How to Protect Your Company’s Reputation During the Coronavirus Crisis

Companies navigating the global health and economic crisis face new rules of engagement.

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NewsRhodri JonesApril 28, 2020April

New Survey Says American Consumers Under Lockdown Ready To Plan Travel Now

A new survey says travelers are eager to plan vacations and start traveling as soon as Coronavirus restrictions ebb.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 27, 2020April

Luxury Hotels That Are Giving Back to Their Communities

Several members of The Leading Hotels of the World, Relais & Châteaux and others are working to make a difference in their communities.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 27, 2020April

For Would-Be Travelers, This Is the Summer of Wait and See

With the course of the pandemic and business openings uncertain, people don’t know when or where to go.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 27, 2020April

Still Longing To Travel? Now Luxury Hotels Will Come To You

With millions of travelers confined to their homes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, luxury hotels are venturing beyond their property walls to entertain and help those stuck at home.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 27, 2020April

How Luxury Is Reaching Consumers During Lockdown

Jing Daily summarizes how Loewe, Prada, Gucci, Manolo Blahnik and YSL Beauty connect with consumers at home via social marketing campaigns.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 27, 2020April

Luxury Hotel Competitors Join Forces and 17 Other Coronavirus Travel Stories This Week

Hong Kong’s Legacy Luxury Hotel Players Join Forces to Aid in Recovery: What greater motivation is there than protecting one’s legacy?

NewsRhodri JonesApril 27, 2020April

Five New Trends That Will Reshape Luxury After COVID-19

For luxury businesses, accelerating the changes started before COVID-19 is important. But adapting to the new trends the crisis has created also matters to bounce back stronger.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 23, 2020April

Global Economy Will Need $2.3 Trillion Luxury Travel Industry

Luxury consumers likely to be first to start travelling again and offer a huge kick-start to destinations, according to new report.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 23, 2020April

$484B Relief Package Offers Glimmers of Hope for Small Business

The latest coronavirus package approved this week will shore up the paycheck protection program that has eluded many small businesses.

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NewsRhodri JonesApril 23, 2020April

Coronavirus Effect on Sustainable Fashion: ‘We Can’t Keep Feeding a Beast We Know Will Be the End of Us’

Even as designers such as Eileen Fisher, Gabriela Hearst and Mara Hoffman struggle to stay in business, they see opportunity for sustainable fashion in the wake of the pandemic.

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NewsRhodri JonesApril 23, 2020April

Sycamore Partners Tries to Cancel Victoria’s Secret Deal

The private equity firm agreed to buy the lingerie retailer before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

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NewsRhodri JonesApril 23, 2020April

Emerging Markets May Lead the Coronavirus Rebound

That’s what happened the last time oil reached a bottom below $20 per barrel.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 23, 2020April

How Should Luxury Brands Craft “We’re Back” Messages?

As countries in Western Europe begin to loosen restrictions and even New York is seeing its curve flatten, luxury brands are beginning to wonder what is next after the COVID-19 crisis flooded through the world last month.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 23, 2020April

Covid-19 Has Emphasised The Importance Of Brand Transparency

Fashion Revolution’s Fashion Transparency Index is a tool to hold brands to account as the pandemic tests their commitments to environmental and social practices.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 22, 2020April

Planes Grounded By Coronavirus Pandemic Sit Idle At Airports Around The World – In Pictures

As travel restrictions in response to the pandemic savagely cut the number of flights, airlines are scrambling to find places to park their redundant planes.

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NewsRhodri JonesApril 22, 2020April

Coronavirus Shutdowns Came At The Worst Possible Time For Fashion And Luxury Retail

March retail sales fell a record 8.7%, and it seems a virtual certainty that the April numbers will be far worse given that the wide-spread shuttering of “non-essential” brick-and-mortar operations across the United States did not take hold until mid-month.

NewsRhodri JonesApril 22, 2020April

Kering Braces for Tough Year, Despite Chinese Recovery

The group plans "drastic" cost cuts at its brands, as two-thirds of its stores remained closed as of last week.

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NewsRhodri JonesApril 22, 2020April