07/02/2012
Top 10 luxury brand social marketers of Q2
Luxury marketers provided their Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube followers with new brand information in creative ways that aligned with the spring season.
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07/01/2012
Mario Testino's Mercedes-Benz campaign starring Joan Smalls
The punch line comes as Smalls opens the sunroof to make space for her Mohican, before speeding away laughing audaciously.
06/24/2012
From historic hotels to private jet showrooms, the business of catering to the super-rich is still booming
Want to fly a fighter jet at 500 miles an hour just above the ocean off Cape Town
06/24/2012
Small luxury firms make modest way to global market
Now, with times tough and sales to French and American women sluggish, Cadolle, like many small French luxury firms, finds itself struggling to tap into a $191 billion (122.72 billion pounds) global boom driven by customers from emerging markets.
06/21/2012
Lexus tops auto quality study as industry improves
Consumers continue to be baffled by new technology such as voice-activated controls in their new cars and trucks
06/20/2012
5 High-Tech Smart Homes for the Super Rich
More and more high-end properties feature such "smart-home" technologies - professional-grade audio/video systems, plus lights, thermostats, window shades and more that you can control with an Apple (AAPL) iPad or other smart device.
06/20/2012
Being a millionaire no longer brings luxury lifestyle, First Direct says
The bank found that in 1992, £1 million could buy all the hallmarks of a luxury lifestyle: a house in Kensington and Chelsea, a Rolls Royce Phantom, a seagoing luxury yacht, and holiday homes in Tuscany and Cornwall,
06/20/2012
Luxury brands sale opens in Dubai
Concept Big Brands is offering a further discount of 15 per cent on all apparels, it said in a statement
06/20/2012
Chartis launches loss prevention services for Private Client Group yacht clients
Since its inception in 2000, Private Client Group has upheld a commitment to manage risk proactively. Yacht loss prevention builds upon an already extensive menu of risk management offerings for homeowners and collectors of art, wine and other valuables.
06/20/2012
Private Fashion Shows for Banks' Wealthiest Customers
To replace revenue lost from smaller fees and lower-interest loans, banks are trying to sell existing clients more products and services.
06/18/2012
Mercedes-Benz works to reclaim top position in luxury car segment
Mercedes-Benz, the German luxury automaker, is trying to reclaim the top position in the luxury car segment and this can be only done by selling volumes in the market.
06/18/2012
Luxury brand Mulberry delivers strong results
Profit before tax up 54%
06/08/2012
Super-rich increasingly turning to luxury adventures
You may assume that helicopter rides in the Alps or staying in private island getaways are the preserve of a few billionaires, but a new report from the Boston Consulting Group has found that even more modest multi-millionaires are now indulging in expens
06/06/2012
Rolex Is Most Popular Pentamillionaire Luxury Watch Brand
Survey participants reported average income of $682,000 and average net worth of $14.6 million.
06/04/2012
One Concierge Unveils New Private Membership Options
After almost a year of secrecy, One Concierge, a global concierge & lifestyle brand, is once again, opening its doors to new members.
05/30/2012
Graff and Asprey top Luxury Brand Status Index
The LBSI focuses on the spending habits of ultra-wealthy US shoppers with at least $200,000 per year in household income and minimum net worth of $5 million.
05/10/2012
A Luxury Slowdown in China? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Mainland-Chinese customers generate roughly one-third of Gucci and Prada’s world-wide sales, he added, and it’s not uncommon for rich Chinese to spend one-quarter of their disposable income on luxury goods.
05/02/2012
Yachts Set Sail for Singapore
Over the past month, Singapore played host to the Singapore Yacht Show and Boat Asia; both focused on showcasing million-dollar boats luring wealthy buyers to Southeast Asia’s increasingly crowded marinas.
04/05/2012
Walpole says UK luxury sector to grow 8.5% in 2012
Luxury not-for-profit organisation Walpole has announced the results of a study with Ledbury Research into the current UK luxury goods market, forecasting growth in sales of 8.5% in 2012.
03/28/2012
Bentley or $570,000 Rolls? The Choice of Newest Maharajas
Their expansion illustrates the growing affluence of the burgeoning rich in India, where super-luxury vehicle sales are expected to quadruple by the end of the decade.