2012 Best Global Brand: Luxury brands prove resilient

Interbrand Releases 13th Annual Best Global Brands Report   Despite the current economic landscape, all of the luxury brands in the 13th annual Best Global Brands report released by Interbrand increased their brand value. As the meaning of luxury shifts, this year’s top luxury brands reflect a changing global consciousness – with success dependent not … Read more

Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche – 160 years of creation

45,000 LEGO construction bricks. More than 300 hours of work. 2 mini buildings. A model. Bon Marche Rive Gauche and La Grande Epicerie de Paris were made from LEGO toys to guard the main entrance at 24 rue de Sevres, Paris 7th, as France’s first department store and one of the most prestigious stores in … Read more

Developed countries remain by far the largest spenders on personal luxury: study

Luxury Remains Resilient in the Face of Economic Turbulence  Affordable luxury – important ballast to growth in cash-strapped developed markets Driven mainly by strength in emerging economies, overall retail growth in 2012 is set to be stronger than in 2011, with luxury goods sales expected to exceed US$302 billion worldwide. This represents a year-on-year real … Read more

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

St Andrews Links, the ‘Home Of Golf’, commemorated with Montegrappa limited edition

Montegrappa St Andrews 2012 Collection   Montegrappa, the oldest Italian manufacturer of fine writing instruments, celebrates St Andrews Links, the greatest landmark in golf, with a limited edition collection. St Andrews Links in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, is regarded as the “home of golf”. It is one of the oldest courses in the … 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