02/24/2013
Club Med Seeks to Lure Chinese Clients as Asian Wealth Grows
Club Med expects to have 200,000 Chinese customers by 2015, compared with 86,000 last year, making it the company’s second- largest market.
Luxury
02/19/2013
Luxury brand margins higher in China
Global luxury goods retailers are making "scary" margins on the Chinese mainland
02/17/2013
Luxury brand Bottega Veneta says Europe shop window for China
"Chinese consumers find it reassuring if the brands they like are also strong in Europe."
02/14/2013
Pernod’s Profit Beats Estimates on Emerging Markets, U.S.
The median estimate of 11 analysts was 1.43 billion euros.
02/14/2013
Real ale, prohibition cocktails among wealth of new Beijing drinking options
Beijing has a variety of new food and drink options
02/12/2013
Qatar Boosts Stake in Tiffany to Amass $700 Million Shareholding
The fund previously had a 7.8 percent stake, according to a Dec. 17 filing.
02/12/2013
Hermes reports sales leap, expects record margin
The margin of 31.2 percent in 2011 was the highest achieved since the company, founded in 1837, was floated on the stock exchange in 1993.
02/11/2013
Remy Cointreau to boost ties with 5-star hotels
The company is in the process of tying up with five-star hotels for its ultra-premium cognac Louis XIII
02/10/2013
Porsche Celebrates 50 Years of the 911
Over the course of five decades, Porsche has sold more than 820,000 examples of the 911, and scored some 20,000 race victories.
02/09/2013
Starwood's Luxury Brand in Thailand
The Luxury Collection" branded hotel in Thailand
02/07/2013
Marc Cain luxury brand coming to Israel
Marc Cain of Germany will open its first store in Israel
02/05/2013
Rolls-Royce Revises the Ghost for 2013 and Prepares a Coupe for 2014
The Ghost’s options now include natural-grain leather, a finer grade of hide heretofore available only in the Phantom
02/05/2013
Ralph Lauren Reports Better-Than-Expected Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results
ur third quarter performance is a testament to the enduring appeal of our brand and the dedication of our passionate team
02/03/2013
Swatch's upbeat view stokes hopes China demand improving
Swatch Group SA said it was optimistic about 2013 as it reported higher margins
01/30/2013
Christie's to auction Warhol artworks online
It's Christie's first online-only Warhol sale
01/28/2013
Mouton-Rothschild 2003 Reaches $5,180 Nine-Month High on Liv-ex
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 2003 climbed to its highest level for nine months on London’s Liv-ex wine market, with five cases selling for 3,295 pounds ($5,180) each, according to data on Liv-ex’s Cellar Watch website.
01/26/2013
Jones Day and Withers act as PPR partners up with British designer Christopher Kane
The transaction, for an undisclosed sum
01/24/2013
KPMG underlines scale of Chinese luxury spend at home and abroad
The report is based on a survey of 1,200 middle class Chinese consumers across 24 cities, conducted in mid-2012 by market research firm TNS.
01/24/2013
Dylan, Hirst, Masriadi Woo Asian Billionaire Art Buyers
Singapore’s Art Stage is luring the growing pool of wealthy Southeast Asian collectors
01/20/2013
Veteran Rothschild banker to head Cartier in UK
An automatic message via e-mail confirmed that he had left Rothschild, where he was a managing director since 2001.