Luxury Daily, February 14, 2012 – American Express: Luxury ecommerce up 25pc in 2011

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font-size:13px;" href="#article6" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Luxury Daily's Luxury Marketing Outlook 2012">Luxury Daily's Luxury Marketing Outlook 2012</a></li> <li><a style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px;" href="#article7" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to LVMH, Burberry, Christian Siriano and Moncler - News briefs">LVMH, Burberry, Christian Siriano and Moncler - News briefs</a></li> <li><a style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px;" href="#article8" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Going mobile: Tips to turn an ad into a sale">Going mobile: Tips to turn an ad into a sale</a></li> </ul> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#F3F3F3"> <tr> <td><img src="https://www.mobilemarketer.com/img/newsletter/spacer.gif" width="1" height="3" alt=""></td> </tr> </table><br />   <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><a name="article1"></a> <p> <a style="font-size:13px; color:#FF0000; font-weight:normal;" href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/category/news/research/"> Research </a> <br> <a style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:21px"href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/flash-sales-increased-consumers-appetite-for-luxury-goods-american-express-business-insights/">American Express: Luxury ecommerce up 25pc in 2011</a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top> <div id=authorindex> <p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; padding:13px 0;"> By <a href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/author/kayla-hutzler/" title="Posts by Kayla Hutzler" rel="author">Kayla Hutzler</a> </p> </div> </td> <td valign="top"> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top> <a href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/flash-sales-increased-consumers-appetite-for-luxury-goods-american-express-business-insights/"><img border="0" src="https://www.luxurydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/asprey-185.jpg" /></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Even in the face of an unstable economy, consumers are increasingly shopping for full-priced luxury online rather than flash sale items, according to new research from American Express Business Insights. <p> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#333333'> <a href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/flash-sales-increased-consumers-appetite-for-luxury-goods-american-express-business-insights/">Entire article</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><a name="article1"></a> <p> <a style="font-size:13px; color:#FF0000; font-weight:normal;" href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/category/news/multichannel/"> Multichannel </a> <br> <a style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:21px"href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/what-luxury-brands-can-do-to-prepare-for-the-academy-awards/">What luxury brands can do to prepare for the Academy Awards</a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top> <div id=authorindex> <p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; padding:13px 0;"> By <a href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/author/rachel-lamb/" title="Posts by Rachel Lamb" rel="author">Rachel Lamb</a> </p> </div> </td> <td valign="top"> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top> <a href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/what-luxury-brands-can-do-to-prepare-for-the-academy-awards/"><img border="0" src="https://www.luxurydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dg-grammys-185.jpg" /></a> </td> <td valign="top"> In the height of awards season, all eyes are on actors, musicians, directors and writers as they appear at various events. 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font-size:13px; padding:13px 0;"> By <a href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/author/kayla-hutzler/" title="Posts by Kayla Hutzler" rel="author">Kayla Hutzler</a> </p> </div> </td> <td valign="top"> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top> <a href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/luxury-brands-extend-grammy-placements-through-social-media/"><img border="0" src="https://www.luxurydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/grammys-185.png" /></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Luxury brands such as Giorgio Armani, Versace and Oscar de la Renta took center-stage by dressing the celebrities who attended and performed during the 54th Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12. <p> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#333333'> <a href="https://www.luxurydaily.com/luxury-brands-extend-grammy-placements-through-social-media/">Entire article</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><a name="article1"></a> <p> <a style="font-size:13px; 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