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Luxury Items

Performing With Produce: The Man Behind China's Cabbage Walkers
blogs.wsj.com

But the object actually doesn't matter much – the Chinese with new money are adding luxury items to their life, an expensive car, a house. They are all walking objects too. There's a string from the object attached to their body and they are …

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Luxe player expands
www.ragtrader.com.au

Buyers, on the other hand, will be able to acquire luxury for less and seize the opportunity to source hard to find items that are no longer in stock through mainstream boutiques. Reebonz Australia general manager Neil Guo said the decision to add …

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Fiat's Disappointing Profit Casts Doubt Over Growth Goals
www.bloomberg.com

Trading profit, or earnings before interest, taxes and one-time items, fell 1.4 percent to 622 million euros ($866 million), missing the 854 million-euro average of five analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. North American operations posted a loss …

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Amounts raised by luxury asset sell-off revealed
www.insidermedia.com

As part of the liquidation process, luxury items owned by the company's shareholders were put up for auction by Sanderson Weatherall, the joint liqudators' agent in November. The lots include a McClaren MP4 supercar, two Porsches and two Range Rovers, …

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Fitch: Pressure Mounts on HK Retail Rents on Subdued Retail Sales
in.reuters.com

The fall was driven by items commonly purchased by mainland shoppers, such as electrical goods and luxury products. During the first three days of the Golden Week holiday at the start of May 2014, mainland tourist arrivals in HK unexpectedly fell 1.6 …

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Vertu supports market trend with $10K Constellation Gemstone series
www.luxurydaily.com

“The best luxury items operate on both emotional and rational levels,” he said. “On the one hand there is the emotional and tactile delight in using this new limited-edition Constellation, as well as the appreciation of its additional exclusivity. Sign …

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Questlove talks about hip-hop's changing focus from items that are attainable …
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Thompson writes: "Whereas 'My Adidas' highlighted consumer items, 'Picasso Baby' is all about unattainable luxury, fantasy acquisitions. Within the first ten words of the song, Jay Z ensures that no one in his audience can identify with the experience …

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Alibaba files for IPO, which analysts say could raise as much as $20 billion
www.washingtonpost.com

The retailer dominates online commerce in China through its flagship Web site Alibaba.com and a variety of subsidiaries, including Taobao, its online marketplace, and Tmall, an upscale version of Taobao for luxury brands. The company also runs a …

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High-end Luxuries: Word of Mouth vs. Digital Platforms
allaboutalpha.com

One-fifth said the biggest challenge was a decrease in the demand for their products. The dominant difficulty mentioned among those who answered “other” was indecision among clients. Breaking the 'luxury' label down by product, not all luxuries are the …

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