Luxury

Sotheby’s Sells $7.3B in Art in 2021 Thanks Partly to First-Time Bidders

Sotheby’s Sells $7.3B in Art in 2021 Thanks Partly to First-Time Bidders
Sotheby’s Sells $7.3B in Art in 2021 Thanks Partly to First-Time Bidders
December 15, 2021  |  Earnings

Sotheby’s has sold $7.3 billion in art sales this year, a new high for the 277-year-old company, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Dec....

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Luxury Reseller Rebag Bags $33M in Series E
Luxury Reseller Rebag Bags $33M in Series E
December 15, 2021  |  Investments

The online luxury goods reseller Rebag says it has raised $33 million through a Series E round, bringing the firm’s total funding to $101 million....

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Chanel Hires Leena Nair as Youngest, First Female CEO
Chanel Hires Leena Nair as Youngest, First Female CEO
December 15, 2021  |  Retail

Chanel has appointed Leena Nair as global chief executive officer, grabbing the company’s youngest and first female CEO after her 30-year tenure at consumer goods...

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IP-Stealing Artist Gets Burned by His Own Game as Cyber-Sleuths Pirate ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs
IP-Stealing Artist Gets Burned by His Own Game as Cyber-Sleuths Pirate ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs
December 13, 2021  |  NFTs

Two wrongs don’t make a right, as the old adage goes — but in some cases, the latter retaliatory act does provide a sense of...

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Luxury Resale Is Booming, But Some Luxury Brands Fear Cannibalization
Luxury Resale Is Booming, But Some Luxury Brands Fear Cannibalization
December 09, 2021  |  Retail

Any college-level Business 101 course makes at least a cursory mention of cannibalization, in which companies can inflict unintentional harm as new products edge out...

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Farfetch Acquires Luxury Reseller Luxclusif
Farfetch Acquires Luxury Reseller Luxclusif
December 09, 2021  |  Retail

Luxury retail platform Farfetch has acquired resale platform Luxclusif for an undisclosed sum, Farfetch announced Thursday (Dec. 9). The deal gives Farfetch control of Luxclusif’s...

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Omicron Variant Threatens Recovery, Twitter’s Social Commerce Opportunity, Luxury Meets Resale
Omicron Variant Threatens Recovery, Twitter’s Social Commerce Opportunity, Luxury Meets Resale
December 01, 2021  |  Today In Data

Luxury brands are getting more involved with the resale market. Plus, the omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic could put another crimp in the economic...

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Today in Retail: Luxury Brands Embrace Resale; Cyber Monday Sales Fall for First Time in a Decade
Today in Retail: Luxury Brands Embrace Resale; Cyber Monday Sales Fall for First Time in...
November 30, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, luxury brands are actively curating their own selections of secondhand items to attract their niche of customers, while the new...

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