Managers of Wealth

French bank woos women with handbag insurance, handyman hotline

What does every woman want? One French bank thinks it knows the answer: Handbag insurance and a handyman hotline.

Emerging luxury demand to fuel Richemont profit jump‎

Strong trading indicates likely increase in operating and net profit for first half year of between 20% and 40% against the comparative prior period

Middle East investor buys luxury London-based handbag firm

A majority of shares in the handbag company’s holding vehicle, ASHS, have been sold to a third-party investor, believed to be linked to one of Qatar’s sovereign wealth funds, the paper said.

Luxury brand leaps into future

Automaker seeks to reinvent itself under Indian conglomerate

Luxury brands reap bonanza in emerging Asia markets

The results beat analysts' expectations and allayed fears that the cooling down of China's economy would dampen luxury sales. Company bosses even expressed confidence that year-end figures would show continued growth.

A1 1.4T a squirrel on a Red Bull high

Though not quite in the GTI league there’s plenty of entertainment factor and zippy performance available from the flagship version of the new A1 Sportback range, which sells for R319 500.

China Luxury Forecast 2012 Reveals Significant Change in Spending Patterns

The Ruder Finn/Ipsos China Luxury Forecast 2012 reveals that the luxury goods market is still growing. Considerable new consumer spending patterns are emerging despite a cautious China market.

Luxury Brands Still Flock To China

The latest example of this is Swiss luxury watch brand, Hublot, which opened its second boutique in Shanghai Tuesday.

The real cost of luxury

One justification for the economic policies that go under the name of reform is that the poor gain by a trickle-down effect. But the effects do not always trickle down.

Chinese Appetite for Luxury Ebbs

Sales of everything from gold watches to leather handbags are declining, although they are still robust by global standards.

Qatari royals buy Italian fashion icon Valentino

Valentino did not disclose financial details of the sale or name the investor.

Luxury brand Alfred Dunhill to wind up India operations

Alfred Dunhill, more than a hundred-year-old British luxury menswear and accessories brand, is winding up its India operations.

Luxury brands like Hermes, Burberry and Louis Vuitton diversify product offering

Hermes isn't the only company that is stocking luxury items that you wouldn't readily associate with such elite brands.

Top 10 luxury brand mobile efforts of Q2

The app’s home screen lets users navigate to different sections such as two model-dedicated sections for the GT and GTC, the Visualiser customization tool, The V8 Story and Bentley’s Twitter feed.

Vuitton $11 Million Diamond Seen Elevating Luxury Brand

Louis Vuitton, known for its laminated canvas handbags, has opened its first standalone watch and jewelry store at a time Europeans are tightening their belts.

Qatari royal family in talks for Valentino brand

The sale talks come five years after Permira purchased Valentino Fashion Group in a deal worth €2.6bn.

France's Remy Cointreau in talks to buy Scottish whisky maker Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich Distillery closed down its activities in 1994, but enthusiasts for its single malt whisky reopened the installations in 2001.

France's PPR may buy Chinese luxury Brand

The report didn't elaborate on potential targets.

Mercedes-Benz G-Class Proving Popular in China and Russia

Axel Harries, head of Mercedes SUV product line, told Autonews Europe that sales of the G-Class, which has been in production since 1979, jumped 50 percent over the past three years mainly due to high demand from Russia and China.

Bulgari updates ancient coin collection–the only luxury brand with these relics

The collection is the updated version of Monete.