Luxury goods sector

Aston Martin races to become player as global luxury brand

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Now pay attention, the 1%: the car company known for James Bond is building luxury flats and submarines

How to Spend It: the shopping list for the 1%

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In an age of astonishing wealth, nothing reveals the lives of the ultra-rich like the FT’s unashamedly ostentatious luxury magazine.

By Andy Beckett

Cartier owner destroys more than £400m of watches in two years

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Richemont bought back stock from jewellers to stop it being sold at knockdown prices

Galeries Lafayette heir joins French tycoons in opening art foundation

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Guillaume Houzé’s cultural centre will rival that of France’s richest man, Bernard Arnault

Farfetch unveils tie-up with Harvey Nichols before ‘£4bn IPO’

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High-end fashion website’s expected valuation nears value put on Marks & Spencer

Christian Louboutin faces setback in fight to trademark red sole

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ECJ advocate general says combination of colour and shape may be refused trademark protection