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LVMH, Hilton, Faberge and retail real estate – News briefs

November 26, 2012

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Today in luxury marketing:

LVMH group pledges Sandy relief
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s contributions to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts are twofold — touching both those employees within its brand portfolio impacted by Sandy and facing hardships as a result, as well as the region’s greater efforts, WWD reports.
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Hilton brand unveils app for pre-stay service
Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s newer luxury brand, has launched an application for smartphones and iPads that lets its well-heeled customers order room service, book a spa day or set a wakeup call before they step foot in the hotel, according to CBS.
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Gemfields buys Faberge to create gem champion
Gemfields is to buy luxury jeweler Faberge from one of the colored gem miner’s own shareholders in a deal valuing the maker of lavish Easter eggs for Russia’s last tsar at $142 million, per Reuters.
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Fifth Avenue’s eye-popping rents
The costs of retail real estate and store rents are reaching record levels along New York’s swanky strip in a sign of how the high-end market is managing to float above the malaise of the broader economy, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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