The hatmaker of the British Monarchy bought by Liberty (BlueGem Capital Partners) Upmarket London department store Liberty has purchased Christy’s, maker of ‘fine hats’ to luminaries as diverse as Winston Churchill and Johnny Depp. The hat maker, synonymous for its Trilbys, Fedoras and Ecuadorian Panamas, was established in 1773 and is the first addition as … Read more
Samsung to unveil new Android model Samsung Electronics planned to unveil a new smartphone based on Google’s latest version of the Android operating system. The announcement came after the world’s second-biggest handset maker put off the launch of the new device based on the Ice Cream Sandwich system while the world paid tribute to Apple … Read more
Luxury-Car Sales Defy Crisis Luxury-car sales continued to surge in September despite Europe’s deepening debt crisis and slowing economic growth in several major markets, making it likely that BMW AG, Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG’s Audi brand will report solid third-quarter earnings growth. BMW expects to hit its 2011 sales target of more than 1.6 … Read more
Pentawards is an worldwide competition exclusively devoted to packaging design in all its forms. It is open to everybody in all countries who are associated with the creation and marketing of packaging. The winners receive bronze, silver, gold, platinum or diamond Pentawards according to the creative quality of their work. Packaging design from the world … Read more
Luxury Institute’s trends for 2012: The luxury industry players are asking the same question: How much will last the relative growth registered in 2011? Luxury Institute, after an actionable research with wealthy consumers, presented its annually report on trends that all luxury brands should follow the next year: 1. The Annual Luxury Brand Check-Up Emerges … Read more
Women are bolstering the high-end watch business Hublot Chief Executive Officer: “You have three good reasons to work on this population” Ladies watches is a market worth $3.9 billion last year and set to grow 30 percent between 2010 and 2015, excluding inflation, according to researcher Euromonitor. “Women are buying more than men, women are … Read more