Qatar emirate buys over 1% of luxury group LVMH

Vivre à la française: Qatar Holding investment in LVMH raised at 1.03% Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Holding made a new investment in French luxury sector. The gas-rich emirate which has a participation in London department store Harrods, aquired a stake of slightly more than 1% in French luxury goods group LVMH Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy. … Read more

When consumers buy luxury footwear, they buy more than shoes: study

Christian Louboutin most sought-after luxury footwear brand: study According to findings from a study released by Digital Luxury Group,  the United States is the most important market for the shoes industry right now. Individuals from the country make up more than 40 percent of the searches. Following is Britain with 17 percent, France at 9.6 … Read more

Burberry named most digitally competent luxury brand. Prada – biggest digital disappointment in luxury

L2, a think tank that conducts research on digital business innovation, has released its annual study on the most web-savvy designers. L2 Digital IQ Index reports provide brands with a benchmark to measure digital competence against peers. Developed by L2 founder and NYU Stern Professor Scott Galloway, the Digital IQ is a tool that scores … Read more

Ambassadors Battle in 2011: Gwen Stefani, Natalie Portman, Blake Lively, Natalia Vodianova

Every season, the big brands fight to grab the most suitable faces and ambassadors for their future ad campaigns. Supermodels, actresses, singers, celebrities or adorable new-comer are smiling softly from the ad images. Their angelic faces will follow us discreetly for over several month of 2011. We’re going to look for the “G” from the … Read more

The Best Asian Hotel of the year

The Best Asian Hotel of the year – the Golden List The Luxury Hotel Peninsula Tokyo has received the Conde Nast Traveler’s 2010 Readers’ Choice Award for ‘Best Asian Hotel’. The result was assessed from 25,916 responses to the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Survey. Opposite the Imperial Palace, The Peninsula Tokyo has 314 rooms … Read more