With limousine pick-ups and on-board chefs, Asia's premium airlines are investing hundreds of millions of dollars on luxury services in a bet on a rebound in business from the wealthy, even as low-cost carriers fly high with the booming middle class.

Lifestyle checks can also seek to relate to brand equity, especially when promoting luxury items like yachts, personal banking, and resort destinations. They try to see ensure that an executive's public lifestyle is an extension of an exalted corporate …

Beijing – Human breast milk has become a new luxury for China's rich, with some firms offering wet nurse services, a report said, provoking outrage and disgust among web users. Xinxinyu, a domestic staff agency in the booming city of Shenzhen, which …

Add to this mix the invasion of international high street labels such as Topshop and Zara and the fact there are no import duties on luxury items for online shopping, and the middle ground is being increasingly being undermined. Increase Text Size …

The French luxury name is known for edgy styles _ $4,000 strapless body-hugging leather dresses, $1,400 leather jeans and $800 platform shoes. Apple, of course, is known for the Mac, the iPhone and the iPad, which … Bloomberg news agency reported …

NEW YORK, NY, July 04, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ — When you look at purchasing a car or you decide on a brand and are ready to see what is available, you will often times get hit with a lot of new features and gadgets that come standard. Among the best …

Thirty-nine-year-old Moss will present two collections every year designed to work with a range of smartphones and other high-tech gadgets. It might seem a funny move for a high-fashion star like Moss, who has just starred in the latest Versace …

"We are looking to create a premium luxury segment (in scooters) which is non existent at the moment," Chopra said. The Vespa VX model, powered by 125 cc engine developed by Piaggio exclusively for the Indian market. It comes with various features like …

A luxury item, then — and not at all open or hackable. Which, as we'll see in the rest of this special feature, is missing … The sensors and gadgets and so on could also be made to be quite tiny. They can be small because the bit that is hard — the …