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Artisanal food startups making inroads on LI
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… Island, of course, already has well-established wine, fishing and farming industries. But now small-batch food processors are showing promise too, experts say, fueled by the proliferation of green markets, rising demand for specialty products at …

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Move over, Slurpee: 7-Eleven goes upscale with fine wines
www.today.com

Using internal data on sales trends, it identified 1,000 stores in which it thought the wines would be successful, stores that catered to more affluent customers, the kind who might buy craft beer or Fiji Water, for example. More than 700 are now …

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More powerful, more efficient 2015 BMW 2-Series coupe
www.consumerreports.org

BMW has uncovered its all-new 2-Series, the small coupe that replaces the high-scoring 1-Series. Arriving in March 2014, the 2-Series promises to improve on the previous car with increased performance, refinement, size, and daresay, a more stylish …

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UK car production passes 1.5m amid growing consumer confidence
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Booming exports of luxury brands have also underpinned production, with Jaguar Land Rover, the Tata-owned carmaker whose three UK plants employ 26,000 people, recently reporting sales for the first three quarters of 2013 had already outstripped 2012's …

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Unreleased cars, £7000 handbags and swanky hotels: A day in the life of …
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When luxury website, VeryFirstTo, advertised their Living Luxury Executive job – a role that involves dining at the best new restaurants, dressing in stunning jewels, road testing the most extravagant cars, and playing with the most sophisticated tech …

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US malls pursue tourist spending
www.ft.com

“Overseas visitors are looking for items at better prices than they'd get at home. They'll often come with a long list of luxury goods and electronic items,” said Nicole Domer, regional vice-president of marketing for Simon. “They'll start the day off …

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Detroit on path to recovery
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At least that's the hope of Shinola, a company that's recently started producing luxury items including leather goods, bicycles and watches, in the heart of Midtown. With components imported from Switzerland, around 120 local workers assemble the …

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Turning toads into fashion accessory
www.washingtonpost.com

Polish designer Monika Jarosz's luxury-accessory business manufactures such accessories as bags, belts and purses made from the skin of toads, with precious stones and Swarovski crystals replacing the eyes. These bags were made with Australian cane …

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Jay Z dodges questions on Barneys ties amid alleged racial profiling
www.nydailynews.com

The 43-year-old music mogul has maintained radio silence all week after news broke that two African-American shoppers said they were racially profiled while buying luxury items at the snooty store. “Jay Z is not allowed to speak on this matter,” said …

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