07/09/2014

Belmond Signs Luxury Hotel in London

Belmond has signed a management agreement with Cadogan Estates to operate The Cadogan, a 64-key hotel on Sloane Street in the heart of Chelsea, London.

07/07/2014

The value of luxury: America becomes absolutely fabulous

The days of gang wars – Miami Vice style – might be long gone but a battle for the luxury brands has led to a three-way tussle, all competing for the 14 million international and domestic visitors to Miami every year

07/04/2014

British Brand Challenges Swiss Luxury Watch Industry

British luxury watch brand Christopher Ward has stunned the global $23 billion Swiss watch industry by announcing the creation of its own in-house movement - the engine of the watch - Calibre SH21.

07/04/2014

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07/03/2014

London Hyde Park penthouse as prime as it comes

It is well documented that London real estate prices have a premium attached that few other cities can muster. Millionaire Premier League footballers have even been known to baulk at the prices asked.

06/30/2014

BMW plugs into electric car market

BMW’s most expensive model combines an electric motor and a lightweight carbon-fiber frame to get better gas mileage than the Toyota Prius and accelerate faster than a Porsche 911, demonstrating the breadth of its technology at a time when Tesla is

06/27/2014

Luxury Brand Lovers Are Secretly Masochists, Study Suggests

New research reveals that rejection actually boosts desire for brand affiliation. Customers who visit high-end boutiques are more actually more likely to purchase and display items when snobby salesclerks have snubbed them.

06/25/2014

Get me to the world on time

Luxury houses are putting watches at the heart of their travel accessories lines. Time to join the jetset, says James Collard