Most Valuable Luxury Brands in 2012

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

Iconic, but Immobile. The inaugural L2 Prestige 100: Mobile IQ

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

Speaking about luxury with Maximilian Büssner – owner MB&F Horological Machines

MB&F is above all a human adventure… a human adventure with just one goal: to create incredible horological machines. Graduating in Lausanne with a Masters degree in Micro-Technology Engineering, Büsser’s love for high-end horology was strongly imprinted by his first employer, Jaeger-LeCoultre. He spent seven years in their senior management team during an exciting period … Read more

Magic Gold: Hublot’s Scratch-Resistant Gold

Jean-Claude Biver, chief executive officer of Hublot, the Swiss watch brand owned by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, announched that the luxury brand will launch a scratch-resistant gold alloy for use in the watches. The 18-carat alloy of gold and a ceramic, dubbed Magic Gold, is more than twice as hard as standard gold and … Read more

Young royals named Ambassadors for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Royal Trio Named Ambassadors for the London 2012 Olympic Games The love of sport of Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate), and Prince Harry can be putted into an official role. The British royal trio have been named Olympic ambassadors for the London 2012 Games. “Catherine, Harry and I are honored to be ambassadors … Read more

Record-breaking audience for Dramatic Volvo Ocean Race

Record-breaking audience for Dramatic Volvo Ocean Race Dramatic Volvo Ocean Race watched by more than four billion The unique excitement and drama from the Volvo Ocean Race reached in 2011 a much larger audience around the world. Volvo Ocean Race’s drama-packed opening has captured the attention of a record-breaking audience this year, latest figures show. … Read more