Today in luxury marketing – Christie’s reconfigures June jewelry sale in light of globalized bidding; Turks buying Prada online makes investors ignore politics; Fashion is a big business in Australia – but you wouldn’t know it from the news; Hermès bets on ready-to-wear.
Western luxury brands – and Western retailers of all types, for that matter – face major technical challenges when it comes to delivering strong Web performance in China
German automaker BMW is fighting allegations of defects in its electric i3 vehicles.
With many alternatives to choose from, millennials demand better value for their money and greater real-time curation from their luxury brands. They will not accept a brand’s status at face value, preferring to unearth information for themselves.
Hudson’s Bay Company, the parent of department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue, is expanding internationally with planned store openings in the Netherlands.
German automaker Audi is continuing to pave the way for piloted vehicles with its latest A7 developments.
British Prime Minister David Cameron last week committed the ultimate red-faced blunder as he pronounced Nigeria “fantastically corrupt” in a conversation with the Queen that was caught on microphone – just days before London’s anti-corruption summit.
Auctioneers Paddle8 and Auctionata have announced a merger to exploit a gap in the auction market.
Today in luxury marketing – Michael Kors launches largest flagship in Europe; Role Call: Kering’s Thomas Kowalski; Why Tesla’s mass-market car should scare Mercedes and BMW; Ralph Lauren shows signs of a turnaround under new CEO.
