Noticias
BSC Associates asegura la entrada de Loro Piana en Paseo de Gracia
LVMH suma y sigue en el eje del lujo de Barcelona. Tras aterrizar el año pasado con Céline y Kenzo y mientras ultima el desembarco de Fendi, el grupo pone ahora la pica en Flandes con Loro Piana. La compañía italiana relevará a Intropia en Paseo de Gracia, en lo que supondrá su desembarco en […]
GENERAL
BSC Associates advised BMO REP to complete two Barcelona retail lettings
BMO Real Estate Partners (BMO REP) has agreed a lease with Parisian fashion designer Isabel Marant at Paseo de Grácia 32, in Barcelona, for a total annual rent of €2m. Isabel Marant has taken 5,145 sq ft across the ground floor and basement of the 12,486 sq ft on a 12 year lease, with a break […]
ART & CULTURE
Online Sales? Maybe One Day, Says Chanel
France’s Chanel has no immediate plans for online sales of its coveted outfits or handbags, a senior executive said on Friday, making it one of the fashion world’s last hold-outs as rivals experiment with websites to win over new clients. The label, known for its tweed suits and $4,300-plus quilted leather bags, already sells perfumes […]
ART & CULTURE
A New Era of Retail Is Coming
On October 25 of this year — on an otherwise quiet day in retail news — Nike chief executive Mark Parker fired a reverberating shot across the bow of the entire retail industry. He announced that out of Nike’s global universe of more than 30,000 retail partners the brand would, going forward, focus its time, attention and […]
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Amazon Workers on Black Friday Strike
Workers at Amazon’s main distribution hub in Italy are planning their first ever strike for Friday, trade unions said, while they are also striking at six warehouses in Germany, threatening to disrupt one of the year’s busiest shopping days. Like the rest of Europe, Italians in recent years have embraced the US tradition of Black […]
ART & CULTURE
Why LVMH May Become a Bigger Beauty Player
The world of mass broadcast media has supported the rise of big brands that, almost by definition, had wide appeal. In contrast, today’s digital media reality favours niche brands that speak the language of specific consumer segments. Furthermore, with much digital media bought and sold through blind auctions, the raw procurement advantage enjoyed by big […]
ART & CULTURE
Gucci and Bocconi University to Launch Gucci Research Lab
Bocconi University, one of Italy’s most prestigious schools, is partnering with Gucci to establish the Gucci Research Lab. The three-year research project will explore how factors like a start-up mentality, employee empowerment and risk-taking can lead to performance and growth for companies in the luxury industry. A team of four professors will undertake dedicated research on topics such […]
