What am I bid? Prices go through the roof at Christie’s handbag auction
A Hermès or a Birkin is now a high-performing investment as well as a fashion statement after years of record prices
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Sales rise by 75% in first quarter, helping luxury carmaker’s efforts to recover from six years of losses
Jaguar Land Rover posts record sales thanks to demand in China and US
UK’s biggest car manufacturer sold 604,009 vehicles in 12 months to end of March, the most in its 95-year history
Buy a home, get a car free: offers galore as London estate agents struggle to sell
Incentives including stamp duty subsidies of £150,000, iPads, sound systems and travel deals launched to lure buyers to purchase in capital’s affluent areas
Now on sale: Jimmy Choo (the whole company)
Shoemaker with market value of more than £700m says surprise decision to sell up followed board review of strategic options
Luxury goods giant LVMH grabs full control of Christian Dior
French group to bring fashion house’s brands from perfume to couture under one roof in complex deal worth €12bn