Archive for May, 2011
The ranks of millionaires expanded by 12 percent in 2010, led by Singapore, as gains in financial markets lifted global wealth for a second straight year, the Boston Consulting Group said.
Barneys New York Expands Web Site 0
Luxury retailer says e-commerce channel is the fastest growing part of its business and wants to keep the momentum going. Continue reading...
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Beauty Bloggers Design a Color Collection for MAC 0
Fashion bloggers are afforded the opportunity to design everything from shoe collections (Jane Aldridge) to Coach bags (The Glamouri). But what about beauty bloggers? It’s time they were acknowledged...
Louis Vuitton and De Beers Join Up to Offer Baubles in Beijing 0
De Beers Diamond Jewelers, the retail joint venture between diamond powerhouse De Beers and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, launched its first mainland China retail store today.
The 734-square-foot...
New Business Model in Vogue at Condé Nast 0
Condé Nast—the glitzy magazine empire that was brought to its knees by the advertising recession—is grappling with the fundamental challenge also facing many of its peers: how to preserve its print...
Mount Street: A Haven of Luxury Shopping 0
Mayfair has once again become a fashionable destination. And nothing proves that more than the refurbishment of Mount Street.
Will Luxury Art Exhibitions Face A Backlash In China? 0
Louis Vuitton “Voyages” Exhibition Currently Up In Beijing
"Voyages" at the National Museum of China (Image: PR)
Last week, Jing Daily profiled Louis Vuitton’s “Voyages” exhibition, which...
Millionaires Control 39% of the World’s Wealth 0
Last year was another good year for millionaires – though their pace of growth is slowing.
According to a new report by Boston Consulting Group out today, the number of millionaire households in the...
The Outnet Gives You StyleCred To Up Your Fashionable Street Cred 0
TheOutnet.com, a site owned by Net-a-Porter.com, revamped and taken mobile in November of 2010, is set to launch its first edition iPhone app, StyleCred, this week. The cool thing: ...
Porsche’s China-Only 10th Anniversary 911 Sells Out Before Official Debut 0
10 Special Edition Cars Priced At 3.48 Million Yuan (US$538,000)
Ghastly expensive car? Check. Great Wall vista? Check.
In celebration of its tenth year in the mainland China market, recently...
Neiman Marcus Keys On Technology as Web Sales Rise 0
Luxury shoppers like lavish service, elegant stores and the latest styles. But they like their laptops too and are increasingly spending time and money online.
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