Luxury’s emerging identity crisis
“I don’t believe in this idea of luxury anymore,” famously said J.W. Anderson, the latest It Boy of luxury fashion. “That weird notion of luxury for me is like shopping in an airport.” Mr. Anderson just vocalized what many in the industry are thinking, wondering about their role and place in the world of affluents in 2015 and beyond.
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Harrods expands retail footprint with summer-long Sardinian outpost
British department store Harrods is reaching affluent consumers on vacation with a temporary retail space in an Italian seaside resort in Costa Smeralda.
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Registration open: Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015
Please join us for the third annual Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015 Wednesday, Sept. 16 in New York featuring leading specialists and top thinkers in luxury retailing and marketing.
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Michael Kors uses model behavior to introduce festive fragrance collection
U.S. fashion label Michael Kors is helping consumers primp for their next night out in a party-themed launch campaign for its Gold Fragrance Collection.
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JetSmarter’s $20M investment to ease private aviation bookings using mobile
Mobile application JetSmarter is helping affluent consumers hail a private jet in a matter of a few taps to simplify the booking process.
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Pinterest competes with Amazon for iPhone users with buyable pin search
The new feature allows Pinterest users on iOS to search for specific products to buy. The addition to the app brings the social platform into the forefront of mobile commerce, and gives Amazon and Etsy a significant competitor in the space.
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Dorchester Collection welcomes families via child-friendly packages
The Dorchester Collection of hotels is inviting families to make themselves at home with a new set of offerings specifically targeted to children.
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Robb Report features A-list brands alongside adventure in August edition
Brands such as Breguet and Ulysse Nardin brought their A-game to act as accoutrements to the “A-list Adventures” profiled in the August edition of Robb Report.
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Top 5 brand moments from last week
Brands found ways to show their many facets through artistic collaborations and expansions.
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Jimmy Choo, Peninsula, Porsche and DVF – Live news
Luxury Daily’s live news from Aug. 7 – Jimmy Choo taps Sky Ferreira as latest representative for fragrance; Peninsula partners with Dr. Dre to provide complimentary headphones; Porsche delivers more than 20K vehicles, reports significant growth; DVF challenges consumers with mission in new Instagram contest.
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Prada, Valentino, UK high streets and Tesla – News briefs
Today in luxury marketing – Prada preliminary net revenues up 4pc in first half; The eternal grace of Valentino; High street stores suffer worst summer for six years; Tesla says it sent update for security flaws found by hackers.
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The ultra high net worth’s insight into Art Monaco
Did Art Monaco in July live up to expectations this year? Art connoisseurs offer a critique on what went right and wrong.
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