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Crystal maker Waterford is leveraging its star placement in the Times Square celebrations on Dec. 31 to unite a global audience.

German automaker Audi is eradicating stereotypical gender roles with a video that encourages individuals and children to play with or drive whatever they want, no matter their sex.

Pinterest’s new Pinterest 100 report lays out some of the most popular trends of the year according to users’ Pinterest pinning and shopping behavior.

Luxury Daily has announced Gucci as Luxury Marketer of the Year, Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter as Luxury Retailer of the Year, Vogue as Luxury Publisher of the Year and Euromonitor as Luxury Researcher of the Year 2016.

Luxury Daily's live news from Dec. 27 - Boxing Day sales drew long lines in London; Temporary injunction against Oscar de la Renta designer removed; Rent the Runway’s total venture capital investment reaches $190M; Mercedes-Benz takes on lead sponsorship role for Laureus in UK.

Today in luxury marketing - Global diamond business roiled as cash crunch hits Indian stone cutting; Dennis Basso speaks out about Christmas Eve robbery at Madison Avenue store; Alibaba enlists brands to help snuff out knockoffs; Luxury property predictions for 2017.

Designer merchandise used to be the ultimate status symbol. The upper class was defined by who they wore. For most others, the closest they could get to a Donna Karan dress was leafing through the glossy pages of Vogue magazine.

Online fashion rental service Rent the Runway has secured $60 million in capital from a Series E round of financing.

Mercedes-Benz U.K. and its dealer partners are showing their support for Laureus Sport for Good one sale at a time.

London-based retailer Harrods saw a record number of shoppers queue up for the launch of its post-holiday sale on Dec. 26.

A New York State judge has lifted a temporary restraining order placed on designer Laura Kim, which would have prevented her from working for Oscar de la Renta until a court hearing on Jan. 10.

While the luxury sector is slow to take on new strategies, those that chose to be unique and innovative stood out among the rest in 2016.

Register now for the nation's premier conference focused on how the luxury business will rapidly evolve in 2017, calling for a reset to Luxury 2.0. Speaker list, agenda and registration link in article.

As Chinese consumers’ main platform to control almost everything in their lives, WeChat is now seeing double adoption rates within two years, according to a new report from L2.

To gauge the potential growth of mobile marketing, a new report looks at the successes marketers saw last year with shopping applications, which saw a spike in app installs that was between 150 and 175 percent larger than average, according to Dot Com Infoway.

Luxury cruise line Cunard is encouraging 2017 bookings through a stylish film capturing its “Everything you wanted, nothing you expected” mantra.

While many brands focused on efforts dedicated to last-minute holiday gift pushes, others in the luxury sector looked forward toward new beginnings and technologies of the future.

Luxury Daily has announced Gucci as Luxury Marketer of the Year, Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter as Luxury Retailer of the Year, Vogue as Luxury Publisher of the Year and Euromonitor as Luxury Researcher of the Year 2016.

Luxury Daily's live news from Dec. 23 - Clessidra sells majority stake in Buccellati to China’s Gangtai Group; PETA urges LVMH to halt exotic-skin manufacturing citing animal cruelty; Dolce & Gabbana strolls down a scented memory lane in holiday animation; Luxury gathers around Christmas trees to share in consumer tradition.

Today in luxury marketing - Pierre Bergé honored by king of Morocco; What makes Armani Hotel Dubai the world's most luxurious hotel?; Tesla dominates owner satisfaction survey, Consumer Reports says; Farewell, Franca.

A season once defined by hectic shopping malls, frenzied crowds and stocking the shelves of bricks-and-mortar stores shifted this year to something a bit more homey.