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

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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

Karl Lagerfeld’s Parisian concept store to host limited-edition items from designer’s collaborations

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Karl Lagerfeld to open Parisian concept store  “Save the date! February 2013: KARL LAGERFELD will open its 1st concept store in the heart of St Germain des Pres in Paris,” the facebook page of the famed designer of Chanel, Fendi and Chloé announced during Paris Fashion Week. The Karl Lagerfeld concept store will offer the … Read more

Salvatore Ferragamo to set up digital shop in China

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Luxury Brands Move into Chinese E-Commerce Space Salvatore Ferragamo is the latest luxury brand to move into Chinese E-Commerce following moves by other retailers such as Net-A-Porter, Yoox, Zara, Armani, and Coach. Luxury house’s sales in China grew 36% first quarter of 2012.In 2011, online retail generated about $121 billion in sales. Ferragamo‘s online retail … Read more

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

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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