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Fashion
1 min read

Boss launches NFT in social impact project

Premium fashion brand Boss has collaborated with NFT company Boss Beauties to introduce the Boss x Boss Beauties Dream Like a Boss program, which aims to mentor young women. One of the Boss Beauties NFTs is on auction until March 12 and the revenue will be…

Youtube Music
Living
1 min read

YouTube Music, Premium launches annual subscription

Google has long been offering YouTube Premium and YouTube Music monthly account memberships, where users can subscribe and pay every month for access to millions of songs and videos for ad-free viewing and downloading. As of today, YouTube is officially…

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Fashion
1 min read

L’Occitane takes majority stake in beauty brand Sol de Janeiro

The L’Occitane group has acquired an 83 percent stake in Brazilian-inspired body care brand Sol de Janeiro as part of a strategy to expand its premium beauty offer. Upon the deal’s closure, Sol de Janeiro will become a majority-owned subsidiary of L’Occitane…

Spotify
Living
1 min read

Spotify now has 100 million Premium Global Subscribers

Twelve months after it first reached 75 million subscribers, Spotify has today announced that 100 million users now pay for its Premium service across the globe. The news represents year-on-year growth of 32% and has helped push Spotify’s revenue figures up…

Pandora launches Modes
Living
1 min read

Pandora launches Modes, a new feature for free and premium listeners

Pandora has just announced it’s bringing a brand new feature to all customers using its music streaming service regardless if they pay for it or not. Dubbed Pandora Modes, the new feature allows both free and premium users to customize their playlists on…

Spotify S10
Living
1 min read

Free Spotify premium service for Samsung Galaxy S10 buyers

With the Samsung Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ all officially launching today, music streamer Spotify has announced that its Android app will be pre-installed on all three models in the U.S. Additionally, the Spotify app will come loaded out of the…

lotte outlets
Living
2 min read

Lotte opens premium outlet in Giheung

South Korean retail giant Lotte opened this week a new premium outlet in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province – the second-largest among its branches nationwide and the latest addition to large-scale malls launched by retailers here in hopes of raising offline sales.…

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Electronics
1 min read

Sony Xperia XZ Premium Up for Pre-orders in South Korea

The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has gone on pre-order in South Korea. The phone carries a KRW 869,000 ($775) price tag, and will go on sale in the Asian market starting June 8. The handset will be available through third-party retailers as well, including T…

Mercedes Benz Travel Brand Announced
Automotive
3 min read

Mercedes-Benz to overtake BMW as largest premium carmaker

Mercedes-Benz is expected to reach its goal of becoming the largest premium carmaker four years early – a feat achieved, ironically, only after it stopped chasing market share and focused on making stylish high-tech cars loved by consumers. Introducing an…

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Food
2 min read

Vietnam’s Coffee sales slow, Indonesian premiums rise

Vietnam’s coffee premiums held steady, with farmers slowing sales on concerns over dry weather affecting output, while domestic buying and thin stocks in Indonesia helped to raise outright prices, traders said on Thursday. The dry season in Vietnam, the…