The affiliation with Sotheby's is no less a consumer coup for eBay, which has been setting its consumer sites higher by selling luxury cars, designer fashion and even yachts on its site. Consumers have proved repeatedly that they have no qualms about …

"We selected Leonardo's advanced multi-media display technology for slh.com to ensure the luxury experiences offered by our hotels are shown to consumers in a visually impactful way. We expect that the improved quality, user experience and multi-screen …

As a result of recent increases in the prices of cacao, hazelnuts, peanuts and sugar, Küpçü said chocolate is rapidly becoming a luxury product. “This hike was something we were definitely not expecting. We have not been able to reflect this rise in …

As The Federal Savings Bank has highlighted before in a July 10th release that Americans want luxury homes, and the hospitality industry is getting on board with the housing industry to offer hotels that have condos. Ian Schrager, a hotelier who is …

Gov. Rick Scott's 4,900-square-foot house on Gordon Drive in Naples, as seen from the beach. Online real estate sites such as Zillow and Trulia offer widely varying estimates of the property's value. Scott paid $11.3 million for the house, on 1.25 …

Consumers staying at a luxury hotel look forward to being catered to. They expect it. It was a choice, and they enjoy every minute of it. Consumers online aren't entirely used to being catered to, and when it is unexpected it can feel awkward. Striking …

"We do not have the luxury of a long gradual ramp-up in terms of volume—we have to climb very fast in order to insure local production is feasible," said Mr. de Nysschen, a South African who used to lead Audi in Japan and America. Infiniti's China …

Some industry executives say Brussels' recent focus on the perfume industry stems from its main advisory body, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). Many of the committee's members come from northern countries such as Sweden and …

Apple, long rumored to be planning an entry nicknamed the iWatch, appears to be moving forward with efforts to assemble a team of leaders from multiple luxury and health brands. Its most recent hire, CNBC and Reuters reported, was Vice President of …