Luxury brands and future investments in Romania make the news on Friday. And, a bit more important than that, the "luxury brains" that left Romania to become science stars are described in a long article published by Cotidianul, with their desires, needs and their longing for a home that needs to change before it can welcome them back.
Few Romanians are rich, but they are increasingly rich, so it doesn't come as a surprise to see all luxury brands rushing to open stores in Romania. The latest brand that came to the market, with a few months later than first announced, was Louis Vuitton. The problem is that they packed the Firemen Monument in front of the Marriott hotel in a giant Vuitton case, to make their presence obvious.
The gesture stirred a lot of discontent and authorities now look for solutions to withdraw the authorization, Evenimentul Zilei reads. Anyway, before all the bureaucratic steps are taken, some citizens managed to express their anger. The luxury chest was vandalized on Thursday evening. Soon after, an economic newspaper put a funeral garland dedicated to the firemen in front of the statue.
Gandul makes a parallel count of the luxury sales in Romania, emphasizing that Vuitton did not bring its most expensive products, the 3,000 euro bag being the most luxurious item for the moment (prices range from 300 to 5,000 euro in other stores). On the other hand, Vertu and Ferrari are a hit. An 80,000 euro Vertu phone was already orders and 60 Ferrari are already on the road, even though the official store opened only a couple of month ago. The waiting list for Ferrari is covered until 2009, same Gandul informs.
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