With new capital injection from Qatar-based company Mayhoola, Valentino fashion house will expand its men’s business. Valentino will launch first menswear store in Paris, followed by London and then Milan menswear boutiques. Head designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli commissioned architect David Chipperfield to concieve the concept of the new stores. Valentino showed its … Read more
2013 adult beverage trends The sweet wine trend continues, with varietals including Moscato showing up in table wines and in pink sparklers on menus, according to the Top 10 Adult Beverage Trends for 2013 issued by Technomic, a premier resource for actionable adult beverage information. Red blends also proliferate, delivering a range of flavor … Read more
PPR luxury group selling its American plus-size clothing business PPR announces that Redcats has entered into a definitive agreement to sell OneStopPlus Group, its plus-size business in the United States, to Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital for an enterprise value of USD 525 million. OneStopPlus Group consists of the OneStopPlus.com, Woman Within, Roaman’s, … Read more
Delta Air Lines to Offer Full Flat-bed in BusinessElite on Transcontinental Flights Delta Air Lines will introduce full flat-bed seats in the BusinessElite cabin of all transcontinental flights operating between New York and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle beginning in March 2013. All of Delta’s Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft serving these transcontinental markets … Read more
Feminine Entrepreneurship For the 40th anniversary of Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award creation, the Swiss edition of the award was presented to Bea Petri, founder and CEO of Schminkbar. Her company’s successful “makeup bar” concept won over the jury, comprised of prominent figures from the worlds of the business, media and culture. Paying tribute to … Read more
Harry Winston says not in active talks over luxury brand sale In response to recent media reports, Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, the diamond enterprise with premium assets in the mining and retail segments of the diamond industry, confirmed that it has received various indications of interest regarding a potential purchase of its luxury brand segment, … Read more