Luxury brands stay strong: Interbrand’s 2013 Best Global Brands

Interbrand’s 2013 Best Global Brands. The luxury sector.    Despite the fact that China’s GDP growth has slowed, luxury brands performed solidly in this year’s Best Global Brands ranking by Interbrand. Seven of this year’s 100 most valuable brands hail from the luxury sector, and each increased its brand value by five percent or more. The top … Read more

US$100m Antique Pavilion at the inaugural Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair

  From 12 to 15 October, the inaugural Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair will display more than US$100 million (S$120 million) worth of fine antique pieces at its Antique Pavilion, the first such showcase in Singapore. Some of these antique pieces date back more than a century, with the oldest being a Victorian diamond tiara … Read more

Tiffany & Co – a special collection of timeless jewels

The luxury jewellery brand’s new range is filled with beautiful diamond pieces that are truly bedazzling to the eye. Covetable pieces include the Cascade Necklace, a platinum adornment made with 48 yellow diamonds and 34 white diamonds, or for a subtle touch of elegance, the Tiffany Novo Earrings with white diamonds set in platinum are … Read more

Tanzanite celebrates the 46th anniversary

Discovered 46 years ago deep in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, tanzanite is a rare gemstone ranging in color from luscious blueberry to striking indigo. The rare gem it is found only in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. Because it is relatively soft, tanzanite is most commonly set in necklaces and earrings. … Read more

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

Tiffany & Co. to open jeweler’s first wholly owned retail business in Russia

Tiffany to Open a Store in Moscow Tiffany & Co. announced plans to open a two-level store in Moscow’s GUM department store, the city’s premier destination for luxury shopping and a center for art and culture, located in Red Square. At approximately 420 square meters, it is the jeweler’s first wholly owned retail business in … Read more