Annual Walpole British Luxury Summit to focus once again on China The 2012 Walpole British Luxury Summit (9th May 2012, Bafta, 195 Piccadilly, London) will once again be focussed on China. Concentrating on the main markets for luxury in Greater China, covering the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau. The Walpole Summit will look at the … Read more
Indonesia to be largest luxury market in SE Asia: LVMH Indonesia will become the largest luxury market in southeast Asia over the next few years, Ravi Thakran, LVMH`s head for South Asia, South East Asia and Middle East told CNBC. According to Thakran, Indonesian consumers currently buy their luxury goods mostly from Hong Kong and … Read more
Chinese e-commerce platform Shouke Limited is set to be acquired by the London-based luxury online retailer Net-A-Porter.com, marking that company’s first major foray into the China market. The members-only Shouke shopping website was only one of many well-capitalized luxury e-commerce platforms to spring up in China in the last couple of years, and the country’s … Read more
The big brands at London’s Harrods are known to attract large crowds on a daily basis, which makes it an ideal spot for Apple to launch its iPad 3 overwhelmingly hyped tablet. If the rumours from sources within Harrods are to be believed, expect the Cupertino chain of stores coming to Harrods in mid-March. This … Read more
During the Opening Ceremony of February edition of Milano Unica International Textile Fair, Executive Director of the Altagamma Foundation, Italy’s luxury goods trade association, Armando Branchini, presented the forecasts on the sales trends of personal high end products as formulated by the top management of the biggest luxury retailers in the world. According to Chairman … Read more
Alwyn Stephen began his career in the United Arab Emirates way back in 1985 as a salesperson. By sheer coincidence in 1988, he got into the fragrance business and from that year on there was no turning back. He started his career in the fragrance business with one of the leading perfume companies in Dubai. … Read more