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Luxury Brands

Five things that will be cheaper in 2014
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Nordstrom and Eddie Bauer are among the brands whose discounts have already reached as much as 60 percent off. Don't wait too … "They have a lot more berths to fill," said Stephanie Serino, a luxury cruise consultant with Tzell Travel Group in New York.

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Sales: Toyota slides as other Asian car brands gain
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Toyota took some sales hits on its most important car models last month, but its Lexus luxury division saw big gains. The Toyota division saw a 21.6% decline in Prius sales in December compared to the same month last year, was off 8.6% on Corolla and …

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China's High Tariffs Squeeze Canada's Luxury Brands
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It's not just European luxury brands feeling the pinch of high tariffs in China: a new segment by Canadian news channel CBC explores the effects they're having on North American brands. In the segment above, the channel interviews a member of a Jeep …

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European premium brands boom, VW falls
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European luxury brands today reported strong sales in December to close a big year for premium vehicles, while the more proletarian VW brand saw sales dive. A boom in leases in December — 27.5% of all sales, the highest single-month lease rate on …

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Industry Veteran Steve Tully Joins Swim Brand Vix Paula Hermanny
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“What Paula has created with this luxury brand is really special. Her business is strategically positioned for quality growth here in North America and around the globe and I'm grateful for the chance to be part of the exciting future of ViX Paula …

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China's Masstige Market Heats Up As Luxury Cools
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China's crackdown on official luxury gifting has made a major dent in the market's growth this year, but according to Chinese media, more accessible consumer goods are doing just fine. Bain & Company estimated that the luxury market saw only 2.5 …

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Do I Make Myself Clear? China's Young Fashionistas Mobilize
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As luxury brands make complex choices on their preferred social media platforms, a new social site has emerged, called Bomoda, adding a further choice to the vast social media menu. Mid-November Bomoda's mobile iPhone app gave voice to a quarter of a …

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Julia Carrick awarded OBE for services to British luxury industry
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Carrick was CEO of non-profit organisation Walpole British Luxury for 13 years until September 2013 and is currently its global ambassador. Walpole represents over 175 British luxury brands including Burberry, Jimmy Choo and Alexander McQueen.

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Brand Sauce In The Shipping: Amazon's Zappos Reigns
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Three of the five are high-end brands — a trend worth noting, says Michelle Bogan, a partner at Salmon. “The luxury brands were a little bit slower to move into omnichannel, but there has been a huge recognition of its importance lately. Stores like …

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