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Thai hotel brews up coffee from elephant dung Thai-based Anantara Hotels group, Thailand’s premier Elephant Resort, offers its guests a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the gentle giants through a particularly smooth cup of coffee. The Black Ivory blend put on sale by the upmarket hotel chain is made from coffee … Read more
For the past two years, the United Kingdom’s University of Cambridge topped the list of World’s Best Universities realease by U.S. News & World Report, but this year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology jumped from third to first. The World’s Best Universities rankings, updated annually by U.S. News, are based on the 2012 QS World … Read more
MB&F opens First Chinese store in Beijing MB&F’s “horological machines” are now available in Beijing, in ParkLife Beijing Yintai Centre, in the heart of the city’s business district.ParkLife Beijing Yintai Centre houses luxury brands, exclusive bars and restaurants and a landscaped roof garden. Swiss watch manufacturer MB&F opened its very first MB&F Boutique in Beijing, in … Read more
Marine sourcing to increase in the coming years. Marine Ingredients in Cosmetics: Sustainability implications The popularity of marine ingredients is leading to concerns that large-scale sourcing, or non-sustainable production methods, could disrupt marine ecosystems already under strain. With the cosmetics industry having an insatiable appetite for novel ingredients, Organic Monitor expects marine sourcing to increase … Read more
Harry Winston says not in active talks over luxury brand sale In response to recent media reports, Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, the diamond enterprise with premium assets in the mining and retail segments of the diamond industry, confirmed that it has received various indications of interest regarding a potential purchase of its luxury brand segment, … Read more
PPR luxury group third-quarter 2012 revenue PPR continue to boast strong performances even as growth cools in the luxury and high-end market PPR posted third-quarter 2012 revenue of €2.6 billion, up 6.6% versus the same 2011 period on a comparable basis. PPR’s Luxury division posted an 11.9% leap in revenue in the third quarter of the … Read more