Burberry From LEX May 21, 2013

Burberry: entrenched in Asia

UK luxury group should provide more detail about its sales

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Produkty Klasztorne (Monastery Products), which pays Cistercian monks a licensing fee to use their trademark, recipes, and raw material is listing on the Warsaw stock exchange
Gold has a special place in the hearts of the Chinese. So while investors around the world were dumping gold last month, shoppers in China have been lining up in droves outside jewellery stores
This week, the country’s auto retail trade group released numbers showing that vehicle sales rose 25 per cent during the first four months of the year
Sterling silver charm bracelet, Costa del Sol, Malaga Province, Andalucia, Spain, Western Europe ©Alamy From LEX 2:56pm

Pandora: this charming brand

Danish jewellery maker is in better shape, but still has much to do

From MANAGEMENT May 21, 2013

A start-up that is fit for purpose

The husband and wife behind Zaggora used social media to build a hot activewear brand

A labourer works at a construction site in an area affected by the 2010 earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai province, ©Reuters From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

China property boom not abating

Government restrictions and taxes have not been fully implemented

Milan fashion week ©Reuters From SPECIAL REPORTS May 20, 2013

Ups and downs: Consumers luxuriate in shopping on the web

Prada leads the catwalk pack, says Louise Lucas

May 21, 2013

China demand lifts Burberry sales to £2bn

Luxury goods group counts on Chinese demand

illustration for Global Brands 2013 special report by Greg Meeson ©MEESON From SPECIAL REPORTS May 20, 2013

Innovation cedes to refinement

The times appear to have settled into being neither stellar nor devastating for world’s favourite names, writes Louise Lucas

billboards dominate a shopping mall under construction in Shanghai ©Bloomberg From SPECIAL REPORTS May 20, 2013

Retail: Technology helps buyers revel in big name heaven

Luxury consumers want personalised experience that digitised stores aim to deliver, says Andrea Felsted

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 20, 2013

Brand power: Diversity is the name of the game

A look at the successful strategies of L’Oreal, Tencent and Gucci. By Rose Jacobs

Giorgio Armani fashion show in Beijing ©Reuters May 21, 2013

Armani operating profit up 20% to €339m

Company to focus on China and emerging markets

May 19, 2013

Report points to LVMH operation on Hermès

Leaked document from regulator says group built stake in rival

From LEX May 20, 2013

Gold: Chinese and Indian demand

ETFs matter more to prices than bangles do

From INDUSTRIALS May 19, 2013

Bentley misses out on incentives

Volkswagen unit unable to reap rewards from credit

The Monday Interview from MANAGEMENT May 19, 2013

Karl-Johan Persson, H&M chief

The grandson of the Swedish brand’s founder says price is not the only way to judge a company

From MARKETS May 20, 2013

Gold and silver struggle in volatile trading

Thin trading volumes exacerbate price gyration

From RETAIL & CONSUMER May 20, 2013

Asian hotel groups push west

New wave seeks to take advantage of Chinese tourism boom

From LIFE & ARTS May 17, 2013

Shades of great

Come the summer months, a pair of cool sunglasses are the swim-trunk-suited man’s best friend

From LIFE & ARTS May 17, 2013

Rising sunglasses

They are the latest lucrative style statement, with ever more flamboyant designs and prices

From LIFE & ARTS May 17, 2013

Design, set, match

Fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa and architect Jean Nouvel are collaborating for the first time on ‘The Marriage of Figaro’

Vanessa Friedman from LIFE & ARTS May 17, 2013

Vanessa Friedman: Clothes can remake the man

Why the maverick fashion designer needs to dress down

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