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Audi City, the automaker’s first digital showroom opens in London Following the example of competitors and responding to customers’ changing needs, Audi is complementing its dealer network with a new format – Audi City. The first location opened in London close to Piccadilly Circus, is presenting the brand’s entire model line-up fully digitally in a … Read more
Top 20 global retail rental markets: Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive shopping destination as significant inbound tourist flows and continued increases in domestic wealth fuels occupier demand from international fashion and luxury retailers, according to new research from global property advisor CBRE Group. The CBRE rankings of prime global retail rents saw … Read more
Auction house Christie’s is launching its first online-only premier internet-exclusive wine auction. Wine aficionados will find everything from ‘82 Lafite and Latour at the high-end to hard-to-source California cult wines from Harlan Estate and Screaming Eagle. Dubbed “Signature Cellars“, the online-only auction is expected to attract bids as high as $35,000 for vintage fine wines. … Read more
Floating Spanish restaurant in Singapore to open under former El Bulli chef Singapore’s Marina Bay will open this month a glass-encased dome restaurant floating atop the waters, a creation of chef Alain Devahive Tolosa, one of the El Bulli’s former chefs. After years of working under Ferran Adrià and taking avant-garde, molecular gastronomy to … Read more
Airship Ventures, operator of the Zeppelin airship, Eureka, lifts social media to new heights with the world’s largest hashtag decal, #ZeppMe, displayed across the side of the airship. “The Zeppelin is based in Silicon Valley, where social media reigns supreme. With the #ZeppMe campaign, we are leveraging the airship to showcase social media integration into … Read more
Hilton Hotels & Resorts Unveils Report on Global Spa Trends: “A successful spa concept on a global scale is one that offers reliable services across its portfolio while respecting regional differences” Generational use of spas, the overall impact of spas on hotels and the increasing significance of the male spa -goer are among key … Read more