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

Luxury and high-end industries recognised as strategic sectors for European growth and employment

The European Commission recognizes the strategic importance of the high-end industries Important days for Europe’s luxury sector. The European Commission has adopted “Cultural and Creative Sectors for creative growth in the EU” political action plan. This policy strategy qualifies cultural and creative business models, such as the luxury industry, as strategic sectors for European growth … Read more

Holiday sales in America to increase 3.5 to 4 percent in stores and 15 to 17 percent in non-store sales

Deloitte forecasts 3.5 to 4 percent increase in holiday sales. Deloitte’s retail & distribution practice expects total holiday sales to climb to between $920 and $925 billion, representing a 3.5 to 4 percent increase in November through January holiday sales (excluding motor vehicles and gasoline) over last season. This growth rate is below last year’s … Read more

What does sleep look like?

Make your sleep a work of art: ibis Sleep Art  What does sleep look like? Can the dreams be transformed into “paintings”? ibis hotels want to combine sleep, technology and art in a night’s unique experience called Sleep Art, a project that will transpose the guests’ sleep into a work of robotics “art”. All the participants … Read more

Cathay Pacific’s new business class upgrades

Cathay Pacific’s new Regional Business Class  As competition between airlines hots up, all the airlines try to offer business class upgrades and more comfort to passengers. Cathay Pacific celebrates its 66th anniversary as Hong Kong’s home carrier with a new regional business class upgrades based on customers survey. The new inflight product is the result of … Read more