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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.

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Nice watch… shame about the towelette

Date: April 2011 (146) Category: Features

And so to the Basel Watch Fair, an annual event that has achieved an almost religious significance in my life over the course of the last 20 years. I am not quite old enough to remember the Basel Fair where they launched the wristwatch, but I am now of an age where I can say that I remember the year that Audemars Piguet launched the Royal Oak Offshore...

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Date: 11th May 11 Category: Blogs Author: Blogs, Future Lab

SO much of recent thinking on how to justify the luxury experience and spend has been based around the notion...

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Year-to-date (as of 15 March 2011), the TAG Luxury Stock Index fell (6.5%), underperforming the major indices, which declined (3.1%)...

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WHY don’t hotels offer decent shopping experiences? My guess is that somewhere towards the back of the ‘How to be...

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China bulletin: Jumeirah opens in arts hub

Date: April 2011 (146) Category: China, Features

Jumeirah The opening of the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai was imminent as LB went to press. The five-star hotel at the...

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Luxury performance driven by a few key markets Financial results from some of the most influential luxury houses have been very...

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Jack and the meat talk

Date: April 2011 (146) Category: Features, Limited Editions Brand: Jack O’Shea

An Irish butcher is making his name thanks to an uncompromising commitment to the best beef, top service to top restaurateurs including Heston Blumenthal, and quite a lot of twinkle and blarney. KATE PATRICK went to meet Jack O’Shea, possibly the world’s first celebrity butcher

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Auto luxe: Perfecting perfection

Date: April 2011 (146) Category: Autoluxe, Features Brand: Aston Martin

The original Aston Martin Virage from the 1990s was a somewhat beefy affair, but its reincarnation could not be more...

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ON Madison Avenue, Austrian brand Frey Wille launched at no 727. Michael Kors at no 790 is now home to...

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JUDGING by the investor interest in no 11, a modest 12,000 sq ft building with the potential to create a...

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