The Cartier Women’s Initiative 2019: Seven trailblazing female entrepreneurs, seven ways to change the world

    The 2019 Cartier Women’s Initiative brought together and honored some of the world’s most dynamic, forward-thinking and socially conscious businesswomen. The awards ceremony was held in San Francisco on May 2, 2019. Founded in 2006 by Cartier luxury house, McKinsey & Company and INSEAD Business School, the Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual … Read more

Burberry to close one in 10 stores worldwide

Clothing company refuses to reveal location of the 38 outlets earmarked for closure

Biggest Gains in Home Sales and Biggest Declines in U.S. Home Sales in April. Report

    U.S. home-sale prices edged up 2.8 percent year over year to a median of $307,600 last month. Redfin Report. U.S. home-sale prices edged up 2.8 percent year over year to a median of $307,600 in April, according to a new report from technology-powered real estate brokerage Redfin. This marks a rebound from March’s … Read more

Farfetch’s rapid growth exceeds the growth of the online luxury industry

    José Neves, Farfetch Founder, CEO and Co-Chair, announced that the global technology platform for the luxury fashion industry enjoyed excellent growth in first quarter 2019 with Platform GMV rising 44% to $415 million, or approximately 50% growth on a constant currency basis. The rapid growth of Farfetch exceeds the growth of the online … Read more

World’s best performing luxury department stores. What makes them so successful? Report

Top ranking luxury department stores in the world – a window into what retail reinvention should look like. Sybarite and analyst GlobalData have partnered again to identify the most unique and productive luxury department stores inthe world. Harrods named as world’s best performing luxury department store, says the 2019 research. Harrods, SKP, Le Bon Marché, … Read more

A profusion of power and sail multihulls are on show at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show – SCIBS

    Bali 4.1 catamaran, Beneteau Oceanis 41.1, Dufour 412, Leopard Catamarans, Lagoon 40, and Iliad 50 power catamaran are some of the power and sail multihulls presented at 2019 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS 2019 at The Marine Village, Sanctuary Cove, 23 – 26 May 2019). A profusion of power and sail multihulls … Read more