Sentences with phrase «as high luxury»

The Hyundai Genesis and Equus sedans are touted as high luxury on a low budget, but that isn't stopping those with mounds of disposable incoming from buying them.

Not exact matches

It was a brash move for an exploration and production firm to tack on a high - end jewel retail arm, but it made perfect sense to the pragmatic Gannicott, who liked the efficiencies of operating in what he described then as «the two bookends of the diamond pipeline: mining and retail,» and who also saw the brand's prestige as having great potential in such emerging luxury markets as China.

Luis wants Coach to become the first U.S. luxury accessories conglomerate, a smaller, stateside version of an LVMH or Kering or Richemont, whose portfolio will include shoes and high - end apparel as well as leather goods.

He positioned it as a marketplace for higher - quality clothing, food, and electronics, with a focus on luxury brands.

Over the past 18 months, J.Crew has worked hard to position itself as a luxury brand that provides high - quality basics to the likes of celebrities and high - profile leaders like Michelle Obama.

Luxury living among the high - rise set is going to the dogs as builders are finding a huge demand for innovative spaces for animal lovers.

As summer vacation season shifts into high gear, CNBC took a look at some of the higher - end perks offered to luxury travelers by airlines.

In September, after a lengthy investigation by staffers at the Senate Judiciary Committee, chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R - Iowa) blasted the service for using forfeiture funds to pay for perks and luxury items such as «high - end granite countertops and expensive custom artwork,» much of it installed, appropriately enough, at a new Asset Forfeiture Academy in Houston.

The motivation behind buying a luxury or high performance car is strongly driven by factors such as design, hand - crafted interiors, personalisation and performance.

April 6 (Reuters)- French luxury group Kering said on Friday it had taken steps to sell skatewear label Volcom, its last remaining non luxury brand, as it focuses on its high - margin, high - end labels.

One thing hasn't changed as Tesla Inc. has crept from high - priced luxury - car maker toward mass - market manufacturer: Elon Musk's heavy reliance on media buzz to bring attention to his electric cars.

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It's a luxury request that My Stewards will happily accommodate, but Christina Sutherland notes that she has her eye on the middle rung of Toronto's concierge market, catering to those who are looking for higher - end, personal services — as opposed to one - off hires from Kijiji — but at a more «affordable» rate.

CNBC's Hadley Gamble takes a tour through Abu Dhabi's luxury goods market as high end brands open stores in the emirate.

That could be bad news for luxury goods, which have been a bright spot, as high - income consumers tend to spend less in a down market, and may more guarded about their spending in this climate.

As a result, over the past decade global luxury brands started expanding into the capitals of oil - rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectationAs a result, over the past decade global luxury brands started expanding into the capitals of oil - rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectationas Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectations.

Beijing has been pushing for greater domestic spending, cracking down on shopping agents known as «daigou» bringing products into China from overseas, and cutting high tax rates on imported luxury goods sold in the country.

Look for luxury home sales to suffer a mild slump as homebuyers look for more affordable options because of higher rates.

But while the Post describes the jail as «notorious,» the BBC has reported in the past that high - ranking officials enjoy a number of perks at the luxury prison, including TVs and being able to wear their own clothes.

In order to solve the problem, Burberry put all their weight behind aggressively rebranding themselves as a high - end luxury clothing brand, even courting such noteworthy celebrities as Emma Watson for advertising campaigns.

Luxury car makers such as Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Bentley, and even Lamborghini have all made high performance SUVs.

Retailers realized that they could market the brand as a luxury line, and when initial orders quickly sold out, the jackets began a fixture at high - end retailers across Canada and the United States, such as Barney's, Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Perhaps the most controversial initiative so far is a supreme court blacklist of 170,000 defaulters who are barred from buying high - speed train or airplane tickets or staying at luxury hotels as a means to pressure them to repay their debt.

For example, the form shows Mr. Kushner is retaining a stake in a limited liability corporation that owns a Trump - branded luxury rental high - rise building in Jersey City worth as much as $ 5 million.

Once aimed at a small elite with their blingy designs, luxury smartphones are being toned down as manufacturers look to broaden the appeal of their high - end devices.

Fellow luxury carmaker McLaren, known for high performance cars such as the new 720S model that debuted in China on Wednesday, is planning to expand its range of electric products over the long - term.

Sales of high - end and luxury consumer products, such as our performance electric vehicles, depend in part on discretionary consumer spending and are even more exposed to adverse changes in general economic conditions.

Cost remains a largely prohibitive factor, with high - tech meat alternatives priced as luxury goods.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Chinese homebuyers have been credited as an influential segment of purchasers within the Canadian luxury real estate market; however, Juwai.com data dispels the notion that their interest is limited to the high - end segment.

In an attempt to create exclusivity and capture a high - end, luxury audience, Apple has even released an 18 - karat gold version known as the Edition which starts at $ 10,000.

The exclusivity of these cards can mean access to a variety of perks, luxuries and special events, as well as a higher credit limit.

Tiah admits as many as ten per cent of the 217 luxury condos were purchased by international high rollers — even with B.C.'s pesky fifteen per cent tax on foreign buyers.

At the same time that a glut in apartment / condo buildings is appearing everywhere, the luxury high - end market is falling apart as well, the latter of which was also a leading feature of the demise of the big housing bubble.

As a key executive of the construction team, he helped drive completion of numerous projects, including: 170 East End Avenue (20 - story high - end residential condo tower), Chartwell House (35 - story luxury condo tower), and The Westport (19 - story apartment complex).

Since leaving the bank following CEO Tidjane Thiam's restructuring, Thomas - Graham has started luxury blog «Dandelion Chandelier,» drawing on her experience as a high - powered New York fashion and media executive.

On one end of the spectrum, high - end properties» on - going struggle with supply glut was not an isolated event as luxury homes in New York, Boston, Houston, Aspen, and parts of California came under pressure, and a few common catalysts were noted by sector participants:

The tightening comes as several high - profile luxury condo projects are still hunting for construction financing.

But as trips to Milan and Paris grow steadily more expensive in ruble terms, and imported luxury - goods prices back in Russia are revised higher to reflect the weaker currency, the recent surge in shopping will probably soon fizzle out.

Treasury shares finished at $ 10.53, down slightly on Friday, after a big share price surge of 11 per cent on a buoyant set of results announced on August 18 as investors crunched their numbers on the $ 800 million inventory of luxury wines that will be steadily rolled out for sale over the next few years in the $ 20 a bottle and higher price point.

Treasury has also singled out several commercial brands in its troubled United States operations as «non-priority» but won't divulge which ones they are, as it attempts to move higher up the value chain and divert more investment into the luxury end of the market.

Younger Affluents with Higher Incomes More Willing to Pay for Fine Wines: As a consumer's income bracket increases, the likelihood of drinking wine once per week also rises, according to a new survey by the Luxury Institute...

To market the gin as a high - end, 100 % handcrafted luxury brand, Martin Jensen developed a bottle design that would express «the same feeling to the consumer, as the product was about to give».

The following discussions define premium as the highest quality options within commoditised goods whereas luxury refers to products that hold a particular status due to their rarity and / or association with social class.

«As a global, premium and luxury wine producer, we are dedicated to making the highest quality wines and sharing the quality story with consumers.

Exports to China slipped by 7.6 per cent to $ 223 million as a combination of austerity measures imposed by the Chinese government to limit spending by government officials and organisations on luxury products, and a higher dollar, hit sales.

Wines sold between $ 12 and $ 25 will grow in demand as will high - end luxury wines with an established brand.

«Icelandic Glacial will not be positioned as a luxury good, but rather, a premium, high - quality water for the masses similar to other premium water brands who already have a presence in China.

The wealthy French Louisianian of ante-bellum days, sought Paris as the great source from which radiated the realization of all his dreams of higher civilization and luxury.

Higher - end luxury cruises such as Azamara Club Cruises are usually geared towards adults.