Kering, the global luxury group with brands including Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Brioni, Stella McCartney and others, is going gangbusters this year, with first three quarter 2017 revenues up 26.4% on reported basis over last year. Even in North America, which has been slow to advance for most luxury brands, posted a 20.7% uptick […]
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Bain & Company just released its predictions for the luxury market in 2017. It expects the overall luxury market, including both luxury goods and experiences, to post 5% growth this year to reach €1.2 trillion globally. After what it calls a “reboot” from 2015-2016, it sees the luxury market reaching a “new normal” of 4-5% annual […]
Diamonds Disrupted: How Man-Made Diamonds Will Disrupt The Mined-Diamond Industry
The mined-diamond industry is mightily concerned that the rapidly growing man-made diamond industry is on a course to disrupt their business. At least that is the conclusion I draw from the Diamond Producers Association’s new marketing campaign “Real Is Rare.” The DPA was organized in May 2015 by seven of the world’s leading diamond companies. Its new […]
American 26-Year-Olds Are Now Retailers’ Prime Target: What You Need to Know
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that 26-year-olds are the customers that retailers are most eager to attract. Why? Because they are the single biggest age cohort in the American population today, numbering 4.8 million. Those aged 26 are smack dab in the middle of the millennial generation, “the group of 93 million comprises people born roughly […]
Retail Apocalypse: How Bad Is It Really?
The Commerce Department recently updated its report on the economy for the second quarter. The news was mixed. The economy grew at a faster pace from April-June than it did from January-March 2017. GDP expanded at a 3.1% annual rate in its third and final estimate, which was a marked improvement from the 1.2% rise […]