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London Business School and Walpole to unveil innovation in luxury business plan competition

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London Business School and Walpole To Unveil Luxury Industry Competition London Business School and Walpole, the organisation that represents the British luxury industry, have launched the Innovation in Luxury Business Plan Competition, to help promote and inspire innovation in the British luxury industry. Through the new programme, applicants from London Business School are being invited … Read more

Hong Kong’s free-port status – a draw for business jet owners

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Importing aircraft into China is a cumbersome process, and buyers must pay a 5 percent customs tax in addition to a 17 percent value-added tax. But There Hong Kong has no tax on imports of private jets. “Owning an aircraft in Hong Kong is a lot simpler than in China,” Chris Buchholz, Hongkong Jet Chief … Read more

Baccarat Chateau challenging Riedel for supremacy in the wine glass business

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France’s luxury crystal company Baccarat is challenging Riedel for supremacy in the wine glass business. Baccarat presented at Parisian design fair Maison&Objet 2012 the Chateau Glasses Collection. With a rounded concave bottom and wide base, closed-angle side and vertical chimney, the Baccarat Chateau Collection has won praise from serious oenophiles and top French chefs.   … Read more

The men’s wear business in ready-to-war position

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Between France and Italy, the men’s wear business is “ready-to-war,” says Suzy Menkes in her latest article dedicated to men’s wear booming. The French luxury companies have seized the opportunity to ally with Italian savoir-faire. PPR, the luxury group headed by François-Henri Pinault, completed its 100 percent purchase of the Italian men’s wear brand Brioni. … Read more

Business cards as jewelry

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A new category of jewelry – business cards with diamonds Encrusted in diamonds of the highest quality, Black Astrum’s Signature Card, offers a business card which is designed to make an imediat statement. The Signature Card, originally produced as a one-off commission for a wealthy Middle Eastern family, had developed into a product for the … Read more