Welcome to Walpole
Walpole furthers the interests of the British luxury industry.
Walpole is a non-profit-making organisation that furthers the interests of the British luxury by harnessing and sharing the collective knowledge, experience and resources of the membership.
Formed in 1990 by top tier British companies, including British Airways, Chewton Glen. Coutts & Co, DAKS Simpson, the Financial Times, The Savoy Group and William Grant & Sons, the membership provides a community for the exchange of best practice ideas to drive business development in both UK and export markets.
Walpole British Luxury Press Day 2008 at Liberty
Jul 17, 2008The 2008 showcase held at Liberty’s proved to be the most successful Walpole Press day yet with a record number of members participating and over 280 press attending throughout the day. The very intimate and buzzing 4th floor of Liberty was a delightful setting and a new stylist worked alongside Liberty’s Virtual Merchandising team to create a visual feast for the press who were guided through the very best of British luxury.
The Luxury Channel Features Walpole
The luxury channel, CNBC has featured and exclusive documentary on the 2007 Walpole brands of Tomorrow. The programme discusses the different elements of developing an emerging luxury brand, featuring case studies on Bremont, Nyetimber and Miller Harris.
Watch the programme by clicking on the Link below.
http://www.theluxurychannel.tv/brands/brands.html
Walpole Members meet with eBay
The Walpole IP & Brand Protection Working Group arranged for a meeting to take place with eBay on Monday July 28, 2008 . A small group of Walpole members, at Chief Executive and Managing Director and IP levels met with Francine Lyle, Senior Counsel IP/Litigation eBay (UK) and Pamela Brady from the eBay Rights Owner Partnerships Team, eBay International AG. The Economist kindly hosted the lunch, and another meeting is planned for the end of the year.
Click on 'read more' to download press release.
Walpole Luxury eBusiness Forum 2008 - Upside in a Cold Climate
Oct 8, 2008Walpole announces topic and themes for its next seminar.
Following the success of last year’s Web 2.0 seminar, Walpole’s annual luxury eBusiness Forum brings together experts, practitioners and investors from both the Luxury and Online worlds.
The aim, more important than ever this year, is to provide actionable insights which represent international best practice, whether revisiting the basics or looking at the most cutting edge techniques. With one purpose: to generate additional revenue and get sustainable traction in the digital space.
Walpole Luxury eBusiness Forum 2008
LUXURY ONLINE : UPSIDE IN A COLD CLIMATE
Following the success of last year’s Web 2.0 seminar, Walpole’s annual luxury eBusiness Forum brings together experts, practitioners and investors from both the Luxury and Online worlds.
To reserve a place please click on the link below and return the completed application form to nikki.williams@thewalpole.co.uk.
Dates for Your Diary
25 September
Walpole Medals of Excellence Beijing
25 September
Walpole Brands of Tomorrow Workshop
8 October
Walpole Seminar 2 - Luxury eBusiness: Upside in a Cold Climate
17 November
Walpole Awards for Excellence
25 November
Walpole Medals of Excellence Hong Kong
