Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Top 5 latest Prince William and Kate Royal Wedding souvenirs


Retail Digital looks at the Lucky Kate Middleton Doll and other ways retailers are unashamedly cashing in on the upcoming Royal wedding


BY: Rebecca D'Souza | 
TAGS: Alcatel One Touch, Best Buy, Bluewater Productions, Britannia scratch card, Carphone Warehouse, Donkey Products, Franklin Mint, Kate Middleton, KaTEA, Lucky Doll, Party Pieces, pay-as-you-go, Prince William, Royal Wedding, tea-bags, The Royals comic book

Donkey Products KaTEA
Donkey Products KaTEA
Unofficial merchandise marking the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is saturating the market, with retailers cashing in at every opportunity. The Centre for Retail Research estimates the royal wedding will provide a £515.5 million boost to retailers, with souvenirs bringing in £222 million. Retailers are selling everything from Royal wedding condoms to sick bags, gnomes and the usual tea towels and ashtrays.
Retail Digital looks at some of the latest Royal wedding memorabilia to hit the market in the lead up to the highly anticipated wedding of the century.
Lucky Kate Middleton Doll
US-based souvenir company, Franklin Mint has unveiled its Lucky Kate Middleton Doll, where bears an uncanny resemblance to Kate Middleton complete in the famous Issa dress she wore in the photos with Prince William when they announced their engagement. Franklin Mint says the 16in doll, which costs £120, will be a limited edition piece and come complete with a certificate of authenticity. Franklin Mint is preparing to launch a ‘Royal Wedding Portrait Doll’ immediately after the wedding on the April 29, with Kate sporting her white wedding dress.
Alcatel – Royal Wedding themed phone 
Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy have hopped on the bandwagon with a special edition Royal Wedding mobile phone, which is sure to be a hit with the older generation. At just £15 on a pay-as-you go-tariff, the Alcatel One Touch candybar handset, is a bargain. The front is emblazoned with a Union Jack whilst the back displays William and Kate’s initials and wedding date in a calligraphic rendering. The handset comes complete with Mendelssohn’s Wedding March ringtone and sports a photo of the royal couple as its wallpaper.
Kate Middleton and Prince William inspired tea-bags
German company Donkey Products has created his and hers teabag sets emblazoned with cartoonlike images of William and Kate. KaTEA sets are being sold for $8 at Pylones and come with two bags of black tea. The bags are attached to quirky cartoons of Prince William and Kate Middleton, complete with arms so they can be hung over the rim of a ...Read the rest of the article at:
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Victoria Beckham proves her business acumen

Having had a pivotal role in building the world’s most successful showbiz brand, ‘Brand Beckham’, Victoria has only just been recognised as a serious businesswoman


Victoria Beckham proves her business acumen
BY: a.phillips | TAGS: Brand Beckham, collection, Dresses, Kate Middleton dress, Victoria Beckham, Victoria Beckham businesswoman

Since the early Nineties Victoria Beckham has dominated global headlines and has risen to become one of the world’s wealthiest and most recognised modern women in the media spotlight. Victoria was one fifth of the world’s most influential girl band, The Spice Girls and, after her marriage to footballer David Beckham, in 1999 she became the female half of arguably the most powerful duo in show business. However, despite her pivotal role in building ‘Brand Beckham’ estimated to be worth in excess of £140 million, Victoria has only just been recognised as an established businesswoman and successful entrepreneur.
Global pop star turned acclaimed fashion designer she has become a staple of international show business and an unstoppable force in the fashion arena. Victoria made her debut in the fashion industry in 2004 when she designed a range of jeans for Rock & Republic called VB Rocks; since then she launched her own brand dvb Denim in 2007 and later in 2008 launched her own high-end designer collection at New York Fashion Week which was met with extremely positive reviews. “It was a very impressive, accomplished collection, with not a single dud,” wrote one critic, whilst others called the collection “beautiful,” “desirable” and “classy.”
However, 2011 is proving to be the year that will truly see Victoria hailed as one of the world’s most prestigious modern fashion designers. Her 2011-2012 collection has been showcased at London Fashion Week and all other global fashion events and critics are beginning to recognise her as an influential designer rather than a celebrity wannabe. “Victoria Beckham’s Fall Winter 2011 – 2012 collection was pretty damn beautiful. I’m totally impressed with her dedication and understanding of fashion design. When she first started out I pretty much ...Read the rest at:
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Geneva Motor Show Premieres Latest Luxury Car

The international car show premieres the Lamborghini SpA Aventador LP700-4 and Rolls Royce’s battery operated 102EX Phantom


BY: Meaghan Clark | 
TAGS: Aston Martin, Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Stephan Winkelmann

Geneva Motor Show Premieres Latest Luxury Car
Geneva Motor Show Premieres Latest Luxury Car
Timing isn’t going to be the strong suit at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show – as record gas prices hit the nation and the economy remains sluggish. But the show must go on, and exotic European carmakers have continued to showcase vehicles that are high end and high priced.
Those that stood out include the overly exotic and gas guzzling Lamborghini SpA, which focuses mostly on the excessive and little on world news. CEO Stephan Winkelmann isn’t too concerned about the Aventador LP700-4 price ($380,000) or its sluggish gas mileage (13 miles per gallon) – the latest Aventador already has 12 months of orders.
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Aston Martin also appealed to the eccentric car driver with the premiere of the 2011 V8 Vantage S Coupe and Roadster; despite its familiar body and drive, Aston Martin has proven it is dedicated to luxury with this latest version. This top notch V8 is all about speed, and an attempt to outdo themselves works well with a 4.7 liter V8 that gets to 60 miles per hour in under 4.3 seconds.
Though the luxury car was the Geneva Motor Show focal point, luxury brands made an attempt at working with modern audiences. Rolls Royce piqued the interest of environmentalists with the 102EX Phantom premiere. Hailed as the “world’s first battery electric vehicle for the ultra-luxury segment,” the Phantom could be the first of just many battery powered luxury cars at this car show.
The famous car show will continue through the 13th of March at the Geneva Palexpo, Geneva’s convention center adjacent to the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. Additional sports cars to ...Read the rest of the article at:
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