Category: Business
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Lorenz Bäumer: The Jewellery Prince of the Place Vendôme – or ‘the enfant terrible?’,
Article & video interview by Philippe Mihailovich. Paris’ Place Vendôme with its 28 private ‘hotel particuliers’ – little palace/manor houses- is not only perhaps the most prestigious place to live in the city but has certainly been the best Parisian address for any high jewellery house to be since the opening of the Ritz…
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The Meghan effect: can her ethical and sustainable fashion choices change lives?
The duchess pulls on a pair of skinny jeans … and up to 30 women rescued from human trafficking will be hired as seamstresses • Harry and Meghan on tour in Australia – in pictures
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Senior executives no longer have the option to treat design as a luxury. Study
Companies from a wide variety of industries consistently showed financial benefits from good design: from retail banking to medical devices to consumer goods. This suggests that companies that improve their design capability can improve their financial performance whether they are making physical products, digital apps, services, experiences or a combination of these things. McKinsey…
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Richemont to bring the world’s leading online luxury retailer to Chinese consumers
Chinese consumers are expected to account for nearly half of the global luxury market by 2025. Swiss luxury goods group Richemont and Alibaba group announce global strategic partnership. This partnership will bring Chinese consumers unprecedented access to the world’s leading luxury brands. Under the partnership, YNAP and Alibaba will establish a joint venture (JV)…
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Wanda Ferragamo obituary
Shoemaker’s widow who built an Italian fashion empire from her husband’s legacy
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Brutalist market: flats at London’s Centre Point taken off market
Half of tower’s 82 luxury flats remain unsold as Brexit jitters and tax rises bring ‘silly offers’