Specialty Retail 2012: Mobile and Amazon are reshaping retail. M-commerce is the fastest growing channel in the history of commerce Digital IQ Index: Specialty Retail 2012: E-commerce is now M-commerce L2, a think tank for digital innovation, released its third annual Digital IQ Index: Specialty Retail. The report benchmarks the digital competence of 76 global … Read more
Efficiency and connectivity are, in that order, the two top trends for 2013, according to the top global trends in the automotive industry study released at the 2012 Paris Auto Show by the World Car Awards (WCA) and Prime Research. an expert panel comprising 60 of the world’s top automotive journalists Efficiency and connectivity are … Read more
The 2012 Hurun Rich List, the annual ranking of the 1000 richest individuals in China, reveals that China’s rich are getting poorer and the no. of billionaires is down after six years of growth. In a year when the Shanghai Stock Exchange fell 23%, 469 of the Hurun Top 1000 saw their wealth shrink, … Read more
East-meets-West: Estee Lauder releases Asian premium skincare line Estée Lauder cosmetics conglomerate sells 12 of its 28 cosmetics brands in China, but the Chinses beauty market deserves more. The beauty group focuses the company’s resources on markets with the greatest growth potential. Beginning this October, EstéeLauder introduces a premium beauty line called “Osiao” (pronounced O-shao), … Read more
Business travel trends Revealed in Travel Leaders Group Survey “Company policy” now has almost as much influence as “cost” in whether or not business travelers will be flying in the “front of the plane,” according to the latest survey data provided by Travel Leaders Group, one of North America’s largest travel companies – encompassing nearly … Read more
World UHNW Population Loses US$480 Billion: Wealth-X Released World Ultra Wealth Report 2012-2013 The world’s ultra wealthy population grew by 0.6% to reach 187,380 and their combined wealth shrank by 1.8% to reach US$25.8 trillion, according to the latest edition of “World Ultra Wealth Report” released by Wealth-X, the ultra high net worth (UHNW) business … Read more