Is the crisis in the Chinese luxury market temporary? It is time for us to think of the Chinese market sociologically

Since 2012, Western luxury houses have been going through a slumping phase in their most profitable market China. Gucci has closed stores in second-layer cities across China, Prada has experienced its gloomiest sales in a decade and Swiss watches are struck with the lowest increase in recent years.Moreover, Bain & Company has demonstrated in its newly … Read more

First airline to offer a virtual reality entertainment experience inflight

Qantas first class flyers to get VR headsets. Qantas and Samsung unveiled industry-first virtual reality experience for travelers. To open up a new world of lounge and inflight entertainment for customers, Qantas, the Australian national carrier, together with Samsung Electronics Australia has launched a new trial entertainment service that uses Samsung virtual reality (VR) technology … Read more

Year of the Goat 24K Gold iPhone 6 Elite Limited Edition

Celebrate the Chinese New Year in style with Year of the Goat iPhone 6. To celebrate the New Year of The Goat, British gold-plating company Goldgenie launched a special limited edition “Year of the Goat” 24K Gold iPhone 6 Elite. The new luxury device features a hand-painted Chinese goat symbol to be laser engraved onto … Read more

Mobile trends for 2015

From startups taking on giants to mobilising revenue-generating processes, our panel predicts the talking points for next year

James Patterson’s Private Vegas: a $300,000 self-destructing book for the superfan

A special edition of the crime-fiction king’s new novel will include a five-course dinner with the author, gold binoculars – and a very limited time to read it