Just the right amount of hand-picked luxury marketing news and market intelligence
:: FACETS ::
→ (Robb Report) Bain & Co. Reports The Global Luxury Market Is Expected to Hit a Record $1.6 Trillion This Year: The uptick in sales is a testament to the resilience of the sector. Read more
→ (Bloomberg) Rolex, Patek Prices Hit Fresh Two-Year Low: Luxury watch prices decline again in October as supply climbs. Read more
→ (WWD) Chinese Shoppers Spend Less at Home, and Abroad: In September, arrivals from China to London's West End were just 2 percent shy of 2019 figures, but spending was down by 58 percent. Read more
→ (Business Insider) Tiffany is coming out with a Pokémon ball: Wealthy Pokémon fans can splurge on a gold Pikachu necklace in an iconic Tiffany blue Poké Ball. Read more
→ (Wallpaper) Match your clothes to your car with Sacai and Mercedes-AMG’s racing-inspired collaboration: Coinciding with the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Japanese fashion label Sacai has collaborated with Mercedes-AMG on a motoring-inspired collection and matching mirrored car ‘wrap’. Read more
→ (FT) Watchmakers hit a marketing note with musical tie-ups: Collaborations are tapping into the rhythmic, mechanical and aesthetic properties of timepieces. Read more
→ (Fashion Network) Saks survey signals strong luxury holiday shopping momentum ahead: Luxury consumers will not be slowing down on holiday spending this year, according to the latest Saks Luxury Pulse survey. Read more
→ (The Economist) A booming market for superyachts: he mega-rich are taking to the waves like never before. Read more
→ (Retail Touchpoints) Balenciaga Launches Tech-Enabled Merch that Sings: The luxury fashion house is partnering with EON, a company specializing in Digital ID technology, to embed a custom-produced song by Archive, a London-based trip-hop group, into items from the collection. Read more
→ (Fashion United) Lacoste dives into the virtual world to celebrate its 90th anniversary: French fashion brand Lacoste has partnered with 'The Sandbox', a subsidiary of Chinese game software company Animoca Brands, seeing it step into the virtual world on its 90th anniversary. Read more
→ (Mediaweek) Three of every five luxury shoppers use Pinterest to research luxury brands: A survey has found Pinterest is the platform where consumers who care about luxury brands spend most of their time. Read more
:: PODCASTS ::
Catch up on my latest interviews with luxury industry leaders and entrepreneurs ↓
The Luxury Item podcast: Piero Braga, CEO of Slowear
Facing the Giants podcast: Alexandros Papadopoulos, President of Éteo Goods
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