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Bentley Motors prepares to welcome back employees with 250 new hygiene and social distancing measures
The processes are part of the Volkswagen-owned company’s “Come Back Stronger” program as Bentley resumes on-site work starting May 11. These initiatives will mark the biggest change to daily working life in Bentley’s 100-year history.
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Louis Vuitton retains position as world’s most valuable luxury brand
The LVMH-owned brand was valued at $51.8 billion by the BrandZ report’s producers, ad agency conglomerate WPP and its Kantar market research arm.
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Mr Porter’s new The Details podcast is catnip to those obsessed with finer points of menswear
Mr Porter, Richemont-owned online retailer Net-A-Porter’s menswear shop, has launched a new podcast series called The Details, targeting men obsessed with the little things of tailoring.
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Webinar on May 13: China Luxury Rebound: Lessons for Other Markets
China is key to luxury's return to growth after the COVID-19 lockdowns evaporated sales worldwide. What lessons can luxury marketers learn from China's response to the pandemic? Is there a new playbook for luxury and what are its rules? To find out, please register for Luxury Daily's free webinar with Agility Research & Strategy on Wednesday, May 13 at 11 a.m. to noon ET (New York time).
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Luxury draws more first-time buyers online than other retail verticals during lockdown
Luxury online purchases from first-time buyers were up 181 percent year-over-year in April 2020, as shoppers turned to ecommerce for purchases of goods they would have usually bought in stores.
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