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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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Plus ça change…

Date: December 2010/ January 2011 (143) Category: Features

The other day I attended the launch of the new Bentley Continental GT in Oman. I try to avoid staged product launches as my vanity does not always agree with being put through a PR production line, but as I used to have a Bentley Turbo R and have written a couple of books on the cars from Crewe, I felt a certain nostalgia...

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The Outside Edge: December 2010/ January 2011
Date: 24th Feb 11 Category: Blogs Author: Blogs, Future Lab

AS another year comes to a close and a new decade begins, it’s time to fix one’s gaze firmly on...

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The TAG Luxury Stock Index: December 2010/ January 2011

Date: December 2010/ January 2011 (143) Category: Features, Telsey Advisory Group

Year-to-date (as of 19 November 2010), the TAG Luxury Stock Index climbed 38.6%, outperforming the major indices, which rose 3.0%...

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Under the top
Date: 24th Feb 11 Category: Blogs Author: Blogs, Jeffrey Miller

LAST month I was invited to a book party at the new Ralph Lauren store on Madison Avenue. I was...

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A sanitary tale

Date: December 2010/ January 2011 (143) Category: Features, Law

ASSOCIATIONS matter to luxury brands, whether they be with individuals or with other products or brands. It’s long been a...

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Perspectives on the Luxury Briefing January Conference

Date: December 2010/ January 2011 (143) Category: Features

THIS is the last issue of LB that will come out before our conference in January and – this being...

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Act of Resoration

Date: December 2010/ January 2011A (143) Category: Features, Limited Editions Brand: Hatfields

In a world which constantly grasps for the ‘new’, and fabrication continues to be the order of the day, it is rare to find a business which concentrates solely on conserving the past – and even the very recent past. In the coming decade, post-recession, will it bene?t from a backlash against ‘throwaway culture’? KATE PATRICK finds out

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AS a heartwarming counterpoint to the march of technology documented elsewhere in this issue, comes news of a business that focuses on...

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Auto luxe: Lotus roars back

Date: December 2010/ January 2011 (143) Category: Autoluxe, Features Brand: Lotus

Although Lotus has done some sterling work behind the scenes for various manufacturers, its heyday did rather seem to be...

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New York Retail Property: December 2010/ January 2011

Date: December 2010/ January 2011 (143) Category: Features, New York Retail Property

ON Madison Avenue, couture house Chocheng, of Hong Kong lineage, takes no 838. Southern California style comes to town in...

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