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March 2008 


Innovation & Start-Up: Sliding Market

A new-style ski rental business is shaking up the Alps, reports Stephanie Hall
 

Auctions: Auctions

Chinese snuff bottles and modern design
 

Retail: Baggage Handler

Former Louis Vuitton CEO, Marcello Bottoli, is turning Samsonite from an American basket case into a European multibrand powerhouse. Boyd Farrow reports
 

News & Views: Business Round-Up

A look at what’s happening around the globe
 

Real Estate: Cities From Scratch - Brave New Worlds

The rise of ambitious planned cities
 

Tv & Magazine Guide: Cnbc Europe

Financial TV programme planner
 

Innovation & Start-Up: Cracking The Glass Ceiling

Ahead of International Women’s Day, new European initiatives aim to increase female boardroom representation. Sarah Wachter reports
 

Automotive: Driven To Distraction

A lifelong Ferrari obsessive, James Bridges had never driven one. When he finally did, he found it isn’t always a disappointment to meet your heroes
 

People & Profiles: Eurotypes: The Luxury Goods Customer

Mark Jones cautions that there is sometimes more to a humble shop assistant than meets the eye
 

Technology & Telecoms: Go Gadgets Go!

Vegas’s Consumer Electronics Show previewed some of the latest and niftiest new gadgets – Frank Vizard was there
 

Alternative Energy & Environment: Green Investment: Sunny Side Up

Solar energy may soon achieve ‘grid parity’ and match the price of conventional energy, writes Tom Stevenson
 

Retail: Guilt Edged

Spurred by customer demand, luxury is finally waking up to ethics and global warming, says Boyd Farrow
 

Country, Regional & City Reports: Hotspot: Paris's 10Th District

A bastion of new bohemia, the area around Gare du Nord is poised to become a business hub. Sarah Wachter reports
 

Country, Regional & City Reports: Into The Light: Slovenia

Emerging mostly unscathed from Yugoslavia’s break up, Slovenia maintains its wealth but lacks competitive drive, writes Neil Barnett
 

Leadership: Klaus Schwab

Simon Hobbs interviews the founder of the World Economic Forum about management strategies and the future
 

Real Estate: Mipim Preview - Global Warning

The rise of ambitious planned cities
 

Retail: Mixed Fortunes

How high-end goods are faring in tricky times
 

Country, Regional & City Reports: Out Of The Shadows: Kosovo

Despite a turbulent past, Kosovo is experiencing inward investment and relative stability – but still faces uncertainties, writes Justin Keay
 

Oil, Gas & Mining: Power Plays

Vladimir Putin considers his next move
 

News & Views: Radar

A look at what’s happening across
 

Media & New Media: Sound Investments

Barry Mansfield talks to Stefan Glaenzer, an investor making a big noise in online entertainment with social music platforms, file sharing and even concert tickets
 

Real Estate: Speculators Pounce On Oman

Investment in the Gulf state heats up
 

Real Estate: Speculators Pounce On Oman

Investment in the Gulf state heats up
 

Tobacco: Spirits & Cigars

The Lonsdale legacy
 

Innovation & Start-Up: Start-Up: Suitsupply

Fokke de Jong started out renting graduation gowns to students; now he is aiming at global suit-trade dominance. Richard Lofthouse met him
 

Automotive: The Next Small Thing?

Ben Oliver asks what carmakers worldwide can learn from India’s new, €1,700 micro car – the Nano
 

Technology & Telecoms: Thinking Outside The Inbox

Momail: Accessible mobile email for everyone
 

Retail: Timeless Appeal

Josh Sims examines Lange & Söhne, the jewel of German watchmaking, and asks how it intends to keep shining
 

Travel & Leisure: Travel Reviews

Hotels in Amsterdam and Moscow
 

Travel & Leisure: Travel Round-Up

News update from Europe and beyond
 

Aviation: Turbulence Ahead?

The future of business class-only airlines
 

Food & Beverages: Wine - To Blend Or Not To Blend

Reassessing the cabernet franc grape
 

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Baggage Handler

Former Louis Vuitton CEO, Marcello Bottoli, is turning Samsonite from an American basket case into a European multibrand powerhouse. Boyd Farrow reports

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How high-end goods are faring in tricky times

Guilt Edged

Spurred by customer demand, luxury is finally waking up to ethics and global warming, says Boyd Farrow

Cracking The Glass Ceiling

Ahead of International Women’s Day, new European initiatives aim to increase female boardroom representation. Sarah Wachter reports

Timeless Appeal

Josh Sims examines Lange & Söhne, the jewel of German watchmaking, and asks how it intends to keep shining