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Hermès: Corporate Savoir Vivre
Horse & Hound magazine recently rated the Hermès Cavale among its top ten saddles in the world – and at almost £5,000 – if you’re looking for sturdy luxury, you would expect to pay nothing less. This particular saddle, hand-crafted
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Billionaires’ Toys: There Is No Point other than Bigger is Better
Turn the clock back a few centuries, and all a man had to do to show off his wealth was to build a massive castle and throw the odd pageant or two on its ground to entertain visiting royalty. Sadly,
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Ray-Ban: Wearable Icon
October 20 1944, on the Philippine island of Leyte, Gaetano Faillace, personal photographer to General Douglas MacArthur, waded ashore at Dagupan just ahead of the general’s entourage. The beach had not been entirely secured and there was still sniper and
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Godiva Chocolatier: What’s in a Name?
While love-struck Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet proclaimed that a name is just a name, nothing so straight forward applies in business. Especially in the fast moving consumer goods sector the company name, brand, image, and logo all play
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PwC: Africa’s Hospitality Sector Poised for Growth
Africa’s hospitality industry is set to meet the rising demand from international tourists, local business travellers, and the continent’s own growing middle class. The sector has seen substantial growth with many international brands descending around commercial and retail centres, growing
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Alisher Usmanov: A Likeable Oligarch
Billionaire Alisher Usmanov is a Russian oligarch with a twist. Mostly known for his thirty percent stake in Arsenal FC, Mr Usmanov is also famous for the in-your-face style with which he habitually displays his vast personal wealth. Flying about
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Ahmed Emad Eldin: Resonating with Pink Floyd
He wants to be a doctor and has just started his freshman year at med school, but a different path may be mapped out for 18-year-old Ahmed Emad Eldin. The Egyptian youngster shot to world fame after being asked to
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Book Review: Plus ça Change, Plus c’est la même Chose
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi Klein Naomi Klein has seen the future and it does not look good. Right at the beginning of her new book – This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate – Mrs
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Luxury Living: Music Delivered the Old-Fashioned Way
The news of its death was greatly exaggerated. Sales of vinyl records are spinning through the roof. According to Nielsen – an American company that monitors global media usage – sales of records are on track to exceed six million
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Evangelos Marinakis: A Councilman of Note
Though the past made him a rich man, Evangelos Marinakis now wants to break with it. Elected councilman in Piraeus, Mr Marinakis aims to introduce new models for the management and development of the port city: “This is something people
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