Retail store system is broken: Luxury Institute
Bricks-and-mortar retail is still generally operating in an out-of-date fashion, creating obstacles for sales staff, according to the Luxury Institute.
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Yoox Net-A-Porter, Bologna Business School open center to develop digital talent
Yoox Net-A-Porter Group is partnering with Bologna Business School to launch a Center for Digital Business Education, combining their collective ecommerce expertise to help train managerial candidates for an increasingly digital world.
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Barneys sports leather to give back to community nonprofits
Department store chain Barneys New York is remembering and reviving a 30-year-old charity initiative to usher in its new Chelsea location.
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Rolls-Royce gives itself a makeover with assertive Black Badge series
British automaker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is showing its dark side to attract risk takers and self-empowered, self-confident youth.
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London real estate continues fall amid impending EU referendum
London real estate growth has fallen more than half a percentage point over the past six months for the biggest decline since June 2009, according to a new report by Knight Frank.
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MasterCard pushes for stronger mobile payments, fashion tie-up
MasterCard is supporting stronger innovation in mobile payments technology, with an emphasis on the fashion industry, through a student competition at The New School’s Parsons School of Design hoping to uncover new commerce solutions in wearable designs.
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The Plaza, W magazine, McLaren and Pucci – Live news
Luxury Daily’s live news from March 1: The Plaza repurposes Baccarat chandeliers as exclusive jewelry; W magazine gives next-generation photographers a shot; McLaren puts vehicles on fast track of technology with $1.3B investment; Pucci shares colorful quirks at permanent Galeries Lafayette shop.
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Sustainability, couture, retail and Paris Fashion Week – News briefs
Today in luxury marketing – Italian Fashion Chamber sets guidelines for sustainability; From Paris to Delhi: A couture move; Don’t begrudge the growth of luxury retail – welcome it; At Paris Fashion Week, a ghost season.
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Rapidly evolving mobile payments market is table stakes for retailers
Anticipate a continued influx of retailers launching their own mobile payment options and clamoring to take a stake in a potentially huge mobile payments market.
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