Luxury comes to Southern California

Published: January 3, 2018

“South Coast Plaza” is a retrospective book that celebrates the Southern California-based shopping center’s 50 years and traces the heritage and transformation of this landmark into a commercial and cultural icon featuring 250 stores, 30 restaurants and storied luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Chanel, Cartier, Gucci, Prada, Tiffany, Harry Winston, Rolex, A. Lange & Söhne, Mikimoto, Patek Philippe, Van Cleef & Arpels and Vacheron Constantin. Here is an exclusive excerpt.

Consumer confidence takes major hit heading into 2018: report

Published: January 2, 2018

Due to declines in December, measurements of future consumer confidence also took a hit with most consumers having a less optimistic view of business prospects in 2018, according to a new report from The Conference Board by Nielsen.

The luxury nomad

Published: January 2, 2018

Mobile, connected and global: business people, travelers and tourists are forming an ever-increasing market of nomadic consumers. This book excerpt explores the unprecedented path to luxury and the questions of where to catch the luxury nomads, what to offer them and how to seduce them into buying.