From: Retail, Luxury & Consumer Club
Date: April 4, 2011
Subject: BCG Luxury Paper


Dear R&LG Members,

BCG have been kind enough to forward the attached file - their December 2010 paper on the global luxury sector.

Also, don't forget!  Tomorrow is our event with Tom's Director of Giving, and on the 12th of April, we'll be hosting Maria Giron, author of "Inside Luxury" and Guy Salter, Deputy Chairman of Walpole, to discuss current trends in the luxury market.  You can sign up for both events below.

Enjoy!


Attachments:
  • BCG Luxury Paper - December 2010.pdf
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    EVENT

    TOMS, Director of Giving

    Tuesday, April 5, 2011
    11:15am - 12:30pm
    LT6 followed by a reception in S1 Lounge, 26 Sussex Place, Marylebone, London, NW1 4SA, United Kingdom
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    We are delighted to host TOMS Shoes Director of Givings Jessica Shortall. who will come to LBS to speak about the mission of TOMS Shoes and to celebrate ‘One Day Without Shoes.’ TOMS Shoes, a company founded in 2006 has pioneered the One for One movement. With every pair of shoes a customer purchases, TOMS gives a pair of new shoes to a child in need: One for One.

    Before joining TOMS in 2009, Jessica's career has spanned the spectrum of social entrepreneurship, from co-founding and franchising a non-profit organization in the U.S. (www.campuskitchens.org) to providing business consulting to social enterprises and NGOs worldwide. Her work has taken her to locations as diverse as Romania, Ethiopia, Nepal, the US, the UK, and Thailand. Jessica received her MBA with honors from Oxford’s Saïd Business School, as one of five Skoll Scholars in Social Entrepreneurship. In 2000-2001, Jessica served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Uzbekistan.

    The day of the event, 5 April is TOMS global celebration ‘One Day Without Shoes’ when TOMS Shoes ask people to take their shoes off and do what they usually do in order to realise how we take shoes for granted. We encourage you to attend the event shoeless! The presentation will be followed by a reception in the S1 lounge.

    SAVE THE DATE:
    Date: Tuesday, 05/04/11
    Time: 11:15-12:30pm
    Location: LT6 followed by a reception in S1 Lounge
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    EVENT

    Understanding the Luxury Sector: Recent Performance and Sources of Growth

    Tuesday, April 12, 2011
    7:00pm - 10:00pm
    London Business School, The Sainsbury Building, Lecture Theatre 10, 26 Sussex Place, Marylebone, London, NW1 4SA, United Kingdom
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    The London Business School Retail & Luxury Goods Club is pleased to present
    "Understanding the Luxury Sector: Recent Performance and Sources of Growth", featuring

    Maria Eugenia Giron, author of "Inside Luxury", faculty member of IE Business School, Board Member of IE University, former CEO of Carrera y Carrera, and former Loewe executive, and
    Guy Salter, Deputy Chairman of Walpole, and former chief executive of Asprey, Garrard, Laurent-Perrier, and Tanner Krolle.

    Topics covered will include the development of the luxury sector, and what trends from its past will shape its future; the drivers behind 2010´s exceptional growth; changes in consumer values and technology shaping the luxury sector of tomorrow; and the development of the UK luxury sector, with a focus on domestic brands.

    Reception to follow.
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