Russia, Middle East boost presence in art market
Reuters
LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters Life!) - Russian luxury goods outfit Mercury Group will take over auction house Phillips de Pury, while Sotheby's plans to open an office in Qatar this year, the latest signs of the art world's shifting power base. Bo...
Financial crisis scuffs well-heeled shoppers
Reuters
Of course you can continue to afford it," said Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti, chief executive of Vivre, a luxury goods catalog and online store whose wares include a $45 sterling silver ice cream spoon and a $3,800 mink chair. "Whether or not you...
The Social
CNET News
And a French court agreed on Monday, ordering the online auction giant to pay $61 million (38.6 million euros) to luxury goods powerhouse LVMH, according to Reuters . LVMH, along with other luxury-brand groups like Tiffany & Co. and Hermes,...
Mosnar Communications, Inc Reveals Publicity Tips to Get Celebrities ...
PR Inside
According to the luxury PR firm celebrities are great resources to promote luxury brands, goods, and services. CR Cataunya Ransom, cofounder of Mosnar Communications, Inc. says celebrities love luxury perks and getting them to promote luxur...
PPR executive to head Kesa
Financial Times
Kesa Electricals , Europe’s third biggest electrical retailer, on Monday named Thierry Falque-Pierrotin, an executive at French retailing and luxury goods group PPR, as its new chief executive. Mr Falque-Pierrotinis is a chief executive at ...
Wholesale Manager – Luxury Brand
Retail Bulletin
The ideal candidate must have previous experience of Wholesale or Franchise account management from a sales development position in the luxury goods market. You should be able to provide a demonstrable track record of building brand growth ...
TAGSYS donates RFID gear to Merrimack College
Boston Globe
As TAGSYS notes on its website, RFID systems are currently being used to track and trace millions of individual items from drugs and apparel to library books and luxury goods. TAGSYS says it sees its mission as designing integrated systems ...