Five Skills that separate innovator from imitator

See a very good article from a well known professor - Innovator DNA


- http://www.businessinsider.com/the-innovators-dna-key-skills-2015-5

McDonalds is rolling out a new kind of restaurant in Paris

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/mcdonalds-newest-restaurant-is-totally-unrecognizable-2016-9

The Internet of Things by 2020

See slide deck

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/there-will-be-34-billion-iot-devices-installed-on-earth-by-2020-2016-10

Luxury brands challenges in China

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/challenges-luxury-brands-in-china-face-2013-10

The future of retail

See slide deck

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/e-commerce-and-the-future-of-retail-2015-slide-deck-2015-7#-1

Mobile growth is moving to software and service

See slide deck

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-future-of-the-mobile-industry-2014-11#-1

Adidas plans to open 3000 new stores in China by 2020

See article

- http://fortune.com/2016/03/04/adidas-stores-china/?iid=sr-link10

Adidas comeback into US

See article

- http://fortune.com/2016/05/04/adidas-scores-a-comeback/?iid=sr-link3

Coach has turned to Mickey Mouse to boost handbags sales

See article

- http://fortune.com/2016/06/30/mickey-mouse-coach-handbag-sales/?iid=sr-link4

Last quarter iPhones revenue declines by 30% in China

See article

- http://fortune.com/2016/10/25/apple-earnings/?iid=sr-link2

Samsung's recall cost $5.3B inaddition to brand image

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/why-did-note-7-explode-samsung-doesnt-know-causes-battery-report-2016-10

Samsung brand image has declined

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/samsung-yougov-brand-metrics-galaxy-note-7-explosions-2016-10

Tesla modelX has been a real problem

See article

- http://fortune.com/2016/10/28/tesla-model-x-problem/

Tesla Challenge ahead

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-tesla-problems-2016-9

Tesla model3 pre-orders

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tesla-model-3-orders-vs-lifetime-sales-2016-4

Tesla stock price

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tesla-stock-price-predictions-2016-10

Tesla invests 18% of its revenue into R&D

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-much-tesla-spends-tech-chart-2016-10

Starbucks reward program is key to the future

See article

-  http://www.businessinsider.com.au/starbucks-rewards-program-is-on-fire-2016-7

Starbucks is opening new type of store - baking food in house

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/starbucks-reserve-only-princi-partnership-2016-7

Starbucks launched premium coffee in 2015

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/starbucks-to-deliver-premium-coffee-2015-2

Hierarchy of Luxury Brands - Starbucks is everyday luxury

See article below

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/pyramid-of-luxury-brands-2015-3

Tesla should hurry up on ModelY instead of Model3

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tesla-model-y-suv-2016-9

Hong Kong & China account for 35% of Burberry's revenue

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/burberry-trading-update-sales-figures-ponchos-scarves-rucksacks-2016-4

Starbucks will pay worker's rent in China

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/starbucks-pays-for-baristas-housing-2016-1

The McCafe in Paris

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/mcdonalds-newest-restaurant-is-totally-unrecognizable-2016-9

Samsung Galaxy recall has a serious impact to share price & reputation

See article
- http://fortune.com/2016/09/12/samsung-shares-fall-note-7-recall/?iid=sr-link9

Louis Vuitton is going after middle class shoppers

See article

-  http://fortune.com/2016/09/02/louis-vuitton-perfume/?iid=sr-link2

Samsung recovery was under pressure

See article

- http://fortune.com/2016/09/01/samsung-galaxy-phone-fire/?iid=sr-link3

Coach halts long sales decline

See article

- http://fortune.com/2016/04/26/coach-results-luxury-2/?iid=sr-link3

Burberry CEO is out

See article

- http://fortune.com/2016/07/11/burberry-new-ceo/?iid=sr-link3

Asians are still not buying luxury goods

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/burberry-trading-update-for-q3-2015-2016-1

Zara has the best business model

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/zaras-inditex-increase-profiits-2015-12

Tesla delivered 50000 cars globally in 2015

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/this-is-how-many-tesla-cars-are-in-australia-2016-1

Adidas lost ground even in Europe

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/morgan-stanley-adidas-has-peaked-2015-12

Is McDonalds in deep depression?

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/mcdonalds-franchisees-say-the-brand-is-in-a-deep-depression-2015-10

Starbucks might become the world's most powerful fast food chain

See the article below

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/starbucks-could-overtake-mcdonalds-2015-5

Luxury car brands' performance in China

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/gm/articles/337347/how-do-automotive-luxury-brands-compare-in-their-performance-in-china/2016-02-16?from=email:notd

How much money does Ford make per car sold?

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/f/articles/339732/how-much-money-does-ford-make-per-car-sold/2016-02-24?from=email:notd

Is Nike focuses on digital initiative?

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/nke/articles/338772/is-nike-increasing-focus-on-its-digital-initiatives/2016-02-23?from=email:notd

Starbucks International Plan

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/sbux/articles/332324/how-starbucks-plans-to-grow-its-international-operations/2016-01-15?from=email:notd

Nike key growth drivers

See article

- http://www.trefis.com/stock/nke/articles/323793/here-are-the-three-key-growth-drivers-for-nike/2015-11-24

McDonalds turnaround is more than the all day breakfast

See article

-  http://fortune.com/2016/01/25/mcdonalds-all-day-breakfast-turnaround/?iid=sr-link3

McDonalds CEO is getting a salary raise

See article

- http://fortune.com/2016/02/19/mcdonalds-easterbrook-salary/

World's most admired companies - Fortune 2016

See article

- http://fortune.com/worlds-most-admired-companies/

Should Tesla targets the mass market?

See article

- http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-02-11/tesla-will-get-trampled-by-the-mass-market

Gucci is cool again

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/kering-and-gucci-2015-financial-results-sales-income-outlook-2016-2

Burger King adds hotdogs to the menu

See article

- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-10/burger-king-adds-hot-dogs-in-synergy-of-buffett-backed-companies

Things make Zara & H&M successful

See article

-  https://edited.com/blog/2015/03/5-things-making-zara-and-hm-successful/

Uniqlo vs Zara vs H&M

See article

- http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/re-tales/uniqlo-vs-zara-vs-h-m-vs-the-world-of-fashion-retailing/91

Uniqlo continues making loss in US and misses target in Greater China

See article

- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-07/fast-retailing-cuts-operating-profit-forecast-on-warm-weather

Adidas new CEO faces a tough battle

See article

- http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-01-18/adidas-s-new-ceo-needs-to-imitate-fast-fashion

Coach is slowly coming back

See article

- http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-01-26/coach-earnings-the-handbag-maker-has-stopped-the-bleeding

Michael Kors and eCommerce reality

See article

- http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-02-02/michael-kors-earnings-e-commerce-will-take-a-while-to-pay-off

BCG Luxury Market 2015

See the slides

-  http://www.slideshare.net/morellimarc/bcg-global-luxury-market-2015?qid=889fc0e4-0532-48a6-b7a8-d9e358a787d4&v=&b=&from_search=1

China Fashion Week Mar25 2016

check the website below

- http://english.chinafashionweek.org/

Sing Tao Daily Online Fashion Magazine

See Fashion 2016 Spring

-  http://iread-st.com/STLUXESTYLE/

Burberry announces see now buy immediately in Sept

See article

-  http://www.vogue.com/13395498/burberry-tom-ford-announce-see-now-buy-immediately-collections/\\

Can Tesla grows the China market?

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/tsla/articles/334131/can-china-be-a-key-market-for-tesla-motors/2016-02-05?from=email:notd

Coach starts to recover

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/coh/articles/334368/coach-q2-earnings-review-earnings-exceed-expectations-but-revenue-growth-disappoints/2016-01-27?from=email:notd

Starbucks contunues to grow

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/sbux/articles/334515/starbucks-reserve-stores-accelerated-expansion-drive-q1-2016-top-line-performance/2016-01-29?from=email:notd

Tesla is facing increasing competition

See article

- http://www.trefis.com/stock/tsla/articles/329100/should-tesla-be-worried-of-competition/2016-01-04?from=email:notd

McD FY2015 Earning Preview

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/mcd/articles/333821/mcdonalds-fy2015-earnings-preview-story-of-a-perfect-comeback/2016-01-22?from=email:notd

VW in crucial markets

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/vlkay/articles/332668/where-volkswagen-stands-relative-to-its-competitors-in-crucial-markets/2016-01-25?from=email:notd

iPhone sales are going to fall

see article
- 
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/tim-cook-confirms-iphone-sales-going-fall-first-005919312.html

Growing demand for Activewear

See article

-  http://fortune.com/2014/12/25/athletic-apparel-top-performer/?iid=sr-link6

H&M looks for great recycling idea

See article

-  http://fortune.com/2015/08/25/hm-prize-recycling-solutions-million-euros/?iid=sr-link6

Zara is positive about China

See article

- http://fortune.com/2015/12/10/spain-inditex-zara-retail/?iid=sr-link1

Burberry Sales in HK plunged by more than 20%

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/burberry-trading-update-for-q3-2015-2016-1

McDonalds 2016 plan

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/mcdonalds-shares-halted-2015-11

Tesla Model X 2015

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tesla-delivered-just-208-model-x-suvs-last-year-2016-1

Is coach able to turnaround?

See article

-  http://www.businessinsider.com.au/coach-brand-making-comeback-2016-1

Nike may overtake Adidas in Europe soon

See article

- http://www.businessinsider.com.au/morgan-stanley-adidas-has-peaked-2015-12

Adidas finally find a new CEO

See article

-  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-18/adidas-appoints-henkel-s-kasper-rorsted-to-succeed-hainer-as-ceo

How China could be the driver of Nike's future revenues

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/nke/articles/331626/how-china-could-be-the-key-driver-of-nikes-future-revenues/2016-01-12?from=email:notd

Starbucks growth plan

See article

- http://www.trefis.com/stock/sbux/articles/332324/how-starbucks-plans-to-grow-its-international-operations/2016-01-15?from=email:notd

Changing the Automobile Landscape - Ford Mobility Program

See article
- http://www.trefis.com/stock/f/articles/331343/ford-transforming-into-an-auto-and-mobility-company-with-ford-pass-a-futuristic-move/2016-01-11?from=email:notd

Biggest Apparel companies in US

See article

-  http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-10-biggest-apparel-companies-in-the-us-2015-7

Popular luxury brands according to social media ranking

See article

-  http://www.cpp-luxury.com/most-popular-luxury-brands-according-to-social-media-ranking/

Burberry is going to unify all lines under one lable in end of 2016

See article

-  http://www.cpp-luxury.com/burberry-to-unify-all-lines-under-one-label/

Coach first flagship store in Paris

See article

-  http://www.cpp-luxury.com/coach-opens-first-flagship-store-in-paris/

China luxury market outlook 2016

See article

-  http://www.cpp-luxury.com/chinas-luxury-market-2016-outlook/

Who determines what is cool in US

See article

-  http://www.businessinsider.com.au/top-american-trendsetters-2014-6#angela-ahrendts-senior-vice-president-of-retail-at-apple-1

Balmain X H&M High Low Collaboration

See article

-  http://www.businessinsider.com.au/balmain-x-hm-resellers-make-thousands-2015-11

Adidas at risk of losing the home market to Nike

See article

-  http://www.businessinsider.com.au/morgan-stanley-adidas-has-peaked-2015-12

Business Person of the Year - Nike CEO

See article

-  http://fortune.com/2015/11/12/nike-ceo-mark-parker/

Top rent in the world

See article

- http://fortune.com/2015/01/21/10-highest-rent-shopping-strips-in-the-world/

McDonald turnaround plan 2015

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/mcd/model/trefis?easyAccessToken=PROVIDER_5be7778b3700f29fb922875e28f1f5026d1eea3e

Whar are the key factors driving Starbucks growth?

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/sbux/articles/321543/what-are-the-key-factors-driving-growth-for-starbucks/2015-11-06?from=email:notd

Why Tesla struggles to gain market share?

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/tsla/articles/322880/why-tesla-struggles-to-gain-market-share/2015-11-17?from=email:notd

Can Yahoo survive?

See article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/yhoo/articles/319346/can-yahoo-survive-in-its-current-form/2015-12-11?from=email:notd

How has Apple's revenue composition changed in the past 5 years

See the article

-  http://www.trefis.com/stock/aapl/articles/328738/how-has-apples-revenue-composition-changed-in-the-last-5-years/2015-12-30?from=email:notd