Digital Luxury @ VivaTech 2017: Meet the 32 startups competing for the LVMH Innovation Award

After its tremendous success in 2016, Viva Technology is back, in Paris from June 15th to June 17th, 2017. Viva Technology is one of a kind, an exhibition of the most innovative products and services, with unique opportunities for startups, especially through networking opportunities with large corporations and investors. According to Francis Morel CEO of … Read more

MAPIC 2016 : Using Big Data in Retail & Pop Up Stores Means Better Business

Putting data at the center of sales and marketing decisions can improve marketing ROI by 15 to 20 percent, according to McKinsey & Company. Luxury and high-end companies can capitalize on the opportunity big data offers and gain an advantageous edge for their pop up stores or retail businesses. Identify consumer trends to tailor a … Read more

From catwalk to checkout: how Burberry is trying to reinvent retail

The raincoat maker caused a stir at London fashion week by using its shows to sell to customers immediately – not making them wait for designs to hit stores

Using digital to drive in-store luxury purchases: Multichannel Retail study

In an attempt to find growth, the companies are, again, turning to multichannel, believing that when channels coordinate, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Although e-commerce continues to register double-digital growth year-over-year, online sales have not matched the hype and vision evangelized over the last 15 years. In the same vein, … Read more

Hong Kong and New York remain world’s most expensive retail destinations

Top 20 global retail rental markets:   Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive shopping destination as significant inbound tourist flows and continued increases in domestic wealth fuels occupier demand from international fashion and luxury retailers, according to new research from global property advisor CBRE Group. The CBRE rankings of prime global retail rents saw … Read more

Global Retail Development Index led by Brazil, Chile, China, Uruguay and India

Brazil Tops A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index for the Second Year   A growing middle class economy, high consumption rates, a large, urban population, and reduced political and financial risk has catapulted Brazil to first place of the 2012 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index. Brazil tops A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index for … Read more