RETAILER PROFILE - TOURNEAU - Ira Melnitsky
August 2014
Tourneau is one of the world’s biggest retailers, with 33 stores scattered throughout the US. During BaselWorld, we had the opportunity to sit down with (…)
SERVICE, PLEASE! - Service experiences WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD at the retail level - part 2
August 2014
We continue our survey of the best and worst of customer services as experienced by the customer-facing retailers with the second part of the article that (…)
LAKIN@LARGE - QUELLE SURPRISE:
A FREEBIE!
August 2014
I’ve known my friend Irv since the 1960s when we both worked in a beleaguered and much maligned investment company that was murdered in the early 1970s. We (…)
New Moscow and New York Boutiques for A. Lange & Söhne
August 2014
Moscow and New York are the locales for A. Lange & Söhne’s next boutique inaugurations. For Lange CEO Wilhelm Schmid, the imminent openings reflect the (…)
Swatch Group - Half-Year Report 2014
July 2014
Swatch Group generated gross sales of CHF 4 535 million at constant exchange rates in the first half year of 2014 and thereby grew by a further 8.5%. The (…)
ROLEX - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
June 2014
In Italy and elsewhere it is common to see advertisements proclaiming: “We buy gold, silver, Rolex.” A Rolex is more than just a watch. Over and above its (…)
WATCHMAKING 2014 / BASELWORLD - EVERYTHING AND ITS OPPOSITE
June 2014
Baselworld: mile upon mile of aisles, lined with hundreds and hundreds of booths looking every inch like places of worship, each dedicated to its own (…)
The Kaleidoscopic World of JEWELLERY WATCHES
June 2014
I have always been a sucker for colour. I’m not talking about the shocking pinks, reds and mauves that the trendy young females of the species use to dye (…)
Getting a Handle on FASHION WATCHES
June 2014
If you thought dealing with the tremendous number of watches introduced at Baselworld this year was challenging, consider what the watch industry’s fashion (…)
THE SPORTS WATCH SEGMENT continues to be popular
June 2014
The sports watch is moving in three distinct directions: Sports Style. General Sports. Sports-Specific/Professional. These three very diverse groups (…)
WATCH BRANDS & FOOTBALL - The BEAUTIFUL GAME comes to BASELWORLD
June 2014
Football is unquestionably the world’s most popular sport, watched and played by millions in nearly every country in the world and, according to Bill (…)
WORLDWATCHWEB™ - SOCIAL MEDIA - From Education to Sales Generation, Watch Brands’ Digital Presence Peaks at Baselworld 2014
June 2014
Social Media has altered the way brands are communicating with their customers, rapidly becoming a tool of choice to reach out and interact with them (…)