World Trademark Review February/March 2014 www.WorldTrademarkReview.com58 Recent estimates value the global luxury goods industry at more than $300 billion a year, with global industry revenues predicted to grow by as much as 50% more quickly …

What's interesting about this new report is that the top three brands are all luxury cars, and luxury cars, as Consumer Reports points out, can have a lot more problems than ordinary cars, largely because they have many complicated electronic systems …

Increasing numbers of Chinese consumers are choosing to buy luxury goods on the internet. Around 70% of them also use online payment systems to make their purchases, reports the Beijing-based Economic Observer. KPMG, one of the world's largest …

The world's biggest luxury brands are slowing their expansion in China as more consumers shop abroad, leaving mall operators holding the bag. Two-thirds of high-end retailers missed their targets for new store openings in China last year, according to …

Sanae Nokura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterWith elaborate visual effects and appealing music, short films produced by luxury fashion brands are being shown online to promote the brands using sophisticated images. Beginning in January, Salvatore …

The shift reflects a government crackdown on lavish gifts, a growing preference among many Chinese to take advantage of lower taxes and buy their luxury goods abroad, as well as an emerging middle class looking for affordable brands. Subscribers, log …

Corina Su would love to own a handbag or shoes from luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton (MC:FP) or Gucci (KER:FP). For now, Kate Spade (KATE), Michael Kors (KORS), or Coach (COH) will do. “We call these the 'American trendy brands,' ” says Su, …

With VIPs, ultra-high-net worths and the world's leading luxury brands set to travel to Sanya, the Hainan Visun Rendez-Vous is preparing to host it's opening ceremony next month and usher in a new dawn for the Chinese luxury community. A legion of …

Corina Su aspires to someday own a handbag or shoes from luxury brands like Louis Vuitton or Gucci. For now, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, or Coach will do. "We call these the 'American trendy brands'," said Su, a 25-year-old who works in advertising in …