Today in luxury – Tesla severance offer draws the line on worker-safety concerns; Cartier hosts queen’s cup in Windsor; Downtown led Manhattan’s luxury real estate market last week; Google’s JD.com deal shows Silicon Valley still wants in on China.

Logistics within ecommerce photography can be a huge pain point if not handled properly.

Luxury Daily’s live news from June 18 – Audi CEO arrested for evidence tampering; Jumeirah heightens luxury restaurant offerings with new position; Holt Renfrew invests in renovations to cater to modern retail; TCS parts ways with National Geographic Expeditions; Berluti releases first campaign under new creative direction; Royal Caribbean’s acquisition of Silversea Cruises signals luxury shift.

French menswear house Berluti is unveiling a new positioning that takes the brand back to its roots.

Private jet tour operator TCS World Travel is severing its partnership with National Geographic to focus on its luxury and bespoke options.

Department store chain Holt Renfrew is aiming to build the world’s leading collection of luxury apparel and beauty brands with an increased investment.

Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts is looking to refresh and reinvigorate its restaurant capabilities with a new chief culinary officer.

German automaker Audi is under fire for emissions cheating, after its CEO has been arrested.

Cruise line Royal Caribbean has made a significant investment into the luxury travel market by acquiring a majority stake in Silversea Cruises, a smaller but more upscale brand.

Social network Facebook has been at the center of a number of data and privacy controversies lately, but its subsidiary platform Instagram has mostly been free from this scrutiny.

Italian fashion label Prada is heightening its menswear initiatives in tandem with its fall/winter men’s show in a film campaign that mirrors the runway.

At a time when luxury brands are placing so much emphasis on tracking the consumer journey, new research shows that consumers spend the majority of this time in the influence phase, where brands are missing out.

Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier is using mobile to give consumers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of its new collection, in a departure from traditional luxury timepiece strategies.

In the luxury world, brands often have to juggle the desire to create something exciting and new while keeping true to their core values.

The rise of the digital economy simultaneously poses the biggest challenge and growth opportunity to the luxury business, according to the newly released “State of Luxury 2018: The Insider View” report from Luxury Daily and Unity Marketing that surveyed 599 decision-making luxury industry insiders. More details in article on how to buy or get the report free with a new annual subscription.

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Luxury Daily’s live news from June 15 – Bottega Veneta taps former Céline designer as creative director; Missoni sells minority stake in company to aid global growth; Miu Miu goes clubbing at Lane Crawford; Travel is top universal passion among affluents; Musicians boost Balenciaga’s earned media in April; EncoreJets launches direct shuttle service between tourism hotspots.