August 13, 2026 · Eva Winterer The Counter Becomes a Vault: What Japan’s Jewellery Record Actually Measures A 19 percent surge in gems, gold and artwork has handed Japan’s department stores their strongest half-year since 2008. The retail ledger records monetary behaviour, counted in carats at the till. Sales of gems, precious …
August 10, 2026 · Eva Winterer One Country, Two Economies: AI Wealth and the End of an American Illusion In 2026 the American luxury market grew on the strength of its newest fortunes, while the middle that once fed it fell away. New wealth from the artificial intelligence rally now fills the appointment books, …
August 9, 2026 · Eva Winterer Paris, 1987: How the Luxury Pyramid Became an Hourglass Four decades of consolidation, globalisation and expansion built the widest customer base luxury has ever carried. Four years of price rises and middle-class pressure returned it to its 2013 size. The shape that remains behaves …
July 30, 2026 · Eva Winterer Hermès H1 2026: Quality Sets the Quantity Axel Dumas, executive chairman of Hermès and the sixth generation of the founding family to lead the house, told the analysts he would sell more leather if he produced more, and named the criteria of …
Regenerative Luxury, Senses Where Luxury Begins: The Value of Natural Fibre, From the Karoo to Vittorio Veneto
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