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Reversal of Fortune in the Luxury Market
The New Year has already been tough in the luxury market. The stock valuations of 18 out of 20 major luxury goods companies that Bank ...
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LVMH Leads the Charge for the Paris Olympics
Paris, fondly referred to as the City of Lights and renowned for its rich cultural heritage spanning centuries of art, architecture, beauty, cuisine, fashion, and ...
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Lifestyle Branding: How Tommy Bahama Practically Invented the Concept
Lifestyle branding is ubiquitous in marketing-speak circles. Companies spent over $7 billion on lifestyle advertising last year and are expected to allocate some $10 billion ...
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Out With Those Pesky Vultures and in With New CEO Tony Spring
Okay, take a deep breath, relax, and cut through all the Arkhouse and Brigade noise about their tenacious acquisition threat to take its $5.8 billion ...
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Yaromir Steiner Urban Planner, Icon, and Iconoclast
Columbus, Ohio is the 32nd largest metro area in the U.S. ranked by population and known, primarily, for its Ohio State NCAA Big 10 football ...
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In the Evolving Retail Market, Opportunity Knocks for Luxury Disruptors
The luxury market, including its goods and experiences, will end the year up eight to 10 percent over 2022 at current exchange rates, which is ...
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Where An Oil-Driven Past Gives Way to a Consumer-Driven Future
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2/19-2/20 No, it’s not about golf. Yes, there’s that. More importantly, it’s where you should plan to be next February. It’s the ...
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Is Nordstrom in the Vortex of Deflating Value?
It’s not surprising that without enough strategic foresight, Nordstrom would default to its “lowest hanging fruit,” and apparently its easiest path to growth — the ...
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