Sam Gaskin
Suave Bulgari’s Hotel Strategy with Marriott More than Meets the Eye
The luxury brand boutique concept imagines a demographic of travelers who see themselves first as luxury consumers. If that’s true anywhere, it’s in China. Read More
Is the Chinese Luxury Market’s Appetite for Leather Sustainable?
China’s economic rise has helped drive an unprecedented boom in luxury leather goods, but is this consumer demand sustainable? Read More
Fur Faces Opposition in Chinese Fashion Industry
China is responsible for 75 percent of the fur sold globally. Now brands in China are drawing attention to the harm caused by a material often associated with luxury. Read More
The Review: the Chinese Resellers Making £46k a Month, and More
In this edition of The Review, we round up breaking news discussed in our daily newsletter from May 28-June 1, 2018. Read More
China’s “Moonlight Clan” Spurs Growth in Luxury Brand Value: Kantar
Gucci’s brand value leapt 66 percent to $22.4 billion in 2018, with Dior’s value rising almost as fast, up 54 percent. Other winners include Hermès, Burberry, Rolex, Cartier, and Louis Vuitton, which remains the most valuable luxury brand at $41.1 billion. Read More
Brooks Brothers Pushes Presentation, not Product, in Shanghai
Speaking to Jing Daily in Shanghai, Global Chairman and CEO Claudio Del Vecchio told us he believed in the brand, but not the way it was previously being presented in China. Read More
The Review: Alibaba Invests in VR Showroom Ordre, and More
In this edition of The Review, we round up breaking news discussed in our daily newsletter from May 21-25, 2018. Read More
Why Luxury Brands Won’t Mind JD.com’s Earnings Dip
Their audience and revenues are still growing, and crucially, so is their investment in a world-class logistics network. Read More
Alibaba’s Strong Q4 Earnings Trigger Tumultuous Sharemarket Response
Despite the shaky response from investors, Alibaba still looks undervalued to analysts. Read More
The Review: Futile Diplomacy, the Death of the Debit Card, Guo Pei, and More
In this edition of The Review, we round up breaking news discussed in our daily newsletter from April 30-May 4, 2018. Read More
