WSJ: How do you keep tabs on the positioning of your brands?

Mr. Polet: We get real data -- market surveys from the Luxury Institute in the U.S., for example -- and continue to monitor the health of all of our brands.

--Robert Polet, CEO, Gucci Group.
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December 16, 2005

Bloomberg.com: Saks, Luxury Retailer Sales May Slow as Wealthy Reduce Spending

December 15, 2005

Forbes.com: Affordable Luxuries For The Holidays

December 5, 2005

USA Today: Richest Gift Shoppers Rein it in a Little

November 29, 2005

Business Week: Selling Luxury to the Masses

November 28, 2005

Business Wire: Wealthy Americans Rate Maybach Most Prestigious Luxury Goods Brand in 2005

November 28, 2005

Forbes.com: Billionaire Bathrooms

November 27, 2005

washingtonpost.com: Lapping Up Luxury, Albeit More Slowly

November 24, 2005

MacLeans.CA: All the Perks, None of the Plebes

November 21, 2005

Business Wire: Wealthy Americans Rate Ritz-Carlton the Most Prestigious Luxury Services Brand in 2005

November 15, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Customer Experience Survey: Wealthy Clients rate Fidelity Brokerage Services #1 in Customer Experience

November 7, 2005

Ad Age: Montblanc Erases Pens in New Marketing Push

November 1, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Survey Finds The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and The Economist Earn Top Honors as the Nation's Three Most Prestigious Business and Finance Publications

November 1, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Survey Finds Wealthy Consumers Rate Architectural Digest, Veranda and Wine Spectator the Most Prestigious Travel and Leisure Publications

October 31, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Survey Finds Jaeger-LeCoultre Most Prestigious Luxury Watch Brand

October 24, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Survey Finds Wealthy Consumers Rate Fidelity Brokerage Services the Nation's Most Prestigious Full Service Brokerage Brand

October 17, 2005

washingtonpost.com: Disney Launches Vintage Bling for Grown Ups

October 10, 2005

thewisemarketer.com: Nine Key Luxury Consumer Trends for 2006

September 27, 2005

Chief Marketer: Metrics for Marketing to Luxury Buyers

September 20, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Creates Actionable ''Customer Experience'' Metrics for the Luxury Goods and Services Industry

September 13, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Survey Finds Wealthy Americans Rate Lindblad Expeditions, Abercrombie & Kent and Smithsonian Journeys Top Luxury Tour Operators

September 13, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Survey Finds Viking, Sub-Zero and Wolf the Top Luxury Home Appliances Brands

September 12, 2005

The It List

September 7, 2005

World of Cruising: Luxury Institute Survey Finds Lindblad, Seabourn and Silversea Most Prestigious Luxury Cruise Line Brands

July 25, 2005

MSNBC.com: Maximum Luxury

July 12, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Survey Finds Maybach, Rolls Royce and Bentley Earn Top Ratings from Multi-millionaires

July 6, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Survey Finds Ultra-Wealthy Cite Marquis Jets, Blue Star Jets, and NetJets Most Prestigious Private Jet Services Brands

June 23, 2005

Economist: Can Luxury Brands Maintain their Sense of Exclusivity as they Become More Accessible to Consumers?

May 24, 2005

ajc.com: Powerhouse Designer Ford Engineers Limited Return

May 23, 2005

TheJournalNews.com: Coach Inc. is Having a Smooth Ride

May 5, 2005

thenewstribune.com: Sales of Luxury Items Slow Down as Stock Market Crimps Spenders

May 2, 2005

The Luxury Institute Launches ''The Wealth Report'' Monthly on Leading Trends Affecting America's Wealthy

April 25, 2005

IAPA: Three Imports Have Been Rated Most Prestigious by Wealthy Consumers

April 24, 2005

Chicago Tribune: Stores Through the Eyes of the Wealthy

April 20, 2005

WWD: On the Prowl for Presige

April 15, 2005

Business Wire: Luxury Institute Survey Finds Wealthy Consumers Rank Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom's Most Prestigious Retailers

April 9, 2005

investors.com: Under Ford, Jaguar Struggles to Regain its Old Glory

April 1, 2005

hotelinteractive.com: How Consumers View Luxury, Part 2

March 31, 2005

hotelinteractive.com: How Consumers View Luxury

March 30, 2005

Furniture World: The New Era of Customer Centric Luxury, Will Luxury Marketers Seize the Moment?

March 29, 2005

Market Wire: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. Named Most Prestigious Luxury Brand