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Dear Retail & Luxury Goods lover,

Here comes your Newsletter!
In this edition you’ll find upcoming events (how exciting!), news (of course!) and jobs postings (that’s great!).

As always, a lot is happening in our R&LG world!

1. UPCOMING EVENTS

Jaguar - Land Rover (4^th of November): An evening with Paul Butterworth, brand manager of Jaguar.
Vertu (15^th of November): An evening with Mark Izzatt, Head of Experience, enrichment and e-commerce at Vertu.
BCG (23^rd of November): An evening with Jean-Marc Bellaiche, Senior Partner at BCG in Paris and specialized on the luxury industry.
LVMH Rendez-vous (7th of December): A day at LVMH House to learn everything on brand DNA. More details to come soon!

Further events details and sign up on campus group

2. NEWS

Emerging markets

TAG Heuer plans to double stores in India as Luxury Demands increases
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-29/tag-heuer-plans-to-double-watch-stores-in-india-as-luxury-demand-increases.html

Is the Asian consumer really the king now?
<http://red-luxury.com/2010/09/16/is-the-asian-consumer-really-the-king-now/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+RedLuxury+%28Red+Luxury%29>

Hermès début with Chinese brand ShanghXia
<http://red-luxury.com/2010/09/17/hermes-debuts-its-first-chinese-brand-shang-xia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+RedLuxury+%28Red+Luxury%29>

Asian influence @ Louis Vuitton
<http://red-luxury.com/2010/10/07/asian-influence-at-louis-vuitton/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+RedLuxury+%28Red+Luxury%29>

Italian luxury firms to invest 150 million in India over 5 years
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201010070705dowjonesdjonline000353&title=italian-luxury-firms-to-invest-eur150-million-in-india-over-5-years-trade-body

Prada considers listing in Hong Kong
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/210e1e60-d113-11df-8422-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss
http://blogs.reuters.com/columns/2010/10/06/prada-and-china-could-make-for-an-odd-ensemble/

Hong Kong lures prada
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703794104575546132975114168.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Diamonds capture China’s fancy
http://red-luxury.com/2010/10/12/diamonds-capture-chinas-fancy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+RedLuxury+(Red+Luxury)

Retail

H&M forced to slow down expansion plan
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c078452-cba7-11df-a4f5-00144feab49a.html

H&M, Zara fast fashion pressures luxury labels to speed up
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-30/h-m-zara-fast-fashion-pressures-luxury-labels-to-speed-up.html

H&M opens Champs-Elysées flagship
http://www.drapersonline.com/news/young-fashion/hm-opens-champs-elyses-flagship/5017930.article

US Luxury stores outperform rest of retail sector
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/70a6ebe4-d23c-11df-8fbe-00144feabdc0.html

Retail sector poised for more investor activism, PE interest
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101011-709216.html

Luxury and online media

Louis Vuitton ramps up social media mobile engagement
http://www.luxurydaily.com/louis-vuitton-ramps-up-social-media-mobile-engagement/

Louis Vuitton, cyber fashion seeker
http://www.brandchannel.com/features_webwatch.asp

Why a mobile strategy for retailers matters more than ever?
http://www.luxurydaily.com/why-a-mobile-strategy-for-retailers-matters-more-than-ever/

Second annual digital IQ index on luxury brands released
http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/10/fashion-2-0-second-annual-digital-iq-index-of-luxury-brands-released.html#more-16126

Luxury brands must push e-commerce harder this holiday season
http://www.luxurydaily.com/luxury-brands-must-push-online-sales-this-holiday-season/

Fashion & leather goods

Paris fashion week faces a dilemma
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/29/paris-fashion-week-dilemma

Is runaway show really necessary?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/fashion/30iht-rshow.html?_r=3&src=tptw

Vuitton lifts classic prices up to 9%
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE68T1WQ20100930

Lunch with the FT: Phoebe Philo
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6fc0b760-d263-11df-9e88-00144feabdc0.html

The top 10 on the runways
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536123276223964.html

Imran Amed's: Spring/ Summer 2011 the season that was
<http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/10/springsummer-2011-the-season-that-was.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+BusinessOfFashion+%28The+Business+of+Fashion%29>

Luxury stores caught out by surge in demand
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fbd5fb0c-cd81-11df-9c82-00144feab49a.html

Burberry misses out on London rally as takeover talks cool
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fbaf10a-d047-11df-afe1-00144feabdc0.html

Mulberry rises 17% as consumers snaps its luxury handbags
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2010/oct/07/mulberry-handbag-sales

Hugo Boss CEO sees luxury markets strong into 2012
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE6962CJ20101007

Watches & Accessories

TAG Heuer wraps up 150th anniversary celebration
http://www.jckonline.com/2010/09/30/tag-heuer-wraps-up-150th-anniversary-celebration

Luxottica adds Coach to eyewear brand
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703843804575534022098830544.html

3. JOBS

Diageo: account development manager
Anheuser Bush Inbev - MBA programme
Jaguar Land Rover: several offers

Check this out for jobs in the luxury industry: http://joblux.co.uk/