Archive for September, 2010

Profile: Raphael le Masne de Chermont

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Shanghai Tang’s chief executive shares his wisdom on the Financial Times, delivering some interesting messages to the young entrepreneurs or school students. We read that Richemont put him in charge of one of its smaller investment, the Hong Kong-based Shanghai Tang. He progressively became the “mandarin de luxe” by transforming his key ideas into action, [...]

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Hermès launches Shang Xia

Friday, September 17th, 2010

This fall our favourite “orange” brand plans to launch a new brand especially for the lucrative Chinese market, which will be called Shang Xia. Shang Xia translates roughly as ‘topsy-turvy’ or ‘upside down’ and it’s the first time in Hermès’ history that they have launched a luxury brand from grassroots level. It’s an interesting move [...]

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