World’s Top 100 Most Valuable Luxury Brands World Luxury Association’s official report on 2012 shows that China has become the world’s largest consumer of luxury goods. The report predicts: With the phenomenon of RMB appreciation and depreciation of the Euro and the number of Chinese traveling to Europe in 2012, total consumption of luxury goods … Read more
What about your mobile competence? L2 Prestige 100: Mobile IQ: study Sephora, Nordstrom, Macy’s, NET-A-PORTER and Bloomingdale’ssecure the top spots in the inaugural L2 Prestige 100: Mobile IQ report that measures the mobile competence of 100 brands. The Mobile IQ distribution reveals a significant, widespread underinvestment in mobile, as nearly half the brands were designated … Read more
Chinese baijiu brand Moutai is now World’s Fourth Most Valuable Luxury Brand worth US$12 billion after Louis Vuitton, Hermes and BMW, but ahead of Mercedes-Benz and Chanel. (Hurun Best of the Best Awards, Beijing, 11 January 2012) The Hurun Research Institute today released the Top Ten Gifts for the Chinese Luxury Consumer 2012, a ranking … Read more
2012 Bocuse d’Or USA Competition Finalists are Chosen! Bocuse d’Or USA announced the American chef-team to represent the biennial Bocuse d’Or Cuisine Contest in 2013. Meet the Finalists for the upcoming USA Competition: Bill Bradley, Danny Cerqueda, Jeffrey Lizotte, Richard Rosendale. To read about the finalists click here. On January 28 and 29, the chefs … Read more
After a serious hit in 2008 and 2009, the French champagne industry is preparing for a good season. The first signs of a bumper year came this past summer. The CIVC, which sets the criteria for the harvest, authorized the maximum volume of grape picking—a sign of optimism for the medium term as grapes picked … Read more
Grand Prix d’Horlogerie 2011 – De Bethune DB28 awarded with the “Golden Hand” The avant-garde vision of the watchmaking art Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) is intended to salute the excellence of worldwide horological production, and annually rewards the finest creations and the most important figures in the watchmaking world. The international jury of … Read more