NEWS

Saks to merge with Neiman Marcus?

Saks to merge with Neiman Marcus?

Bloomberg reported yesterday that American department store operator Saks Fifth Avenue Inc...

Banyan Tree opens in Tianjin its tenth urban resort hotel in China

Banyan Tree opens in Tianjin its tenth urban resort hotel in China

The recently opened Banyan Tree Tianjin Riverside, the Group's tenth property in China, em...

Prada Group to expand in Africa, next opening in Angola

Prada Group has recently announced the opening of its third Prada store in Africa, in Luanda, the capital of Angola, later this ye...

First Armani/Casa store in Brasil opens in Sao Paolo

Armani Group recently opened its first ARMANI/CASA store in Brasil, in Sao Paolo. The Armani/Casa store in Sao Paolo is spread ove...

Park Hyatt Busan in South Korea, now open

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has opened the Park Hyatt Busan in South Korea. Following the opening of Park Hyatt Seoul, the hotel mark...

Stella McCartney opens second store in Beijing

Stella McCartney (Kering Group) opened earlier this week its second store in Beijing, China within the  platinum LEED certified Pa...

Ralph Lauren Corp reports unexpected 35% profit increase for Q4

Ralph Lauren Corporation reports 35% increase in its net profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012/2013, to a total of 127...

 
 

ANALYSYS

How major emerging markets are redefining luxury hospitality (Part 1)

How major emerging markets are redefining luxury hospitality (Part 1)

Russia, Turkey, China,U.A.E. and select countries in South A...

UK luxury sector could double in size to £12.2 billion by 2017

The recently released  2013 UK Luxury Benchmark Report by Ledbury Research and Walpole, re...

Armenia's luxury market, an in-depth analysis and long term potential growth

In a research conducted earlier this month, CPP-LUXURY.COM has uncovered that the number o...

Important Developments at 2013 BaselWorld

Like every year, BaselWorld features great new products. If there are 1,400+ exhibitors an...

 
 

OPPORTUNITIES

International luxury brands turn their retail expansion focus on the U.S.

International luxury brands turn their retail expansion focus on the U.S.

Luxury spending in the United States collapsed after the 200...

St. Regis Hotels host St Regis International Cup at Cowdray Park Polo Club

This past Saturday, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts hosted the sixth annual St. Regis Inter...

Bentley to launch full range home collection in Paris next year

British luxury carmaker Bentley (owned by Volkswagen Group) has recently partnered with It...

China's most influential celebrities

In a ranking by Forbes China, the top 10 most influential Chinese celebrities, according t...

 
 

CONCIERGE

Eric Briffard, Michelin-starred Chef at Four Seasons George V, takes guests to the market and into the kitchen

Eric Briffard, Michelin-starred Chef at Four Seasons George V, takes guests to the market and into the kitchen

From April to October, Eric Briffard, Chef of the prestigiou...

The Berkeley in London launches Pret-a-Portea, the ultimate fashionista's afternoon tea

The Berkeley in Knightsbridge launches its new Spring/Summer 2013 Prêt-à-Portea collection...

Tuscany, one of the world's finest luxury destinations

Beyond its renowned scenery, immense cultural heritage, exceptional food and wine, Tuscany...

Four Seasons San Francisco's new restaurant MKT to host brunch fashion shows

Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco is opening June 3, its new restaurant, the MKT, featuring...

 
 

REVIEW

Villa San Michele, one of the finest luxury resorts in the world

Villa San Michele, one of the finest luxury resorts in the world

Housed in a former monastery on a hillside just outside Flor...

Hotel de Paris, the top contemporary luxury hotel in Saint Tropez

Built on the site of the former heritage hotel with the same name dating back to 1930, the...

Aristocratic, glamorous, surprising and forever young ! Le Negresco, Nice

Beyond its most enviable location with panoramic frontal sea views, its majestic facade re...

A timeless residence of Eden, the unique Hotel du Cap Eden Roc

Passion for perfection, attention to detail, understated elegance, modesty, respect and ca...

 
 

LEADERS

Luxury hospitality, Made in Italy - an exclusive interview with Baglioni Hotels CEO

Luxury hospitality, Made in Italy – an exclusive interview with Baglioni Hotels CEO

Guido Polito, CEO of Italian luxury hotel chain Baglioni Hot...

Italy's long term legacy of craftmanship in furniture and interior design

CPP-LUXURY.COM has recently interviewed, exclusively, Gregorio Savo, the CEO and co-owner ...

A rare insight into the success of Alain Ducasse Entreprise

Laurent Plantier, the CEO of Alain Ducasse Entreprise shares in an exclusive interview to ...

The future of fine watchmaking, an insight by the CEO of A. Lange & Söhne

Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of Lange Uhren GmbH (A. Lange & Söhne) shares with CPP-LUXURY.COM,...