Yves Saint Laurent is set for name change. When Hedi Slimane was appointed Yves Saint Laurent creative director a statement explained that the designer had been given “total creative responsibility for the brand image and all of ...
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Audemars Piguet 34th Street Heliport “Domination Program” Luxury Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet has conquered 34th Street Heliport in Manhattan with the “Domination Program“. The Extra-Thin Royal Oak ...
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Italian luxury label Marni has expanded the group’s Asian retail locations, with a flagship store in Shenyang as well as new boutiques in Shanghai’s REEL shopping centre and Nanjing’s Deji Plaza. The new stores in the ...
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China Knowledge reported that Daimler AG's luxury car unit Mercedes-Benz has sold 16,876 vehicles in China in the November this year, reflecting a YoY decrease of 6.6%. The figure last month was more than 15,859 units it realized in October ...
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Taipei, Dec. 14, 2012 (CENS)--Audi Taiwan, a 100%-locally-owned subsidiary of the German brand, recently claimed that it targets to sell 5,000 vehicles in 2013. Chiu Shang-hsiang, Audi Taiwan`s president, said that the company will ...
Fashion label Gucci has received admiration from marketing professionals over its stance to cut down on excess packaging, according to a new survey The survey of more than 200 branding and marketing professionals, revealed 47% of them ...
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German car maker Audi has put the decision over the investment of €200m to build a new assembly line in Brazil on hold till 2013. The decision was made after the Brazil's government increased a tax on foreign-made cars and auto ...
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Demand for luxury products continues but, writes Simon Creasey, the sector’s design outlook is filtering into Recession – what recession? Recent sales figures from luxury retailers belie fears of a double dip economic ...
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Longchamp and Van Cleef & Arpels have joined ranks with Cartier, Chanel, Christian Dior, Lacoste and Louis Vuitton, involved for years in this initiative conducted under the auspices of the French national anti-counterfeiting committee ...
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Sir Philip Green is pleased to announce that together with LAB Concept, the new contemporary retail subsidiary of Lane Crawford, they have obtained the first site for TOPSHOP in Hong Kong. The highly anticipated Hong Kong store ...
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Advanced packaging solutions supplier Rexam Personal Care has collaborated with L’Oreal to create a compact jar for the new Visible Lift Repair Absolute make-up product from L’Oreal Paris, which is launched in the US. Rexam ...
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PPR announces that Redcats has entered into a definitive agreement to sell OneStopPlus Group, its plus-size business in the United States, to Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital for an enterprise value of USD 525 million. PPR ...
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Hermes wins a lawsuit against 34 websites that sold fake copies of its luxury goods. The judgment includes $100 million in damages. The websites, which didn't defend themselves in court, sold items that infringed upon at least nine Hermes ...
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New social channels and the explosion of video content have opened up doors for brands to own the conversation with their audience and bypass traditional gatekeepers (and in the process save millions of dollars in ad spend). goviral ...
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Frends - the fashion based electronic accessory brand - is redefining the technology market with the release of a line of headphones designed for fashionable women. Blurring the line between style, design, and technology, Frends is changing ...