Despite all kinds of mixed economic tea leaves, a new study of consumer perception from Deloitte indicates that most Americans do believe financial recovery has arrived, and that view is especially strong among affluents.”Consumer confidence is really strengthening,” Scott Erickson, a partner in the firm's retail practice, tells Marketing Daily. “And people with higher incomes [...]
Read moreIN the depths of the recession, a cartoon made the rounds in the executive offices of the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain. “It showed a guy trying to change the name on the sign above his hotel from Ritz to Fritz,” said Simon Cooper, the president of Ritz-Carlton, which is the top luxury brand of Marriott International.
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IN the depths of the recession, a cartoon made the rounds in the executive offices of the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain. “It showed a guy trying to change the name on the sign above his hotel from Ritz to Fritz,” said Simon Cooper, the president of Ritz-Carlton, which is the top luxury brand of Marriott International.
While [...]
To keep his agricultural operation diversified, rancher Berryman “Buster” Longino has grown many crops over the years, from oranges to watermelons, grapefruit and sod.The one thing Longino never wanted to see sprout on his 3,890-acre property in eastern Sarasota County — purchased by his grandfather in 1934 — was a housing development.On Tuesday, Longino sold [...]
Read moreIs the housing market on the verge of recovering? Is it recovering already? If you’re not sure whether you believe the economists and pundits who think they can see the future, here are some tools that will help you make up your own mind.Pending Home SalesAccording to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales, [...]
Read moreThe last holdout in a long-running land dispute with the developer of an NBA arena agreed Wednesday to sell his home on the site for $2.4 million more than he paid for it a few years ago.Daniel Goldstein and his family agreed to leave their Brooklyn condo by May 7 in a settlement in court [...]
Read moreWith two weeks to go before the annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference in San Juan, it may still seem optimistic to believe that the Caribbean resort development scene has already bottomed out and is now in recovery mode, but that is the belief of Robert MacLellan who has a long and specialist [...]
Read moreImagine signing in to your online-banking account and finding promotions linked to your transactions. Underneath a transaction for a restaurant, there’s an offer from that eatery for $10 cash back when you spend a minimum of $20. And underneath a purchase at an apparel chain, a rival offers 15% cash back for shopping at its [...]
Read moreDwaileebe would like to build a house for his family on land he owns in this bucolic town just 20 miles north of San Francisco. But he cannot hook up to the water main that runs right past his property unless he has a water meter. And a water meter, in Bolinas, could cost more [...]
Read more(I have to say, I think this is one of the best applications/uses for the new iPad; the other being real estate! Can you imagine having jogging/running courses around your hotel ready to share with your guests – or having the concierge have the ability to share the screen with a guest, showing the location, [...]
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