Specialty Retail 2012: M-commerce is the fastest growing channel in the history of commerce

Specialty Retail 2012: Mobile and Amazon are reshaping retail. M-commerce is the fastest growing channel in the history of commerce Digital IQ Index: Specialty Retail 2012: E-commerce is now M-commerce L2, a think tank for digital innovation, released its third annual Digital IQ Index: Specialty Retail. The report benchmarks the digital competence of 76 global … Read more

Zadig & Voltaire racist hotel to debut in 2014

ZADIG & VOLTAIRE will open its debut hotel in 2014 The Parisian Hotel Won’t take reservations from ‘Chinese Tourists’ Zadig & Voltaire‘s stage used for the debut catwalk presentation at Paris Fashion Week will became a designer hotel with a rock ‘n’ roll chic. The private mansion on the Parisian Left Bank will house the brand’s first … Read more

Eric Clapton’s hyper-rare Patek Philippe expected to fetch over $4 million

Eric Clapton, a renowned watch collector and a Patek Philippe fan, is selling a very rare Patek Philippe (reference 2499/100P) Perpetual Calendar Chronograph. The highly important platinum perpetual calendar chronograph reference 2499/100 from the collection of Eric Clapton is expected to fetch over $4 million at Christie’s Geneva Auction on November 12 at the Four … Read more

Saks Fifth Avenue store in Almaty – the first of its kind in Kazakhstan

Saks Incorporated Announces Opening of Saks Fifth Avenue Store in Almaty, Kazakhstan The growing and vibrant Almaty, Kazakhstan has its own tri-level, approximate 91,000 square foot Saks Fifth Avenue store – the first of its kind in Kazakhstan. The new store will include a VIP Club for both women and men and offer an ongoing … Read more

Global automotive trends identified: engine efficiency, connectivity and telematics – the two top trends for 2013

Efficiency and connectivity are, in that order, the two top trends for 2013, according to the top global trends in the automotive industry study released at the 2012 Paris Auto Show by the World Car Awards (WCA) and Prime Research. an expert panel comprising 60 of the world’s top automotive journalists Efficiency and connectivity are … Read more

Marc Jacobs opened two new Book Marc locations in Europe

Marc Jacobs opens two European bookstores   The book sections in Marc by Marc Jacobs stores proved a hit with customers. Following the Karl Lagerfeld’s example, the designer who created his own Parisian librairie 7L back in 1999, Marc Jacobs fashion house decided to get into the bookstore sector by opening two new Book Marc locations … Read more