Sunseeker boss Stewart McIntyre abruptly leaves luxury yacht builder
Founder Robert Braithwaite to take over as acting president after managing director exits Chinese-owned company
Luxury goods sector
India’s rich to quadruple wealth in four years as ranks of multimillionaires grow
A sixth more people are worth at least £2.2m than a year ago and demand for luxury goods is on the rise
Cartier and Montblanc owner in court action to stop online sale of counterfeits
Broadband providers fear impact of action by Richemont, which seeks to equate trademark and copyright infringement
Global luxury goods sector remains resilient: LVMH tops list of world’s largest luxury goods companies
Global luxury goods sector remains resilient, despite tougher consumer market, according to a new Deloitte report. The world’s 75 largest luxury goods companies generated luxury goods sales of $171.8 billion through the end of last fiscal year (fiscal years ended through June 2013) despite a slowdown in the global economy. The average size of the … Read more
Uffizi Gallery to reopen Renaissance art rooms after €600,000 gift
Fifty more paintings to be exhibited as Florence museum accepts donation from luxury goods firm Salvatore Ferragamo
Why global recovery could depend on China’s taste for luxury
Attitudes are changing in China, but western export hopes are pinned on a swelling middle class embracing its inner consumer