Sentences with phrase «own upscale brand»

So while retailer Lord & Taylor lost millions when it traded mainstream labels for upscale brands, companies from Dolce & Gabana to Facebook succeeded by opening their exclusive club to the masses.

In addition to its own products, Fossil manufactures watches for upscale brands such as Michael Kors (kors) and DKNY.

The Cut & Color Room maintains an impressive inventory of beauty products from upscale brands like Bumble and bumble, Alterna and Goldwell, and its stylists regularly recommend items tailored to their clients» needs.

Hilton Garden Inn, one of Hilton's most popular upscale brands, is undergoing a refresh, USA Today reports.

The combined company will have 108 properties and seven upscale brands including ILG's Hyatt, Westin and Sheraton vacation ownership brands, giving it more scale to compete with Hilton Grand Vacations Inc and Bluegreen Vacations Corp.

TricorBraun Design & Innovation's new packaging for First Place Finish's Car Care Kit immediately received positive feedback due to the improved and more upscale brand image of the new kit.

After upscale brands including McCormick & Schmick's settled class action lawsuits for erroneously claiming to serve high - priced Kobe beef, many menus switched to the vaguer «Wagyu.»

«During this period, upscale brands drive category growth led by Mexican Imports (+12.9 %)[2].

For an upscale brand that one might suspect caters only to adult couples and business travelers, it was remarkable how thorough their child - friendly program has been conceived.

English Laundry is an upscale brand of clothing designed by Christopher Wicks which features a uniquely English style and attitude.

It's the time of year when upscale brands package their prestige beauty in collectible keepsakes.

Back in the 1980s, when Acura was just a babe in the woods, Honda's upscale brand sold its cars with the simple tagline «Precision crafted performance.»

DS is the new upscale brand PSA launched in 2009 with the goal of establishing a line above Peugeot and Citroën, image-wise.

Toyota's upscale brand has dominated luxury sales for much of the last decade.

Unlike many other upscale brands focusing their efforts on fast - growing overseas markets such as China and Russia, Acura is focusing primarily on the U.S. as the source of its success.

Acura may have been the first Japanese upscale brand sold in the U.S., but there's no question who the current market leader is in terms of status, reputation and sales volume.

Built on a Nissan GT - R Chassis Its no secret that Infiniti is the upscale brand of Nissan.

The RX model is Lexus» five - passenger luxury SUV, a very successful car for Toyota's upscale brand.

It's not like Acura is the only upscale brand to have its best - selling automobile taking a back seat to an even better selling crossover.

Less upscale brands are also capitalizing on the rising demand, and that has brought the price of those vehicles closer to the luxury - car level.

Although it shares much of its chassis and mechanicals with the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC stamps its own upscale brand on the Sierra, giving it the feel of a work truck for the boss rather than the crew.

Next, we move back into the luxury realm with the Lincoln Continental, a notable full - size sedan that seeks to define this Ford - owned upscale brand.

Dominating the front along with angles and lines galore is a massive «spindle» grille fitting the RX into the family portrait with current siblings in Toyota's upscale brand, and the revision probably helped its popularity.

The cabin of the A4 feels well built, with aesthetically pleasing materials and colors all around, fitting for Volkswagen's upscale brand.

The Bad The Acura's iPod interface is inconsistent with other audio interfaces in the car, and the big controller looks out of place in an upscale brand.

A «shooting brake» is a British term with roots in the horse - and - carriage days that later came to describe two - door station wagons built by upscale brands like Jaguar and Aston Martin.

Like other upscale brands, Buick also makes an effort to reach enthusiasts, but unlike a surprising range of rivals, the Verano does so with an available manual transmission — mated to a 2.0 - liter turbocharged engine that can supply 250 horsepower, 260 lb. - ft.

As with the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, differences between the half - ton Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups are minimal — GMC is supposed to be a more upscale brand, so their trucks get alloy wheels and slightly higher price tags.

Now that we've gotten the obligatory S: S: L handling analysis out of the way, let's turn back to what buyers in the full - size sedan class actually care about: value, reliability and luxury that avoids the pretense of upscale branding.

True it's priced higher, but it's the least - expensive, and most fuel efficient of Toyota's upscale brand and actually pretty unique.

I have owned many of the upscale brands including Mercedes to Lexus.

Francois plans to reestablish the Chrysler brand as an upscale brand, a position somewhat muddied since the K - car era in the 80's, and especially after the Plymouth brand was discontinued.

The upscale brand offers a versatile lineup of vehicles ranging from compact cars to full - sized SUVs designed to offer all of the convenience and efficiency drivers are looking for.

The move to turn Mazda into a profit - first, upscale brand will surely be met with a lot of strong opposition and is a mistake.

With over 550 locations across the globe, this upper upscale brand is easy to find and worth an award stay.

Curio — A Collection by Hilton is another of Hilton's upper upscale brands.

The Langham, Auckland, has rebranded to Cordis, Auckland, making it the first in the Pacific region for this new upper upscale brand by Langham Hospitality Group.

With 120 locations across the globe and 50 more in the pipeline, the upscale brand is designed for business and leisure travelers seeking first - rate amenities, superior accommodations and exceptional service.

This is an upper upscale brand that has 570 properties across the world.

Pullman, Accor's upscale brand, has announced the opening of the Pullman Shanghai South, its second property in the city of Shanghai and its fifteenth in China.

«Ascend's success indicates we're giving our members exactly what they want — the ability to operate independently but with the backing of one of the world's largest hospitality franchisors,» said Michael Murphy, senior vice president of upscale brands at Choice Hotels International.

«Ascend Hotel Collection is on a roll, with recent debuts and expansions in major urban markets,» says Michael Murphy, senior vice president of upscale brands at Choice Hotels.

With over 40 Radisson hotels under development throughout Asia Pacific, Radisson is the number one, fastest growing upscale brand in the region,» added Kachru.

«Avista Hideaway is the ideal new choice for very exclusive tropical dream weddings, special occasions, upscale brand launches, honeymoons and other upscale events.

The full service, upscale brand offers two - room suites, free made - to - order breakfast and a nightly two - hour reception with complimentary drinks and snacks.

Hilton Garden Inn, like DoubleTree by Hilton, is an upscale brand in the Hilton collection.

Choice Hotels International also has one of the largest hotel networks in the world, including budget hotel favorites Comfort Inn, Quality Inn and Sleep Inn to upscale brands Ascend and Cambria.

Choice has also made a lot of changes to the program in an effort to catch up with the programs of the more upscale brands, so if you haven't checked them out in a while, read on for their innovations!

LeMeridien Hotels is one of the upscale brands in the Starwood portfolio, very similar to the Westin brand.

Unfortunately, all of them are luxury or upscale brands with price tags to match, so it's great to see that Best Western is bringing this design trend to the mid-scale market.