Hacker News with Generative AI: Luxury Goods

Perfume brands fighting a 'lost cause' against cheap dupes, say lawyers (theguardian.com)
Luxury companies need greater protection from imitators gaining the approval of social media influencers, as trademarking scent is almost impossible, experts say

Law, Business, Marketing, Social Media, Luxury Goods

11 points by n1b0m 14 days ago | 4 comments

Obscene Prices, Declining Quality: Luxury Is in a Death Spiral (nytimes.com)
The holiday shopping season is hitting its apex. And do you know what I, a longtime fashion editor, will not be buying my loved ones this year? Big-name luxury fashion. I’d sooner set my eyebrows on fire.

Fashion, Luxury Goods, Consumerism

8 points by mmooss 127 days ago | 2 comments

A new law in Sweden lets police seize unexplained luxury goods (economist.com)
A new law lets police seize unexplained luxury goods

Sweden, Law Enforcement, Luxury Goods, Crime

52 points by pingou 137 days ago | 139 comments

Human Interaction Is Now a Luxury Good (nytimes.com)
In part of her new book, “The Last Human Job,” the sociologist Allison Pugh shadowed an apprentice hospital chaplain, Erin Nash, as she went through her day.

Sociology, Human Behavior, Luxury Goods, Books

8 points by mooreds 143 days ago | 2 comments

Swiss watchmakers put employees on state-funded leave as luxury demand disappear (fortune.com)
Swiss luxury watchmakers are turning to the government for financial aid to help them weather a downturn in demand.

Switzerland, Luxury Goods, Economics, Recession

70 points by cwwc 232 days ago | 85 comments

A Backstage Pass to the Production of the MoonSwatch and Scuba Fifty Fathoms (hodinkee.com)