Saks ups 10022-Shoe’s stride with Manolo Blahnik boutique
Retailer Saks Fifth Avenue is stepping up its 10022-Shoe salon game with the opening of a permanent boutique dedicated to shoemaker Manolo Blahnik.
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Shiseido partners with Lane Crawford to examine most meaningful things
Japanese personal care brand Shiseido is partnering with Chinese department store chain Lane Crawford to highlight the things most precious to people in a new charitable photography exhibition.
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Barneys to keynote Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015
Please join us for the third annual Luxury Retail Summit: Holiday Focus 2015 Wednesday, Sept. 16 in New York featuring leading specialists and top thinkers in luxury retailing and marketing.
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Chanel elaborates on brand history in Karl Lagerfeld film project
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is again stepping behind the lens for a Chanel film that tells the behind-the-scenes story of a fictional biopic being made about the house’s founder.
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Online anti-counterfeiting strategies preserve brand equity: NetNames
Counterfeiting has had an extensive impact on luxury goods and is set to keep pace with technology, creating challenges and opportunities to stop the production of these items through authentication practices.
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BMW-Motorrad revs up sponsorship game with Pure & Crafted festival
German automaker BMW is continuing its push for cultural prestige by sponsoring the Pure & Crafted Festival, a two-day indoor/outdoor event set to take place at Postbahnof in Berlin.
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Publisher performance on Instagram skyrockets 133pc
While publishers are increasing their presence on Instagram, many continue to hold off, missing out on a huge opportunity to drive connections with consumers, as publishers on the platform increased their engagement rate by 133 percent, according to a report from Sharablee.
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Top 5 brand moments from last week
Elaborate campaigns ruled, with brands reaching into their bag of tricks to market their latest product.
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Berluti, Roche Bobois, Opulent Jewelers and Mandarin Oriental – Live news
Luxury Daily’s live news from Aug. 21 – Berluti streamlines the production process with new Italian facility; Roche Bobois shows off design sensibility with first Hampton horse show sponsorship; Opulent Jewelers helps Ashley Madison hacking victims rebuild their marriages; Mandarin Oriental teams with Harrods for the holidays.
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Brazil, Marc Jacobs, Jaguar Land Rover and New York real estate – News briefs
Today in luxury marketing – A shrinking market: Is this Brazil’s “new normal?”; Who is Marc Jacobs?; Tata Motors says had 5,800 Jaguar Land Rover cars at China port hit by blasts; Guaranteed NYC parking is yours for just $1M.
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5 words to describe courageous mobile marketers
If inattentive, impulsive, selfish, timid and illogical are words to describe ineffective mobile marketers, surely there are others to tag on courageous and successful professionals?
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