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In 2011 the Bulgari family, majority shareholder of the renowned Italian jewellery house established in 1884 by Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari, joined forces with the LVMH Group and transferred its majority shareholding in Bulgari SpA. The L3.7bn, all-share deal made the Bulgaris the second largest family shareholder of the LVMH Group. After the acquisition FRANCESCO TRAPANI, great-grandson of the founder, CEO of Bulgari SpA and the driving force behind its success over the past 20 years, was made a member of the LVMH board of directors and appointed President of the LVMH Watch & Jewellery Division. From his position now supervising Bulgari, Chaumet, De Beers, Fred, Dior Watches, Tag Heuer, Zenith and Hublot, he gives LUCY REITER the view from the top of the luxury pyramid.

Nick Foulkes - The luck of the drawer

Today heritage is a term that is used with a sort of wilful abandon. In fact I would guess that ‘heritage of the brand’ fights it out with ‘DNA of the brand’ for the title of most abused marketing cliché...

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June 2009

Green shoots on the menu
Date: 3rd Jun 09 Category: Blogs Author: Blogs, Stephen Bayley

I began my recent Recession Watch Vigil in St James’s. In the study of the sombre comportment of today’s luxury consumer, this part of SW1 is of significance comparable to the Olduvai Gorge in the study of the larrikin antics of early leaf-chewing early hominids...

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The Outside Edge – June 2009
Date: 3rd Jun 09 Category: Blogs Author: Blogs, Future Lab

THE hospitality and leisure sector has undergone unprecedented changes over the past decade. Buoyed by the growth of low-cost airfares...

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The TAG Luxury Stock Index

Date: June 09 (128) Category: Features, Telsey Advisory Group Brand: Telsey Advisory Group

Year-to-date (as of 13/5/09), the TAG Luxury Stock Index was up 15.5%, outperforming the major market indices (year-to-date, the FTSE...

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Luxury goes digital

Date: June 09 (128) Category: Features, The Alternative View Brand: The Luxury Channel

JUST two clicks into the Chanel website and you’re aboard a luxurious night train departing Paris in the newest Chanel...

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Money that moves

Date: June 09 (128) Category: Features, Wealth Report Brand: Ledbury Research

1 This year saw the worst performance in the 21 years since the Sunday Times Rich List was first compiled....

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Ebay vs LVMH

Date: June 09 (128) Category: Features, Web report Brand: LVMH

THIS column may not be the most popular one I’ve ever written. Still, the court case between eBay and LVMH...

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Murano on the move

Date: June 09 (128) Category: Features, Limited Editions Brand: Fornasier

Murano glassblowing is a skilled art that has evolved over centuries. In Fabio Fornasier, however, the industry has a maverick who is not only an experienced artist but also an innovator – something of a rarity. Now he’s making a chandelier that requires much thirsty bacchanalian activity before it can be constructed. KATE PATRICK talks to his spokesman Maurizio Zampieri about the rock ’n roll face of Murano

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Autoluxe

Date: June 09 (128) Category: Autoluxe, Features Brand: Gocycle

Something for summer... a bike to match your iPod. From the pen of ex-McLaren designer Richard Thorpe comes the Gocycle....

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West Coast Retail Property

On Rodeo Drive, new additions include Domenico Vacca, IWC Schaffhausen, Loro Piana and MaxMara. We wait for red- carpet openings...

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London Retail Property

‘Expectation management’ is the buzz cliché. 1 For the retailer – numerous new entrants to the UK continue to visit London...

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