

Porsche has big plans for the 2010 L.A. Auto Show European automakers Porsche and Jaguar are among the high-end brands parlaying the glitz of Hollywood to boost vehicle debuts at the Los Angeles...

Valentino mobilizes runway experience for fall/winter collection 0

Valentino's iPad application Italian fashion house Valentino is promoting its fall/winter collection of apparel and accessories and raising the visibility of recent fashion shows with an...

CRM techniques are prerequisite for luxury brands: expert 0

Luxury brands need to leverage relationships with consumers Due to the very nature of their business, luxury brands that are not leveraging customer relationship techniques are placing their...

Armani’s Doing 3-D Glasses, Too 0

Yesterday, we told you about Gucci’s $225 3-D glasses. Well, it seems Armani has hopped on this very new bandwagon as well. Today the global fashion label announced it would also be releasing 3-D...

BOTTEGA VENETA reports impressive sales growth in the third quarter 0

GUCCI Group reported this week a 27% increase in sales in the third quarter of the year. Luxury accessories brand BOTTEGA VENETA  has outperformed Gucci, registering a 49% increase...

Media Decoder: Condé Nast Futuregram 0

Conde Nast announces major re-org in memo that may have more digital jargon per inch than a Silicon Valley PowerPoint.

128 Billionaires On Forbes List Of 400 Richest Chinese 0

Total Wealth Of 400 On This Year’s list Rose To $423 Billion, Up From $314 Billion Last Year This year's #1: Zong Qinghou of Wahaha This week, Forbes released its list of China’s 400 richest....

PPR 3Q Sales Rise 13%, Catalog Division Posts Growth – Wall Street Journal 0

PPR 3Q Sales Rise 13%, Catalog Division Posts Growth Wall Street Journal FR) Thursday said third-quarter sales rose 13%, lifted by brisk business from its luxury division and improved consumption in...

TAG Heuer Enlists Chinese Film Legend Chen Daoming As Brand Ambassador 0

Chen Is Known In China As The “Emperor Of Chinese Drama” TAG Heuer's new brand ambassador Chen Daoming © TAG Heuer With all of the press about Chinese shoppers indulging in fashion, handbags,...

Uncommon Access: Insider Ticket Discount for the L2 Innovation Forum 0

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