Biggest Gains in Home Sales and Biggest Declines in U.S. Home Sales in April. Report

    U.S. home-sale prices edged up 2.8 percent year over year to a median of $307,600 last month. Redfin Report. U.S. home-sale prices edged up 2.8 percent year over year to a median of $307,600 in April, according to a new report from technology-powered real estate brokerage Redfin. This marks a rebound from March’s … Read more

Farfetch’s rapid growth exceeds the growth of the online luxury industry

    José Neves, Farfetch Founder, CEO and Co-Chair, announced that the global technology platform for the luxury fashion industry enjoyed excellent growth in first quarter 2019 with Platform GMV rising 44% to $415 million, or approximately 50% growth on a constant currency basis. The rapid growth of Farfetch exceeds the growth of the online … Read more

Dublin’s most prestigious and historic five-star property joined the prestigious Autograph

  The Shelbourne: the hotel’s next chapter. Autograph Collection Hotels Welcomes Ireland’s National Treasure. Marriott’s Autograph Collection Hotels has announced the addition of Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin’s most prestigious and historic five-star property. For nearly two centuries The Shelbourne has played a pivotal role in Irish society. Recently renovated by Guy Oliver of design firm Oliver … Read more

Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Hermès among BrandZ Top 10 Most Valuable Retail Brands 2019

      Luxury brands are becoming more relatable and responsible, says BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands ranking and report. Innovative use of technology such as artificial intelligence and data analytics has helped e-commerce deliver numerous human benefits, fuelling a 33% growth in brand value for the most powerful players in retail, … Read more

World’s best performing luxury department stores. What makes them so successful? Report

Top ranking luxury department stores in the world – a window into what retail reinvention should look like. Sybarite and analyst GlobalData have partnered again to identify the most unique and productive luxury department stores inthe world. Harrods named as world’s best performing luxury department store, says the 2019 research. Harrods, SKP, Le Bon Marché, … Read more

Super rich buying up Italy’s mansions under new tax regime

‘You get the same sort of tax savings you get in Jersey but you get to live somewhere you actually want to live’