Ducati North America reported a retail sales increase of 49 percent in May, reaching 1,782 new motorcycles sold and marking the company’s all-time monthly record. This result surpassed the prior record set in June 2008 by 388 motorcycles or 28 percent. YTD retail sales growth of 19 percent to 4,844 units also marked an all-time … Read more
Hermes luxury handbags and silk scarves were sold in 2011 like hotcakes. Hermes reported a record year in 2011 with a 40.9-percent rise in net profit which helped push up its shares 3.01 percent in early trading, informs AFP. Hermes reported record sales, and a net result of 594.3 million euros ($787 million). The luxury … Read more
This year, Artprice’s annual art market report – based on 6.3 million auction results from 4,500 auction houses around the world focused particularly on China’s successful conquest of the global art market. In spite of the sword of Damocles hanging over the West, art in fact sold better in 2011 than at any other time … Read more
Kuoni Reveals its Travel Trends Report 2012 The top five destinations for 2012 The Maldives has once again topped Kuoni’s annual poll of where UK customers want to spend their holidays. In the company’s top ten selling destinations for 2012, the Indian Ocean archipelago has held on to the top slot since 2005. Where holidaymakers … Read more
Euromonitor International, one of the leading providers of global business intelligence and strategic market analysis, has recently published a new report about beauty and personal care in Romania. According to the report, the Romanian beauty and personal care market continued to grow in 2010 reaching a value of RON 3,940.5 million, although at a slower … Read more
The October 2011 issue of Andrew Harper’s exclusive Hideaway Report reveals the results of an annual survey of his readers’ favorite luxury hotels and resorts worldwide. Andrew Harper and his editors travel incognito to write opinionated and unbiased travel reviews for a private membership service, which provides personalized travel planning assistance, bespoke tours and valuable … Read more