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Regent Seven Sea Cruises helps guests develop culinary skills

Seven Seas Explorer Regent Seven Seas Cruises is giving consumers hands-on cuisine experience with the opening of a new instruction center on its Seven Seas Explorer vessel. The Culinary Arts Kitchen accommodates 18 students, who will each have their own cooking station within a space modeled after French cooking schools. Guests that participate will remember the lessons learned long after they disembark, elongating the memory of their cruise. Sharpened skillset Regent Seven

McLaren gets a jump on New York Auto Show buzz with teaser

McLaren 675LT at Geneva Motor Show The Geneva International Motor Show is still in full swing, but Britain’s McLaren is already looking to create buzz around its next big reveal. During McLaren’s press conference in Geneva March 3, during which it unveiled its new P1 GTR and 675LT, the brand shared a short video teaser of its upcoming Sports Series. The Sports Series will debut at the New York Auto Show in April,

Mandarin Oriental responds to cyber attack

Exterior of Mandarin Oriental, Paris Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is investigating a data breech in its credit processing in which hackers stole consumer card information. According to a statement from the company, it found and eliminated malware from an “isolated” number of hotels in Europe and the United States, but it has not shared specific hotel names because it is still looking into the issue. Leaks in payment security may

Bloomingdale’s highlights designer exclusives with branded “dance craze”

Bloomingdale’s B-Roll Department store chain Bloomingdale’s is getting consumers moving with a specially choreographed dance to celebrate the launch of exclusive collections. The 100 Percent Bloomies “B-Roll” was introduced via a social video and Web tutorial, and consumers are encouraged to learn the dance and share their own video. This video allows Bloomingdale’s to subtly show off its exclusive fashions in a memorable way. Shake your groove thing Last fall,

Thursday, March 5: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — It was a nothing sort of day in the gold market on Wednesday.  The high, such as it was, came shortly after 2 p.m. in Hong Kong trading—and then it was a long, slow slide during the London and New York trading session.  The gold price dipped under the $1,200 spot mark on a couple of occasions, but managed to close above it, but only by

Barneys ramps up digital efforts with new Web site

Promotional image for Barneys Web site redesign Department store chain Barneys New York is investing in its consumers’ online experience with the redesign of three of its Web sites with a mobile-first strategy. The retailer claims to be the first luxury retailer to use responsive design to more fully integrate content and consumer feedback into the ecommerce environment. Barneys looks to be at the forefront of digital within luxury, bringing its in-store