Many luxury brands are not profitable enough because they make pricing mistakes. But what is even worse is when their incorrect pricing erodes hard-won luxury positioning with customers.

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Luxury Daily’s live news from Dec. 5 – Condé Nast adopts editorial values statement for all Vogue editions; Phillips to auction Turkish jeweler’s bespoke work to support One Drop charity; Major brands share outlook for 2020 – join us at Luxury FirstLook Jan. 15; Rent the Runway partners with Marriott’s W chain for customized travel wardrobe service; Tiffany launches new men’s holiday pop-up store as Manhattan flagship readies for renovation.

Today in luxury – Kering holds exploratory talks on deal for Moncler; Gucci partners with Snap on AR-friendly glasses; Aquazzura extends colorful vision to jewelry; The luxe way to fly? Book a hotel with its own plane.

The late Thanksgiving holiday can put retailers at disadvantage. But that is not all. Consumers are continuing to evolve in how they shop and discover products.

Meet Kate Zaman, director for new business development at Pernod Ricard USA. She is on Luxury Daily’s prestigious Luxury Women to Watch 2020 honor roll.

Luxury Daily’s live news from Dec. 5 – Condé Nast adopts editorial values statement for all Vogue editions; Phillips to auction Turkish jeweler’s bespoke work to support One Drop charity; Major brands share outlook for 2020 – join us at Luxury FirstLook Jan. 15; Rent the Runway partners with Marriott’s W chain for customized travel wardrobe service; Tiffany launches new men’s holiday pop-up store as Manhattan flagship readies for renovation.

The luxury business is in for tremendous upheaval in 2020. Register now for Luxury Daily’s 8th annual Luxury FirstLook 2020 conference in New York Jan. 15. Speakers include senior execs from L’Oreal, Kering, David Yurman, Pernod-Ricard, Boston Consulting Group, Forrester Research, UBS, Meredith Luxury, Blade, Mitchells Stores, Crown & Caliber, McCann Truth Central, Dentsu Luxe, Publicis Sapient, Shullman Research Center, Digital Luxury Group and Resonance.

Condé Nast said Vogue’s audiences expect it to be socially responsible, to represent people from all backgrounds, and to have a strong voice on current affairs and global issues.

Auction house Phillips will offer an exclusive jewelry lot designed by jeweler Sevan Bıçakçı, to benefit the One Drop Foundation, a charity created by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté.

The garments will be waiting for guests in their hotel room.

The pop-up serves as an experiential preview into what Tiffany’s home for the next couple of years will look like as the flagship store next door undergoes renovation.

High-fashion houses are kicking their sportswear collaborations into high gear as casualization continues to grow its hold on the apparel market.

Hospitality brand InterContinental Hotels and Resorts is looking to help its guests go outside of the typical tourist destinations by asking locals to weigh in on quintessential must-have experiences in their hometowns.

Register now for the 8th annual Luxury FirstLook 2020 conference Jan. 15 in New York focused on the outlook for the year ahead. Find out from the smartest minds how the race is on for luxury products and services to match needs and values as a sine qua non of doing business. Seating limited to 100 – won’t you join us?

Italian accessories label Furla is working with women’s media brand Freeda to capture the stories of inspirational women.