LVMH / Tiffany still not a done deal
Uncertainty prevails between the two entities. Faced with the fragility of the luxury market in the United States, the acquisition of the American jewelry house…
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Pourquoi les marques de luxe occidentales misant sur la Chine échoueront
La Chine est le marché de luxe le plus important au monde et également le premier à se remettre de la crise du COVID-19. LVMH…
The New Paradigm of Indian Luxury
Originating from Wuhan, China, the Corona Virus pandemic struck the world on 31st December 2019. What initially appeared to be a localised affair, it quickly…
Luxury Industry Performance Index April 2020
“Is luxury dead?” A number of brand executives, having read TBTL’s special covid-19 newsletter, reached out to me. The answer is: yes, luxury will survive! However,…
What could it possibly mean if fashion skipped an entire season?
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted lives- personally and professionally all over the globe. The fashion industry is no exception to this. The entire world has…
La maison Hermès résiste mieux que les autres fleurons du luxe
Hermès a mieux résisté à la crise mondiale du coronavirus que ses concurrents. Avec une baisse de 7,7% seulement des ventes comparables au premier trimestre.…
Chanel réduira ses émissions de 50% d’ici 2030
Chanel a lancé son engagement à lutter contre le changement climatique. Nommé Chanel Mission 1,5 ° et conformément aux objectifs ambitieux du 2015 Accord climat de Paris. Ceux-ci visant…
Harrods London is closing
While other luxury department stores such as Selfridges, Browns and Harvey Nichols had made full-closure announcements, London’s iconic Harrods was announcing it would close some of its departments…
Italy complete lockdown: a major threat to luxury companies
Italy on Sunday followed in the footsteps of China, putting a vast area amid the coronavirus outbreak in lockdown. The company’s wealthy Lombardy region, which…
Luxury retail still needs brick & mortar
In the last 10 years, urbanization has accelerated: 55% of the world now lives in cities and it is expected that 60% will do so…
Apple sold more watches than the entire Swiss watch industry last year
Apple Inc is estimated to have shipped 30.7m of its smartwatches in 2019, compared to 21.1m for all Swiss watch brands combined. The figures represent…
Should Hermès control the resale market?
Should Hermès control the resale market? Birkin and Kelly handbags are more expensive to buy second-hand. Hermès has been mastering its desirability as a top luxury…
Age discrimination at work slowing luxury sector performance
Keeping older people out of the workforce in the U.S.A in 2019 had a cost of $800 billion, according to AARP. Ageism in the workplace…
Des métiers du luxe en mutation
Métiers du luxe : « De nombreux emplois se créent, portés par l’avènement du digital. » Karim Djidjelli est directeur de l’ING (Institut National de…
Mode, luxe et retail tissent de nouveaux liens numériques
Face à une nouvelle clientèle de plus en plus connectée, les codes du retail, notamment de la mode et du luxe, sont bousculés. Fabien Gautier, directeur…