Mobile apps inspire next phase of retail personalization

Published: January 24, 2014

Though online retailers have been widely using personalization – pioneered by Amazon – for many years, its new avatar in multichannel retail has been rapidly evolving into a key opportunity for retailers in the omnichannel space.

Population of ultra-wealthy Chinese to surpass Japanese by 2026: report

Published: January 23, 2014

The number of Chinese ultra-high-net-worth individuals with $500 million will grow 6 percent in 2014, rising to 535 people, while the total population of China’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals is not set to grow, according to a new report by Wealth-X.

Debate over Internet of Things vs. Internet of Everything

Published: January 23, 2014

When Cisco CEO John Chambers took the stage at CES in Las Vegas this month and announced that there was a difference between the Internet of Things (IOT) and the Internet of Everything (IOE), many cried “semantics.”

Global haute horlogerie interest climbs 12 pc: report

Published: January 22, 2014

Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe is at the forefront of brands in the haute horlogerie category, according to a preview of the Digital Luxury Group’s tenth annual World Watch Report 2014.

Pratesi draws parallel to Hermès during expansion

Published: January 17, 2014

NEW YORK – A senior executive at Italian linens maker Pratesi said at Luxury FirstLook: Strategy 2014 that the brand’s entrepreneurial and generational position resembles the state of French leather goods maker Hermès before it rose to global prominence.