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Ready to Start a Business? ‘The Corporateneur Plan’ Is Your Authoritative Guide to Entrepreneurial Success  

Ken Rohl was 50 years old when he decided he’d had enough of corporate life. Political in-fighting and conflicting opinions stifled his creativity and inspiration. He took his experience from his stint in corporate America and used it to start a business that was so successful that a Fortune 500 company bought it. He became […]

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A ‘Reputation Recession’ Is Bringing Chanel, LVMH, Burberry, Hermès, Ralph Lauren And Others Down

Brand reputation and brand loyalty are two related but distinct aspects of a luxury brand’s performance, and they are inextricably linked. Brand reputation is how consumers perceive a brand and its products, services, or experiences. It is based on various factors such as product quality, brand heritage, pricing, advertising, corporate social responsibility, and customer service. […]

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Investors Are Losing Confidence In Luxury Brands

When sales should be booming, many luxury brands saw their sales slow or even decline in the last quarter of 2022. For example, LVMH, the industry’s pacesetter and market-share leader generating $86 billion last year, experienced a slowdown during the fourth quarter, with organic revenues up only 9%, after double-digit increases in the ~20% range […]

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Just Adding Home Won’t Make Banana Republic A Lifestyle Brand

Banana Republic is a brand with a mission: to build a brand with character and a personality that truly resonates with customers. It had that in spades on its founding in 1978 by Mel and Patricia Ziegler when it was named Banana Republic Travel & Safari Clothing Company, selling the virtual safari experience through clothes. […]

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What Consumer Psychology Reveals About Our Urge To Splurge

Deloitte is out with new research that found the urge to splurge is universal, indulged in by nearly equal measures regardless of the consumer’s age, income or gender. Its survey, which spanned 23 countries and over 114,000 adults, found nearly 80% said they made at least one splurge purchase to lift their mood in the […]

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