The combination of a brand like Cartier and the immense heritage that India holds can go places.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Indian food is a luxury on tour.
The Indians have such strong traditions and aesthetics, and the people are beautiful, as are their goods.
My view is make Indian manufacturing competitive, and if it is competitive, it can serve customers or consumers anywhere.
India is special, and its beauty absolutely humbled us. When we toured there as Major Lazer, it was mind-blowing to see our fan-base.
If you look back at history, the various Maharajas of the Indian empire actually helped support a whole British industry. The royalty in those days ordered exotic cars in huge numbers.
Nobody who has done business in any country with an Indian would doubt the shrewdness of Indians, but what Indian people bring to the world is something special and unique, which is the capacity for a loving interaction.
India is still considered a preferred destination for many multinationals to manufacture cost-competitive high-technology products for domestic consumption as well as for global demand.
In the luxury business, you have to build on heritage.
There are some brands that we didn't expect to do well in India, like Alice + Olivia. But they sell like hot cakes because women here seem to love it.
We have contributed through Indian culture; so many international collections are Indian-inspired. Why we don't make an international impact? We have talent, but we have not leveraged it, not married commerce to design.