Just as museums have wised up to the advantages of having an editorial edge, so too have auction houses with their content, catalogues and marketing. In line with that ideology is the addition of Kristina O’Neill to Sotheby’s roster of full-time employees. The former editor in chief of the Wall Street Journal’s luxury lifestyle publication … Read more
José Neves was always astute as a dealmaker — making one fashion connection after another as he built Farfetch up from a Great Recession start-up to a luxury platform. Along the way, Neves, who leads the company as founder, chairman and chief executive officer, cut deals with Compagnie Financière Richemont, Alibaba, Neiman Marcus Group, the … Read more
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday. This week: Christmas … Read more
The Spanish town of Marbella, on the country’s south coast, is popular among overseas buyers. Artur Debat | Moment | Getty Images There are three European countries that are “perennial favorites” for people to buy a vacation home, according to Kate Everett-Allen, a partner at real estate firm Knight Frank. France, Italy and Spain all … Read more
Thirty years ago, an 11-day space shuttle mission involving seven veteran astronauts performed the first servicing mission to correct the Hubble Space Telescope’s blurred vision. The unprecedented flight involved five spacewalks and would not have been possible without the assistance of the shuttle’s robotic Canadarm. The multi-billion dollar Hubble Space Telescope was a crown jewel … Read more
I don’t know about you, but these days I don’t have much of a need for a full-size purse. Maybe it’s with cards very much taking over from cash in a contactless world, or perhaps it’s because my handbags seem to be getting miraculously smaller and smaller. Either way, I’m all about carrying just the essentials whenever … Read more
It’s anchors away for the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton cruise retail business. The luxury giant said it cut a deal to sell a majority stake of Cruise Line Holdings Co. — parent to the Starboard and Onboard Cruise Services businesses — to a group of private investors led by Jim Gissy. The transaction is … Read more
