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...person who has been instrumental in bringing many of these niche brands to the U.S. market is Nick Hudson, co-founder of Excelsior Beauty, the firm that spearheaded the Walgreens deal. Excelsior works with retailers and brands to bring masstige products to North America, and Hudson, formerly of Boots in Britain, is trying to develop the middle market. "In drugstores you have a big range of the multinational brands, while in department stores you've got a wonderful array of premium products. But you don't have what you have in Europe, Asia and elsewhere, a middle ground that gives...
...Excelsior has set about increasing that selection, all the while helping each masstige retailer differentiate from the competing drugstore chains. "People don't want to feel they have what other people have in a one-size-fits-all kind of way," says Hudson. "It's about finding something a little different...
...helpful rule: "The older I get, the more I'm willing to buy an annuity," says Michael Schulman, an accountant with Excelsior Senior Advisers in New York. With fewer years to live, you have higher monthly payments. An income annuity bought at age 75 or 80 might generate more monthly cash than you could get anywhere else. Your heirs might squirm. But you will sleep better knowing you have plenty of income and it will never...
...Excelsior, you can’t get any richer, but you can rest assured that not all of the patrons have just stepped off the runway...
With its sleek design and utterly pretentious three-story wine tower, Excelsior has some of the best food, wine, and views in the Boston area. Overlooking the Boston Public Garden, the restaurant is sandwiched between two high-end retail stores: the edgy androgynous designs of Sonia Rykiel and the sexy luxe lingerie of La Perla...