By appointment
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Filofax is determined to update the image of its personal organizers as it faces competition from copycat brands and from the Psion electronic diary. It is particularly looking at ways of connecting Filofax to the Internet, thus creating a global information service. The company is currently seeing particular success in Germany, where consumers are keen to be seen with designer label goods. Indeed, the initiative to commission new Filofax designs came from Germany, rather than from the UK.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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Desirable objects: instant profits
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The value of limited edition collectible, such as fountain pens, CDs and classic cars, can rise very quickly. The value of the Montblanc's Lorenzo de Medici limited edition pen, for example, has increased by 350% since it was launched in 1992. However, tastes in limited edition goods can fluctuate unexpectedly, and it is important to do some research before making a purchase. This is particularly the case with limited edition books. Trends in records and CDs are more predictable.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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Those obscure objects of desire
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Private collectors buy all sorts of peculiar objects from corkscrews and biscuit tins to argyles and casolettes. Curios representing social change and features of industrial design are popular in 1993. Christie's sell pop and film souvenirs, animation art, book cover and cartoon art at auction. The Book 'Undiscovered Antiques,' published in 1972, omitted printed ephemera, which is extremely fahionable in 1993, from its tips on collectables.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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