Thanks to everyone who has supported the Live Feed over the last 5 years. Today we are closing, for now… We will be updating subscribers later this year about our new plans. Meanwhile, our consulting work expands, please contact us for more details ....

Watches and jewelry, the heart of the Richemont luxury empire continue to boom. Richemont remains confident, especially in Eastern markets. Sales in Asia-Pacific skyrocketed 21.0% in the year despite negative exchange rates with the euro. In a conference call with reporters, chairman Johann Rupert said that business in China was "exuberant." — (Via Forbes)...

At the end of the Russian revolution, Faberge had fallen on lean times, and the final egg that it produced, in 1917 was made of steel since gems and precious metals were not available. But the new owners of the brand are planning a glittering return to form with the first Faberge egg in 90 years. The [...]...

After 5 years, Agenda Inc.'s Live Feed - in its current form - will cease publication at the end of the month to allow us to focus more directly on our growing consulting business with luxury clients. Later this year we will start publishing regular newsletters aimed at the luxury industry; more strategic, less anecdotal. We are [...]...

Fashion designers are building powerful ancillary brands around interior design; Lacroix, Armani and Versace are among the first to realize the power of expanding their design talents horizontally. There was a time when the two meanings of the word wardrobe – the large piece of furniture and the clothes contained therein – were easily distinguishable: one [...]...