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May 08, 2015 LUXURY

Land Rover supports lion conservation with charity partnership

Land Rover has a longstanding partnership with Born Free British automaker Land Rover is continuing its support of wildlife charity Born Free through its partnership on a new lion enclosure and visitor center in Ensessakotteh, Ethiopia. “The Tree House” has been remodeled to accommodate thousands of students each year, with classroom facilities that allow for interactive learning activities such as writing workshops and role-playing. By focusing on educating the next

May 08, 2015 LUXURY

In deep conversation with watch legend Yves Piaget

Yves Piaget is chairman of Piaget In this new series, Luxury Daily sits down with a company’s founder, chairman or CEO for a deep-dive discussion on that executive’s business and the industry, sharing thoughts on strategy, tactics, trends and issues. We start with an icon – Yves Piaget, the last generation to helm the Piaget watch and jewelry makers, who is a firm believer in craftsmanship and the artisans behind

May 08, 2015 LUXURY

Connect international experience in retail, digital to curious Chinese consumers

Chinese affluence French fashion house Chanel was found to have the highest level of brand awareness in China, with 84 percent of surveyed consumers citing familiarity with the brand, according to a new report by Bomoda. But for the majority of brands from the West, China has been a challenge due to consumer behavior and decision-making processes that differ, leaving marketers to scramble to appropriately communicate and drive sales. The inaugural

May 08, 2015 TRAVEL (MSM)

Eurostar Introduces New Routes to the South of France

May 1 marked the maiden voyage of Eurostar’s new direct trains to Lyon, Avignon, and Marseille from London and Ashford, England. Eurostar’s high-speed service to Paris, inaugurated in 1994, streamlined trips between the two capitals, decreasing an arduous six-hour ground journey—that included multiple slow trains, buses, and ferries—to two hours and fifteen minutes station to station. Although London-Paris flight time is only an hour and fifteen minutes, Eurostar, which runs

May 08, 2015 TRAVEL (MSM)

Philadelphia's Summer of Pop-Ups

This summer, Philadelphia will transform itself into an urban “resort” with a series of pop-up parks and seasonal beer gardens. With the recent launch of the city’s bike-share program, Indego, you can easily hop from one venue to another. Here’s a rundown of some of the city’s coolest spots to escape from the summer heat. Beer Gardens With a Mission Several years ago, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society added beer to the

May 08, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Review: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

Introduction While we wait for Windows 10 Mobile to show up later this year here’s another affordable, decent-looking, unfussy Windows Phone 8.1 model to tide us over. Since Microsoft bought Nokia’s phone division at the end of 2013, we’ve seen quite a few perfectly adequate handsets that aren’t going to burn too big a hole in your pocket or get your pulse racing all that quickly. And so to the