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Richard Morgan: “Advising luxury goods firms on their market is a bespoke business”

The face of the world’s luxury goods sector has changed enormously over the past twenty years. Constant transformations have encouraged brands to adopt novel strategies, or even to re-invent themselves completely. In this effervescent context, it is not always easy to grasp the real issues facing those operating in the luxury and premium consumer goods sector. We asked Richard Morgan, who advises the management and shareholders of leading luxury brands, to retrace the development of a market he knows so well. He also offers some clues to understanding a sector that never ceases to surprise. Interview.

A Class Higher Than First Class Created by Delta AirA Class Higher Than First Class Created by Delta Air

A unique experiment in upgrades was unveiled by Delta Air last year. A chance to book a seat most can only dream of—on a private jet, was given by the airline for its very frequent flyers. The dream could become reality for a few hundred dollars more.   The carrier is now...

$14.7 billion deal in VW Diesel Scandal Approved by U.S. Judge

Even as the German automaker Volkswagen AG said it would begin buying back polluting cars in mid-November, its $14.7 billion deal arising from its diesel emissions cheating scandal and one of the biggest corporate settlements on record, was approved by a U.S. judge.   In a pivotal moment for...

Conditional Approval Comes From The C.E.O Of Netflix On AT&T’s Time Warner Acquisition Deal

Hastings welcomes “open competition” and fair treatment. Julia Love reports to Reuters that the chief executive of Netflix, Reed Hastings is in favour of AT&T’s “$85.4 billion” acquisition plan of Time Warner Inc. if the latter being a “popular media streaming company” of Hastings receives fair...

Blame Game Set Off In Australia after IBM Apologizes for Australian e-Census Bungle

While blaming two domestic internet providers for a security lapse during the national census, International Business Machines Corp apologized to Australia on Tuesday for the debacle.   This debacle had come under strict criticism from several quarters and the Australian government had...

WPP Becomes An Investor For ScrollMotion

Supporting the strategic focus, WPP engages with ScrollMotion. WPP makes an investment in ScrollMotion Inc., the former is a media group while the latter is a “software company” in the U.S.   ScrollMotion Inc is based out of New York. It has created a platform which nurtures “interactive...

Monte Paschi to cut staff and close 500 branches

The world's oldest bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the third in terms of assets in Italy, intends to lay off 2.6 thousand employees and close 500 branches before the end of 2019. The organization also aims to sell a portfolio of non-performing loans within the framework of a large-scale...

Iraq Resists Joining Output Cut Resulting in Oil Prices Falling

Even as losses were capped by Iran saying it would encourage other members to join an output freeze, Iraq said it wanted to be exempt from an OPEC deal to cut production. This announcement resulted in the fall of crude oil prices on Monday.   While U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...

Popular Websites, Including Twitter & Spotify, Become Targets Of Cyber-Attack

DDos paralysed many internet sites for quite some time. Last week, on Friday many of the “most popular” internet sites were down for quite some following a “suspected” cyber-attack on them, whereby “disabling web technology provider Dyn” in turn.   Among the affected firms caused by the...

Print ads are going out of fashion

Advertisers are cutting advertising expenses in the print media. This year, the rate may drop to 8.7%, up to $ 52.6 billion. This is a record number since the fall of the crisis of 2008 to 2009. Expenditure on advertising in the print media on the basis of 2016 will decline by 8.7% throughout the...
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