‘Life is Grand’ Wyndham Grand London promotion with Arthur Price and Harrods
When you sit at a laid out table in anticipation of a fine meal ahead, the chances are you will inspect the cutlery to see that it has been polished to the highest perfection. But you might also slightly re-shape the layout and in doing so get a feel for the tools you are about to use (That could be just this blogger’s minor OCD coming through…).
How do they feel? Are they ‘weighty’? Ergonomic? Does the cutlery in question sing ‘I am the best you can get…this is a precursor of the food to come!’.
In our view, having the very best cutlery available is so important to the dining experience. In fact, apart from initial impressions, it is a diner’s first tactile experience.
Like most things, it’s the little things that count.
With this in mind, we are very proud to be associated with Arthur Price of England and Harrods in a two-way promotion.
Arthur Price of England is the UK’s leading silverware and gift manufacturer. They have opened their flagship store, the Silver Room in Harrods. To celebrate the launch, customers spending £250 or more in Arthur Price’s new luxury concession on the Second Floor, Harrods will receive a complimentary ‘Dinner for Two’ at the Wyndham Grand hotel’s Chelsea Riverside Brasserie*.
The Chelsea Riverside Brasserie offers a true fine dining experience in London and joining up with the finest cutlery manufacturer in England for this fabulous promotion made perfect sense.
Harrods of London – Possibly the most famous department store world!
Similar to red telephone boxes, the Houses of Parliament and Camden market, when one mentions Harrods, images of quintessential London immediately spring to mind. Occupying a five- acre site on Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, Harrods is the biggest department store in Europe.
Whilst the store’s motto in its early years was “All things for all people, everywhere,” nowadays the store is considered the epitome of upmarket and luxury retail and it is highly likely that not “all people” can afford to shop there.
Charles Henry Harrod and son
In 1824 Charles Henry Harrod started the Harrods business as a draper but within six years he had switched to the grocery trade. After moving around through various premises, the young entrepreneur finally located in Brompton Street.
Charles’ son, Charles Digby Harrod, later took over the business and branched into different products, ranging from medicines, perfumes and stationary. The store went from strength to strength and by 1880 Harrods employed more than 100 people.
A devastating fire burnt the store down to the ground in 1883 but this did not stop Charles Harrod junior from fulfilling all of his Christmas order commitments and making a record profit at the same time.
In 1893 England’s first escalator was built in the innovative and entrepreneurial Harrods and any shoppers who used the escalator were revived with glass of brandy at the top!
The Al-Fayed years
In 1985 the flamboyant and often outspoken Mohammad Al-Fayed bought Harrods and as a consequence of the purchase the store quickly become synonymous with luxury and wealth and has rarely been out of the public eye.
London clothing brand dunhill push the technology boundaries
dunhill are known for their high end menswear collections and have many stores in London.
The new dunhill collection has been backed up by the most inspirational campaign, ‘The Voice’, which we wrote about in The Wyndham Grand blog recently.
Now, they have added a new dimension to the campaign, with the use of augmented reality. Surely the future of social commerce, you can bring to life their campaign when you hover your Smartphone over the images.
You can see a short video of how it works below -
Whilst staying at The Wyndham Grand, you should seek out a dunhill store. In London, close to the hotel you can find dunhill stores at 50 Jermyn Street, London,159 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge and at 2 Davies Street you will find the excellent Bourdon House, which caters for every English Gentlemen’s need.
To make a reservation at the Luxury 5 star London Hotel, The Wyndham Grand, You can book online or by calling +44 (0)20 7823 3000.
A rise in demand for expensive high-end products in London
London’s mega-rich are on a serious shopping spree!
Forget Los Angeles and Abu Dubai, as London has become the latest city to be attracting the world’s super-rich. According to a new survey the most affluent members of society are taking to the streets of London and enjoying a shopping bonanza like never before in London.
Research was carried out by Stonehage, a leading independent Multi Family Office offering wealth management and advisory services to an international clientele, has found that inflation for expensive, high-end products and services, such as designer clothing, exclusive restaurants and top of the market property in London, is running a couple of percent higher than average inflation at 6.7%, with art rising by 10.5% and fine wines shooting up by 27.6%.
This high rise of high-end inflation has spawned a shopping spree for the superrich in London, many of whom are recovering from the recession well ahead of everyone else. According to a spokesperson for Stonehage:
“The large rise [in high-end prices] shows that confidence about prosperous times is growing, triggering a return to spending.”
Luxury menswear brand dunhill launch inspirational films
The ultimate in masculine luxury and menswear, dunhill, have released the second stage of their ‘Voice’ campaign, featuring videos from Celebrated Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Leading ballet dancer Rupert Pennefather and Theatre director Michael Grandage. All wear the Autumn/Winter 2011 dunhill collection.
The films are shot beautifully, the interviews open and captivating and inspirational.
Each movie reinforces the brand’s commitment to recognising individuality; Voice once again recognises that achievement is the ultimate masculine aspiration and can only ever be attained through skill, intelligence, drive and the ability to be extraordinary
You can see them below.
Whilst staying at The Wyndham Grand, you should seek out a dunhill store. In London, close to the hotel you can find dunhill stores at 50 Jermyn Street, London,159 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge and at 2 Davies Street you will find the excellent Bourdon House, which caters for every English Gentlemen’s need.
Spanning the whole house, Bourdon offers the complete luxury products from dunhill, from menswear, leather, accessories to gadgets. Custom personalised leather and menswear is also available.
With a museum, barbers, screening room, spa, barber and bar, Bourdon House has to be the complete destination for every English Gent.
To make a reservation at the Luxury 5 star London Hotel, The Wyndham Grand, You can book online or by calling +44 (0)20 7823 3000.
