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Sep 12, 2011 | Contributor: Suzanne AaronsonAfter living abroad in Paris, Buenos Aires, and London for many years, I moved back to the U.S. in spring 2010 and settled in a gorgeous farmhouse in Greenwich, CT. Lots of rolling countryside, plenty of space, fresh air, some of my own farmed food – and less than an hour from the city that never sleeps, New York. Now I find myself spending more and more time in this city that has so much to offer and is so great in autumn.... Read More | 
Aug 26, 2011 | Contributor: Robb YoungThe very notion of luxury boat building conjures up images of a few fluttering national flags, those erstwhile empire-building European countries with long coastlines and even longer maritime traditions. As far as the ‘nationality’ of most yachts is concerned, it was once safe to assume that they were manufactured in Italy, France, Holland, Spain, Germany or by a host of newer players in the US, Australia and the UK. ... Read More | 
Aug 22, 2011 | Contributor: Deidre WoollardIs branding, as thoughtleader Wally Olins says, "a profound manifestation of the human condition?" Olins might be overstating the case a bit but he does hit on something fundamental when he says that branding is about belonging and the search for identity. We are what we buy? One only needs to look at a friend's Facebook page to see character defined in terms of favorite television shows, restaurants, sports teams and more. Branding is everywhere. ... Read More | 
Aug 4, 2011 | Contributor: James RothaarThe rise of personal wealth in China is driving the country's unprecedented demand for luxury goods. Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's largest producer of luxury goods, recently announced that its profits through second quarter 2011 are even better than the firm's original projections. Demand for its products has soared in emerging markets as well as in America and Europe. LVMH has plans to open two new stores and to expand on four existing stores this year in Asia.
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Jul 18, 2011 | Contributor: Deidre Woollard | 1 CommentEvery basic economics class teaches supply and demand, it is the cornerstone of the capitalist economy. But what has often been a mystery is how demand is created in the first place. We all know the urgency of demand when we feel it, that spark of lust for the newest iteration of the iPhone or the latest Marc Jacobs purse. It's more than price that fuels this desire, it's the intangible, the magic. Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It by Adrian J. Slywotzky seeks to deconstruct that magic by looking at successful brands, companies, and products that inspire this type of response.... Read More | 
Jun 6, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
Teens across American are being granted a scholarship that asks them not to go to college. In a twist from the norm, a tech tycoon out of San Francisco, Peter Thiel, is granting $100,000 to brilliant students who are going to follow their... Read More | 
Jun 3, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
The BookExpo America saw a packed house at the Javits Center in New York, and e-readers were a hot topic. Ebook sales have recently surpassed print books on Amazon, and authors and publishers alike are blaming it on market trends, rather than the... Read More | 
Jun 3, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
PayPal believes that Google has stolen their trade secrets and they are suing the media giant. With the release of the new Google Wallet, Paypal has come out with the accusation that they have been working in conjunction with former Paypal turned... Read More | 
Jun 2, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
After coming under much scrutiny and a copyright infringement lawsuit, Samsung
has asked Apple
to allow them to see the plans for the next gen iPad and iPhones. A motion filed on Friday with the U.S. District Court in San Jose, asks for Apple... Read More | |
Jun 2, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
As backlash from displeased watchers of a Frontline documentary about WikiLeaks, PBS, who aired the program, has had its website hit by hackers. Those who rely on PBS NewsHour for up to the minute news were greeted with the information that Tupac... Read More | 
Jun 2, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
Wal-Mart has been named Fortune magazine’s number 1 on the top 500 of the largest companies in America. The company was chosen based on revenues, which are the total earnings the company made “before subtracting out expenses”. It’s hard to imagine... Read More | 
Jun 2, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
Starbucks
and Nestle are passing on the pain of rising coffee bean prices, and reduced supply compared to demand, to its consumers, and the outlook for the rest of the year doesn’t look good. With coffee bean prices at $2-$3 per pound and... Read More | 
Jun 2, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
Activision’s biggest selling franchise Call of Duty has come out strong for the company, and Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have seen over a $1 billion in sales. The billion dollar sales have rivaled that of the... Read More | |
Jun 2, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
Oprah Winfrey, the queen of daytime TV, has stepped down from reign and this has some worried that small businesses will feel the effect. Oprah’s “favorite things” has been a business driver for small businesses for years, and has driven small mom... Read More | 
Jun 2, 2011 | Contributor: JustLuxe Team
After news that Chrysler had paid back part of its debt from the 2008-2009 auto recovery bailouts, in the amount of $7.6 billion to U.S. and Canadian governments, Fiat has notified the U.S. Treasury that they would be buying out the last 6% of the... Read More | | 1 | 2 |
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