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2 Jun

Puig Becomes Global Partner of the thirty seventh America’s

Puig Becomes Global Partner of the thirty seventh America’s
TEAM PLAYER: Puig will set sail once more, becoming the worldwide partner of the thirty seventh America’s Cup and the official naming partner of the inaugural Women’s America’s Cup, in Barcelona. “This groundbreaking initiative goals to offer female sailors with a platform to showcase their skills and talent within the high-performance foiling AC40s and to offer a skills pathway to the America’s Cup itself,” the Spanish beauty and fashion company said in a press release. “By supporting the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup, Puig demonstrates its dedication to promoting inclusivity, gender equality and variety inside the sport of sailing,” it continued. “Puig’s collaboration with the America’s Cup holds special significance, reflecting its local identity as a Barcelona-based company, a wealthy maritime sporting...
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8 Apr

Latin America’s Luxury Sales Drop After Two-year Boom 

Latin America’s Luxury Sales Drop After Two-year Boom 
Latin America’s luxury market is predicted to say no this 12 months as soaring inflation and sluggish economic growth hit sales of high-end products, analysts said.  “We'll grow 8 percent this 12 months, which is lower than the 12 percent in 2022 and 20 percent in 2021,” said Abelardo Marcondes, founding father of local consultancy Luxury Lab, adding that this 12 months’s gains will clock in sharply above gross domestic product (GDP). “We've an inflation crisis within the region and within the U.S.  but we'll still manage to grow above the economy.”  This is basically resulting from Mexico’s buoyant sales, Marcondes added, which is able to sharply outpace the remaining of the region’s, gaining 10 percent as a powerful tourism industry and...
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23 Jan

Latest Executive Changes at Shiseido Americas – WWD

Latest Executive Changes at Shiseido Americas – WWD
Shiseido Americas has appointed Agnes Landau chief marketing officer. The name will likely be familiar to a lot of those within the beauty industry as she held several senior leadership positions on the Estée Lauder Cos., including a 16-year stint at Clinique. Within the newly created role, Landau will lead marketing and merchandising for the Shiseido brand, Clé de Peau Beauté, Nars, Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez, Hermès Fragrances and Tory Burch Beauty. In addition to marketing responsibilities, Landau will likely be chargeable for making a diversity, equity and inclusion strategic roadmap for all Shiseido Americas’ U.S. businesses. The corporate also revealed the creation of a recent chief industrial officer role for the U.S. market, appointing Louanne McGrory, formerly president of Shiseido Canada, to that...
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23 Nov

America’s Richest Black Man Robert F. Smith, Stackwell, and

America’s Richest Black Man Robert F. Smith, Stackwell, and
The common college student spends about $2,270 per 30 days on living expenses. Unfortunately, between the demand of coursework, extracurriculars and social activity, there’s little time left for a lot of young adults to carve out working time. Student Freedom Initiative (SFI), Stackwell, and Prudential Financial have partnered to fill that income gap. In a news release, the launch of the Student Investment Program (SIP), a multi-year strategic partnership granting $500,000 in funding for HBCU students, was announced. This system will give $1,000 grants to every participating student’s investment account on the Stackwell platform and offer access to investing educational resources. “This program uniquely provides the tools, capital, education and community support crucial to equip the following generation to take...
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