vrijdag 23 augustus 2013

To Russia From America, With Love and Lace; Photo Djamila Celina Melcherts

To Russia From America, With Love and Lace; Photo Djamila Celina Melcherts Female Russians should be delighted. Retailing giant L
imited Brands Inc. is said to be opening more Victoria’s Secret lingerie shops in Moscow later this year, according to Russian business dailies. Victoria's Secret Beauty & Accessories opened its first travel retail store in Russia on May 1, 2013, at the Domodedova International Airport in Moscow. The airport was ranked the best airport of Eastern Europe by Skytrax in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the store is situated in the domestic flights terminal where an anticipated 6 million passengers will pass through. Russia as a country may be rich in commodities, but increasingly it is the spending power of 143 million Russians — more than half of them women, moving fast to catch up with the rest of Europe as their living standards rise — that is exciting investors. And the global luxury and cosmetics product makers are there to get their piece of the cake, cutting their dependence on mature markets in Europe and the U.S, where they are facing a lower consumer spendings, depressed economic environments amid the general macroeconomic slowdown. Russia’s lingerie sales in 2013 were up again, with a double digit 14 %t o € 4 billion, as opposed to the average lower single-digit growth in U.S. and Europe, according to the Russian retail and fashion-market expert Bonno van der Putten from Monarch Capital Partners, quoted by Russian dailies. Consumer confidence in Russia continues to increase and rising on the back of still soaring oil prices, while the economy is forecast to grow by around 4% again this year. However, the strong growing consumer demand is backed by some non-economic factors as well. Namely, the national character of Russian women. According to research, beauty industry exhibition organizers, only 14% of female Russians cut their expenses on make-up products at the peak of the global financial crisis. And 22% spent more on lipstick and mascara than before. Limited Brands plan to open more Victoria’s Secret shops in and around Moscow, in addition to the first ones before the end of the year Limited Brands is very optimistic about Victoria’s Secret’s potential outside of North America whereas markets like Russia and China will be the biggest on the planet at some point Limited Brands owns and operates through Victoria's Secret, Pink, Bath & Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel. The company operates 2,629 specialty stores in the United States and its brands are sold in more than 700 company-operated and franchised additional locations world-wide. Learn more: http://lnkd.in/cipZUe and http://lnkd.in/3dxanU Now check out the model Victoria's Secret is grooming to take over the brand

RTL, controlled by Bertelsmann, is seeking new revenue sources as the €-zone economy continues to stagnate.

RTL, controlled by Bertelsmann, is seeking new revenue sources as the €-zone economy continues to stagnate. RTL is investing in digital operations and pay-TV, buying majority stakes in Broadband TV, YouTube Inc.’s fifth-largest multi-channel network, and Dutch video-on-demand businesses recently. With these acquisitions, RTL will give a boost to her presence and expertise in the digital distribution space, pushing online video views, a growing market to more than 15 billion this year. H1 sales fell 1.3% as Europe’s TV ad market continues to lag. Most countries saw declines, except for Germany, which was kind of flat. Net income soared 53% to €418 million on higher operating profit; revenue was €2.78 billion, down from € 2.82 billion a year earlier

dinsdag 20 augustus 2013

Miss Beauty of the World 2012, Djamila Celina Melcherts maakt DJ debuut - 31 augustus 2013, 20.00 uur Outdoor festival, Amsterdam

31 augustus 2013, 20.00 uur Outdoor festival The Boulevard in Rhone Amsterdam Miss Beauty of the World 2012 maakt DJ debuut Op 31 augustus zal Miss Beauty of the World 2012 NL, Djamila Celina Melcherts, haar debuut maken als DJ. . Zij is op 31 augustus te horen en te zien op het outdoor festival The Boulevard, wat plaatsvindt in Rhone te Amsterdam. Over Djamila Celina Melcherts Djamila Celina Melcherts is een Nederlands fotomodel, actrice en TV presentatrice met internationale bekendheid. Djamila Celina zat op jonge leeftijd al snel in de internationale modellentop. Djamila Celina liep modeshows voor vele Fashion - en Lifestyle merken en werkte als gezicht zowel voor cosmetica merken als voor bedrijven zoals L’ Oreal, Unilever, T-mobile, Otazu en anderen. Ook is Djamila Celina een bekend gezicht op de tweejaarlijkse fashionweeks in Amsterdam, Londen en Parijs. Recentelijk nog nam Djamila Celina deel aan de Amsterdam International Fashion week voor Vibrant Pakistan waar ze een prominente rol vervulde in het succes hiervan. Daarnaast heeft Djamila presentatie werk gedaan voor verschillende TV zenders zoals SBS 6, RTL5, Net5, Tros/Banana Split, BNN, Slam FM, Veronica TV , Towel TV en natuurlijk SweetnezzTV. Djamila Celina Melcherts heeft haar succes als model zakelijk een vervolg gegeven met oa. haar eigen kledinglijn en haar eigen bedrijf DCM Media. Djamila gebruikt haar ervaring in het bedrijfsleven bij een dagvoorzitterschap en/of presentaties voor bedrijven bij evenementen en beurzen.

maandag 19 augustus 2013

Beats by Dr Dre wants to buy out HTC as it seeks to expand its business; photo Djamila Celina Melcherts by Bonno van der Putten

Beats by Dr Dre wants to buy out HTC as it seeks to expand its business; photo Djamila Celina Melcherts The founders of Beats Electronics are music mogul Jimmy Iovine and American hip-hop producer and artist Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre, are looking to expand the business into speakers, audio systems in cars, consumer electronics and online streaming music services. Beats Electronics is now in talks with an investor that could help finance its plans and maybe take a minority ownership stake in the coming weeks. Beats has notched explosive growth lately; Dr. Dre controls about 75% of the company. Beats' revenue shot up to roughly $1 billion last year from less than $200 million in 2010. Beats sold its first pair of headphones in 2008 for $350 apiece and benefited from the growth of smartphones and tablets and popularized premium headphones partly of this by making them a fashion statement and partly by touting their sound quality as superior to that of the tiny white "earbuds", earbuds have long been a hallmark of Apple iPod and iPhone lines Beats is estimated to have captured 59% of the U.S. market for premium headphones. That market, which includes all headphones and earphones costing at least $99, increased by 18% last year. However, that growth will slow, and a big challenge for Beats will be establishing itself as an audio brand beyond headphones. Earlier this year, Beats unsuccessfully tried to raise $700 million from the credit markets to refinance debt and buy out HTC's stake. The big Q for investors of course was if Beats' success in the headphone market was merely trendy or something that could be sustained or replicated in other areas. HTC incorporated audio software from Beats into a line of phones, and other phones were bundled with Beats headphones. HTC last year also provided Beats with a one-year, $225 million loan that was secured by all of Beats' assets That loan was recently replaced with an interim loan that is due in July 2014. HTC's fortunes faded amid tougher competition in the smartphone market from companies like Samsung. HTC's shares have lost nearly 90% of their value since April 2011, when HTC was second only to Apple in U.S. smartphone sales. While HTC originally saw Beats as a way to court the youth market, the collaboration ended up souring with differences in opinion on strategy

zondag 18 augustus 2013

Djamila Celina Melcherts; next supermodel to watch out for

- Personality, presence and instant name recognition have made her an international success. This girl has done it all. We've already singled her out for her personal style and business ventures so that's another tick in her box, but now's the time to elaborate. Djamila Celina Melcherts is one of the few models currently working who are considered legitimate high fashion models yet are also known for their distinct personalities. Her flawless runway experience and quirky personality means this girl has got smarts beyond being a mere clotheshorse and TV Host. She's a hit with fashion's tastemakers, starred in a slew of campaigns and she has successfully bridged the commercial/high fashion worlds by walking for many fashion designers and high end cosmetics brands. We think Djamila's commercial beauty and perfect figure will see her land her own cosmetics, swimwear or lingerie line in the not-too-distant future While already successful, give her some time, and we're predicting that she's got the taste level and business skills to oversee her own brand She’s living the life Follow us on Twitter for the latest ventures, behind the scenes commentary, and random pictures of stuff that inspires; https://twitter.com/DjamilaCelina and https://twitter.com/bonnovanderputt #fashion #Supermodels

zaterdag 17 augustus 2013

L’Oreal to Buy Magic Holdings International for $843million. Photo: Djamila Celina Melcherts

L’Oreal to Buy Magic Holdings International for $843million. Photo: Djamila Celina Melcherts The acquisition gives L’Oreal the top-selling facial mask brand in China, where beauty and personal-care product sales will expand 8% to $34 billion this year. Magic sells MG-branded beauty products such as facial masks with snail essence. MG is the facial-mask industry leader in China with a 26.4% share as of 2012. This should allow L’Oreal to accelerate the growth of its own brands in China through a greater distribution reach. L’Oreal is paying 20 x Magic’s 2012 EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). Bu Bonno van der Putten Monarch Capital Partners

donderdag 15 augustus 2013

Djamila Celina Melcherts; next supermodel to watch out for - Personality, presence and instant name recognition. This girl has done it all.

Djamila Celina Melcherts; next supermodel to watch out for - Personality, presence and instant name recognition. This girl has done it all.
We've already singled her out for her personal style and business ventures so that's another tick in her box, but now's the time to elaborate. Djamila Celina Melcherts is one of the few models currently working who are considered legitimate high fashion models yet are also known for their distinct personalities. Her flawless runway experience and quirky personality means this girl has got smarts beyond being a mere clotheshorse and TV Host. While already successful, give her some time, and we're predicting that she's got the taste level to oversee her own brand