The four-day live auction of late actress Elizabeth Taylor's personal luxury items broke a slew of records in auctionhouse Christie’s history and brought in a total of $156.8 million.
Italian fashion label Dolce & Gabbana is aiming to build loyalists through a contest where consumers can send in videos of themselves to make it into the final edits of a branded music video.
Online retailer Net-A-Porter is rolling out all the stops to help increase awareness of the upcoming Karl by Karl Lagerfeld collection, including a multi-faceted mobile application that brings together gaming, insider access, Aurasma technology and a social contest.
Luxury marketers including Chanel, Cartier, Saks Fifth Avenue, Diane von Furstenberg, Benefit Cosmetics, BMW and Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton are emailing their customer databases with enticing shipping offers to nab last-minute holiday shoppers.
Today in luxury marketing - Stocks post moderate declines; Versace's first kids' store stocks Swarovski crystal baby bottles; Bottega Veneta to launch Chinese-language Web site; Luxury goods groups have their eye on trendy Seoul.
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