by Minter Dial | Oct 2, 2016 | Minter Dialogue, Podcast
Minter Dialogue with Diane Aubry This interview is with Diane Aubry, a French entrepreneur with a wonderful initiative called Gladtrotter. This is a platform that matches guides with tourists looking for roads less traveled and tours less typical when visiting...
by Minter Dial | Nov 16, 2015 | Meaningfulness, Politics
I think it is finally dawning on all of us that we are living in a radical new era. It seems that little by little, methodically interspersed with several months and country by country, we find a new date to mark on the calendar as a day of memorial, of grief and of...
by Minter Dial | Nov 12, 2015 | Retail
I recently visited the new Sephora Flash store, located in central Paris. This pilot “concept” store was opened on October 21, 2015. Not to be mixed up with Sephora’s Flash 2-day eCommerce delivery service, the Sephora Flash boutique is much smaller...
by Minter Dial | Aug 20, 2015 | Retail
Louis Vuitton, part of the LVMH Group, is a beautiful luxury brand. With over $10 billion in annual sales (Forbes May 2015), it is a bona fide reference for luxury. According to Interbrand, Louis Vuitton is in fact the top valued luxury brand in the world. Quite...
by Minter Dial | Jan 4, 2012 | Entertainment
Not the film of all time To ring in the new year, we went to see the new Martin Scorsese film, Hugo, based on the book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. This 2 hour+ film did not seduce me on the merits of the direction, plot or acting. I thought of it...
