Archive for July, 2011

MAC collaborates with Cindy Sherman for artsy limited edition 0

Owning a Sherman just got a whole lot cheaper: the conceptual photographer and filmmaker will release an artistic collection with the make-up brand come September.

Sephora Beautifies Our Digital World With Its Immersive iPad App 0

It’s official. Perhaps the  most glorious beauty app to date has been created for our digital delight on our iPads. And it’s been created by none other than one of our favorite beauty... Online...

Stella McCartney revamps website, launches iPad app 0

After Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbana, and Jean Paul Gaultier relaunched their websites this month, the British designer has jumped on the bandwagon, equipping her website with all the latest...

A Luxury Marketing Plan Is Forever – Portfolio.com (blog) 0

A Luxury Marketing Plan Is Forever Portfolio.com (blog) ... with Gilt City and the pop-up store concept was a good way to introduce the established brand to a new set of younger consumers, those most...

The Deal is Finally Done: Theory’s Andrew Rosen Buys Large Stake in Proenza Schouler 0

Permira’s stake in the Proenza Schouler company has officially been sold to a group of investors led by Andrew Rosen and his business associate John Howard. The deal was finalized today, WWD...

PPR sees strong luxury sales, confident in 2011 performance – AFP 0

MSN Philippines News PPR sees strong luxury sales, confident in 2011 performance AFP PARIS — French luxury products giant PPR reported Friday a 16.1 percent increase in first-half net profits to 450...

Asia Helps Luxury Brands Sparkle – Wall Street Journal 0

MSN Philippines News Asia Helps Luxury Brands Sparkle Wall Street Journal PARIS—Luxury continued to shine in the first half of the year as purveyors of pricey handbags, jewelry and clothes announced...

PPR Posts First-Half Profit Higher Than Estimates – Bloomberg 0

PPR Posts First-Half Profit Higher Than Estimates
Bloomberg
PPR (PP) SA, the French owner of the Gucci luxury brand and online fashion retailer Redcats, reported first-half profit that beat…

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Gilt City unveils pop-up event site for New Yorkers escaping to the Hamptons 0

Gilt City prominently features the new site on its Web site

Gilt City is rewarding its members with a handful of curated events at the flash-sale site’s first month-long, pop-up-concept event space…

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NARS Takes Us Inside Their Beautiful Digital World 0

After attending the BARNEYS + NARS event last month at the Soho House, we were happy to receive more good news from NARS this month.  And since this news involves its e-commerce site, we are…

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Record Sales at Swatch Group Despite Rising Swiss Franc 0

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The strength of Swiss franc has had an adverse impact for the Swatch Group but the company that houses some of the world’s best-known Swiss watch brands continues to show strong…

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Luxury Dives Deeper into China 0

As the euro depreciates and the U.S. faces more economic turbulence, luxury brands are upping prices—and looking to Chinese, on the mainland and abroad, for market growth.
The total of domestic and…

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Molton Brown makes fragrance debut 0

Molton Brown, the premium beauty brand, is launching its first ever fragrance offer, debuting in Harrods.

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The Luxury Online Destination Pursuitist.com Officially Launches – PR Newswire (press release) 0

The Luxury Online Destination Pursuitist.com Officially Launches
PR Newswire (press release)
"Pursuitist is luxury redefined. It's about finding and sharing the good things in life. To…

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JW Marriott Luxury Brand Grows Global Portfolio With New Hotels – Sacramento Bee 0

JW Marriott Luxury Brand Grows Global Portfolio With New Hotels
Sacramento Bee
"The JW Marriott name is reserved for select luxury hotels in key gateway city and resort destinations. Each hotel…

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BMW Presents New i3, i8 Electric Concept Cars – Wall Street Journal 0

BMW Presents New i3, i8 Electric Concept Cars
Wall Street Journal
The world's largest luxury-car maker by sales volume will initially launch two new vehicles under the new sub-brand, the BMW i3…

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Mercedes-Benz uses Facebook data to personally connect with consumers 0

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe

Mercedes-Benz is engaging consumers with a new Facebook application that features the German automaker’s new C-Class coupe and integrates users’ friends into the…

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Interview: Influential Hong Kong Fashion Blogger Janice Lee (POPBEE) 0

Journey Of A Blog: The Rise Of POPBEE

POPBEE founder, Janice Lee

With readers around the world and tens of thousands of Facebook and Sina Weibo fans, Hong Kong’s POPBEE wields substantial influence…

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Molton Brown makes fragrance debut 0

Molton Brown, the premium beauty brand, is launching its first ever fragrance, debuting in Harrods.

BMW Presents New i3, i8 Electric Concept Cars – Wall Street Journal 0

BBC News BMW Presents New i3, i8 Electric Concept Cars Wall Street Journal The world's largest luxury-car maker by sales volume will initially launch two new vehicles under the new sub-brand, the...

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