Category: Business
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Coach acquired women’s luxury footwear brand Stuart Weitzman
Women’s luxury footwear brand Stuart Weitzman has been acquired by Coach, the New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections. According to Coach, the transaction will complement Coach’s current leadership position in premium handbags and accessories, while immediately adding to the company’s earnings as it continues to make meaningful progress against its brand transformation…
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Luxury skincare product promises to nourish Kenyan employment
Marula oil could become a multibillion-dollar business, according to the Kenyan farmer planning to produce and market the product in east Africa
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Six must dos for successful luxury goods marketing
From Ferrari’s belief in high performance to Le Labo’s personalised perfume, here’s what makes a successful luxury brand
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Sweet in the middle: map reveals Americans’ art tastes, state by state
A new map made by eBay shows the most searched-for artists by its US customers – and it seems that in the midwest, all Americans want for Christmas is the corny, cosy art of Terry Redlin
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Gérard Depardieu launches luxury watch in Russia amid economic turmoil
French actor and Russian citizen says luxury depends on ‘spiritual strength’, not rouble, at launch for £10,000 watch called ‘Proud to Be Russian’
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Beverly Hills’ Most Expensive House sold to Swedish Billionaire and Game Developer
A Beverly Hills mansion that has been widely publicized with much celebrity and international buyer interest, triggering a bidding war, has been sold to Swedish billionaire Markus Persson for $70 million. This is the highest price ever paid for a home in Beverly Hills and it closed in a lightning-fast six days. Persson’s purchase included…