According to Reuters, Louis Vuitton is closing its Paris store one hour early in attempt to preserve stock before the holiday shopping season begins. The shops, which are hot spots for tourists, are particularly popular among Japanese, Chinese and Russian buyers and make up a significant portion of the French brand’s total western European revenue. […]
Mercedes Benz has released an updated version of its Mbrace app for the iPhone, and 2.0 brings along a new line of location-based services. That application allows customers to use their phones to unlock their vehicles, locate their vehicles in crowded parking lots, and find nearby or preferred dealers among other services. Version 2.0 also […]
Luxury Italian hotel brand Elisabetta Gucci is to focus on building its top-end boutique hotels in developing countries. Elisabetta Gucci Hotels & Resorts will aim to build 40 hotels over the next 15 years in countries such as Russia, China and Brazil. Elisabetta Gucci is the daughter of Paolo Gucci and the fourth generation of […]
Abu Dhabi’s top hotel, Emirates Palace recently debuted a vending machine that dispenses gold bars. The machine, GOLD TO GO allows customers to trade cash for gold in quantities ranging from coins up to 10-gram bars. Customers using the shiny machine — itself gold-plated — can choose from 320 items, including gold customized with logos. […]
The stunning Exuma District, Bahamas is home to a wealth of private islands. Now a personal, private get-away is for sale for $110 Million Dollars! The island, called Cave Cay, features a protected deep-water harbor and marina with floating cement dock system and 35 dock slips, a 2,800 ft. private airstrip and several completed buildings.
Aston Martin is to bring the v12 Vantage, the most powerful sports car the brand has ever made — to the US, it announced May 10. Although Aston Martin had not originally planned a US version of the car, it says that unexpected demand forced a reconsideration of the decision. A specially-modified version of the […]
After weeks of postponement — most recently caused by Europe’s volcanic ash cloud — Armani’s press office has finally confirmed the opening of The first of several international hotels and resorts to follow, the Dubai location will host eight restaurants, shopping facilities (accessories and chocolates from the brand’s own Dolci range), an Armani/Fiori florist, and […]
Introducing Coca Cola, the Lagerfeld way! This favorite drink of women has called upon the genius of Karl Lagerfeld to dress the Coca-Cola light aluminum bottle. The designer lends his inimitable style and his unmistakable silhouette to the chic lines of the bottle, all in a special limited-edition box, accompanied by a bottle-opener hidden in […]
The Hurun Research Institute published the 2010 Hurun Wealth Report today for the second consecutive year. The report analyses the number and distribution of China’s wealthy across the nation’s major cities and provinces. The report shows that there are 875,000 people with more than RMB 10million (EUR 1.1M / USD 1.47M) in China today, an […]
Paris is the most expensive city to live in according to the latest survey from Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister company to The Economist. The survey assesses the cost of living by comparing housing, food, clothing, transport and utility bills and the like in 132 cities around the world. The study is aimed at helping […]
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