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
Interbrand, a leading brand consultancy, released its Best Global Brands report for 2011. The report is based on a unique methodology that analyzes three key aspects that contribute to a brand’s value: the financial performance of the branded products or services; the role of brand in the purchase decision process; the strength of the brand … Read more
Luxury brands stalk Bond’s outfitter Suitors are stalking luxury Italian brand Brioni – known for dressing James Bond 007 and presidents including Barack Obama. Zegna, an Italian luxury brand, PPR, one of France’s biggest luxury houses, and Eurazeo, the French private-equity firm, are all known to have had recent talks with the Bond suit-maker about … Read more
It’s been 160 years since John Kiehl opened his pharmacy on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Today you can still find a Kiehl’s boutique at the address, but nowadays there are no pharmacists, just dedicated sales people specialised in skin care. In the 1960’s Aaron Morse, son of John Kiehl’s successor Irvin Morse, decided to stop … Read more
Qatar now world’s richest nation, says IMF Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, surpassed Luxembourg as the world’s richest nation in 2010, according to the latest estimates from the International Monetary Fund. The IMF estimates the Gulf nation will have the world’s fastest-growing economy for a second year. Qatar has a population … Read more
Share Your Universe With Us The Future of Luxury Services Digital transformation is reshaping and re-imagining the luxury services of tomorrow. This is a premier marketing opportunity to display your portfolio in front of a very discerning audience of influencers and industry leaders. 2Luxury2 combines inspiration with innovation to bring to light purpose-driven solutions responding … Read more