Bacardi toasts 75th Anniversary of New York Supreme Court ruling

Bacardi toasts 75th Anniversary of NY Supreme Court Ruling. Standing up for the consumer’s right to get what was ordered and to protect the quality of cocktails, Bacardi took legal action against some New York bars and restaurants that replaced lesser quality rums for Bacardi for when they asked for Bacardi cocktails. In 1937 the … Read more

Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York scheduled to open in 2014

Baccarat New York to marry modern European glamour with architecture and design from The Museum of Modern Art.   Starwood Capital private investment group has unveiled Baccarat Hotels & Residences luxury hotel brand. The brand has been created to fill a niche in the very top of the upscale hotel market and bears the revered … Read more

Strong Q1 sales growth for French luxury group PPR. Luxury division surged 29.1%

Strong Q1 sales growth for French luxury group PPR • Group sales up 8% comparable, +15% reported • Luxury division: +18% comparable, +29% reported • Sport & Lifestyle division: +3% comparable, +15% reported In the first quarter of 2012, PPR posted €3.3 billion in revenue from continuing operations, up 7.9% on a comparable basis and … Read more

First World Luxury Index China: most-searched for luxury brands in China. Surprises abound

Automobile brands, local Chow Tai Fook, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Dior top the list of most- searched for luxury brands in China   Digital Luxury Group (DLG), in partnership with Luxury Society community of luxury executives, unveiled the first ranking of the top 50 most-searched for luxury brands in China. Covering over 400 brands within … Read more

Nowness, the editorially independent website of LVMH, launches Chinese-language version

Nowness.com launches Chinese-language version of its award-winning digital editorial platform Luxury online platform Nowness.com, the editorially independent website of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, will promote its content to a Chinese-speaking audience via a Chinese-language version. Accompanying the new Chinese edition of Nowness, www.cn.NOWNESS.com, will be bespoke stories about luxury culture and events in the … Read more