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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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September 2009

HERE you are, nearing the end of your new copy of Luxury Briefing, facing the beginning of a new season...

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Year-to-date (as of 12/8/09), the TAG Luxury Stock Index was up 28.7%, outperforming the major market indices (year-to-date, the Japan...

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Going with the flow

Date: September 2009 (130) Category: Features, Wealth Report Brand: Ledbury Research

1 US companies have been offering green cards to wealthy foreigners as an incentive to invest their money in the...

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A Coach for China

Date: September 2009 (130) Category: Features

1 Coach is to accelerate its programme of openings in China. The American leathergoods company has announced plans to open...

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Date: 8th Sep 09 Category: Blogs Author: Blogs, Features
Date: September 2009 (130) Category: Blogs, Features Brand: Black Tomato

I’D be lying if I said 2009 didn’t start with a number of people holding their breath in the luxury...

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Shining example

Date: September 2009 (130) Category: Features, Limited Editions Brand: Hamilton & Inches

Traditional craft-based activities, most notably in silver production, are enabling a modestly-sized, traditional company to punch well above its weight. Hamilton & Inches, based on George Street in Edinburgh, might have been merely a retailer of luxury products were it not for its three upper storeys of workshops peopled by skilled artisans. Having nurtured these, the business is now coming into its own as one of very few that can meet new demand for world class, bespoke, contemporary silver. KATE PATRICK takes up the story

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Buy one get one free

Date: September 2009 (130) Category: Autoluxe, Features Brand: Aston Martin

Aston Martin has a remarkable array of models but the latest announcement surprised everyone: a city runabout smaller than a...

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On Madison Avenue, Marni expanded from its SoHo outpost to Madison and 67th, next to Isaac Mizrahi’s upcoming Big Apple...

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The summer months are notoriously quiet for retail leasing agents but our investment counterparts have been busy endeavouring to acquire...

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Making up Milly

Date: September 2009 (130) Category: Beauty & Wellbeing, Reports Brand: Clinique

Clinique has teamed up with Michelle Smith, Creative Director of fashion brand Milly, to create a make-up bag which will...

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