A new survey of 451 Glion and Les Roches alumni finds that the hospitality-trained talent luxury houses court still aspires overwhelmingly to hotel groups. Their careers are international and senior, and their employers score well on prestige.
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Modern luxury is increasingly negotiating a difficult balance between exclusivity and relevance. Collaborations like Swatch × Audemars Piguet reveal how brands are adapting to a more participation-driven luxury economy but they also raise uncomfortable questions about how much accessibility luxury can absorb before symbolic prestige begins to weaken.
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China’s handbag market is rebounding unevenly, with growth concentrated in the premium and absolute-luxury segments while aspirational brands face structural pressure. Value polarisation, overseas spending and grey-market expansion are accelerating this divide and redefining competitive advantage.
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After years of caution, China’s luxury market is reawakening. The new playbook adopted by leading brands shows that China’s influence on the world’s top maisons is no longer cyclical – it is systemic, redefining what relevance means in a multipolar luxury world.
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DLG’s Partner & AI Innovation Director Benjamin Dubuc and Founder & CEO David Sadigh examine how proposed trade policies threaten luxury watchmakers with unprecedented US market exposure reaching 25% for leading brands
