The seven key steps to making a fashion business successful
Stella McCartney is the perfect role model for young fashion entrepreneurs, says a report by the British Fashion Council
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Why global recovery could depend on China’s taste for luxury
Attitudes are changing in China, but western export hopes are pinned on a swelling middle class embracing its inner consumer
Are lab-grown gems the key to a sustainable diamond trade?
Long plagued by ethical and environmental abuses, the diamond mining industry now faces a new challenge: safe, sustainable man-made gems
Bill Gates urges China’s wealthiest to give to charity
Businessman makes plea in People’s Daily for country to improve bad philanthropic record by investing in the poor
Mulberry to bring in cheaper handbags for price-conscious British customers
New boss Godfrey Davis said the company had got it wrong by following its luxury goods rivals in continually putting up prices
Jacuzzi, art deco theatre and leotards up for grabs in Spanish auction
About 1 million buyers sign up to bid online in Spanish inland revenue’s annual auction of assorted confiscated goods