September 2009 Archives

Burberry launches social networking site

Luxury Goods | Luxury Marketing

Burberry has launched its own social networking site called Art of the Trench.

continue reading Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 |

Omega renews Olympics sponsorship

Luxury Watches | Luxury Sponsorship

Omega, part of The Swatch Group, has renewed its contract as the official timekeeper to the International Olympic Committee.

continue reading Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 |

Indonesia raises luxury goods tax

Indonesia’s parliament has increased the tax rate on luxury goods from a previous maximum of 75% to a new maximum of 200%. The minimum rate remains at 10% of the selling price.

continue reading Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 |

BA starts advertising on its site

Travel & Experience

British Airways has opened it’s website to other brands to earn revenue from its enormous customer base and visitor traffic.

continue reading Posted on Mon, 7 Sep 2009 |

Burberry opens Perth Store

Luxury Goods

Burberry opens their new store in Perth today, in the prestigious Wesley Quarter complex on Hay Street.

continue reading Posted on Thu, 3 Sep 2009 |

Tiffany drops 31%

Watches & Jewellery

Net earnings at Tiffany fell by 31.4 per cent to $56.7m in the second quarter, compared with $82.6m over the same period a year ago.

continue reading Posted on Wed, 2 Sep 2009 |

Louis Vuitton wins important counterfeiting case

Luxury Goods

LVMH-owned Louis Vuitton Malletier has been awarded US$32.4 million in damages following a lawsuit filed in 2007 against the web host of sites that sold Louis Vuitton counterfeit merchandise.

continue reading Posted on Wed, 2 Sep 2009 |