Construction costs are rising not just for luxury properties, but also for mass market properties.
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Wealthy consumers will not pay for luxury unless the products are well worth it and unless they, as capable buyers, are treated well.
The older ships are pleasant, but not outfitted for luxury travel.
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And let's work with colleges and universities to lower tuition, because it is not a luxury for young people.
"It's essential to welcome tourism shopping in Paris, not just for the luxury industry but for the entire French economy, " Mr. Raynal says.
Legal process is not a luxury for good times, but a tool to rob terrorists of legitimacy and show that locking them up is justified.
This is not a luxury reserved for the self-employed, but rather a matter of choice and priority.
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He capitalized on that with sumptuous leather armchairs. (The Titanic sank that year too not a perfect record for luxury goods.) One hundred years later, Poltrona Frau, based now in Tolentino and employing 240 craftsmen, continues Mr. Frau's legacy of fine leather upholstery with not only furniture but interiors for cars (Ferrari, Maserati), boats, planes, trains and helicopters.
Yet our group provides products and services for the masses, not luxury products.
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This is already having worldwide repercussions not only for the bottom lines of luxury brands but also in areas such as tourism.
"We talked about looking for real quality, for luxury that is not necessarily something you show, but something you feel, " Lemaire recalls.
Once I was in the state legislature, I was teaching, I was practicing law, I'd be traveling -- and we didn't have the luxury for her not to work.
All-wheel-drive is an increasingly popular feature for luxury cars, and not just for trucks.
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They say that parking when shopping is not a luxury but is a necessity for maintaining independence.
The building's developer, Maik Uwe Hinkel, said the relocation of a section of the wall is necessary not only to allow street access for the luxury tower, but also is demanded by the city to allow access to a planned waterside park and bridge for pedestrians and cyclists.
For brands that do not fall into the luxury category, like Adidas, expansion elsewhere in China can sometimes be difficult.
All in all, not a recipe for a great year in 2013 for luxury companies.
"Tongue-in-cheek names should be reserved for boats and beach bars not luxury real estate, " he says.
As regards to the specific issue that I understand Senator Santorum raised, the President is focused not just on making sure that higher education is not a luxury, but that it is available for everyone.
The affluent, massed or not, are a juicy advertising demographic for the many thriving luxury brands, which explains a lot.
Perhaps GM's employees, and Delphi's, do not need our sympathy: for decades they have had the luxury of secure employment and benefits that many in the workforce would kill for.
She now says that a luxury Paris flat paid for by Elf was not a second home to Mr Dumas, but that he merely popped in from time to time.
Have you ever considered that because cash flow has not been a problem for Notre Dame, they have had the luxury of focusing on other things, like the academic performance of their student athletes?
Under Daimler there was an emphasis on cost-cutting for Chrysler vehicles, perhaps so they would not upstage Mercedes' luxury cars.
But the surge in demand will not translate to automatic growth and profits for every major diamond producer or luxury retailer.
Though direct mail has worked well for luxury and mid-priced goods, catalogues may not be the right conduit for Proffitt's more standard fare.
For player costs we included spending on player benefits, but not luxury tax payments.
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