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Luxury Items

Kim Jong-un 'spent over $600m in a year' while North Korean citizens starved …
www.independent.co.uk

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un splashed millions of dollars on luxury items including dozens of pianos and Mercedes-Benz cars, a UN report has revealed. The 372-page report said the country continues to allocate a "significant amount of state …

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China world's biggest luxury consumer
english.cri.cn

It said about $102 billion was spent on high-end goods by Chinese shoppers last year, making the county the biggest consumer of luxury items in the globe. Despite slowdown in the world's luxury market, consumption of high-end goods hit a new record of …

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The Idea of 'Luxury' or 'Exotic' Animal Food and Why It's False
www.onegreenplanet.org

Perhaps you thought of some of listverse.com's “Top 10 Luxury Foods” such as beluga caviar, Kobe beef, the deadly pufferfish, foie gras, lobster, or oysters. Why do we think of these foods as luxury items, and why are some people willing to spend so …

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Profit Falls at French Luxury and Sportswear Group Kering
www.nytimes.com

Kering changed its name last year from PPR — an abbreviation of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute — as it sought to focus its business around two core brands: Gucci, in luxury goods, and Puma, which it acquired in 2007 and of which it now owns a controlling …

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Buys More Luxury Goods Than His Father: UN Report
www.huffingtonpost.com

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un spends a fortune on luxury goods, surpassing even his wildly extravagant father, according to a United Nations report released on Monday. His father, Kim Jong Il, who died in 2011, was so attached to the high life that …

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Minnesota University research: women use luxury products to warn off other …
www.dailytelegraph.com.au

“We all display things, by wearing an item or having a watch it says what sort of person I am.” The report found people seek out luxury items as a direct way to signal their importance to each other and men spend up, because it will pay off — the …

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My Gucci handbag is a warning
www.news.com.au

Testing conducted in the study found that women saw a man as being most devoted to their lady when the woman wore luxury products purchased by them and it put a sudden stop to other women pursuing the taken man. Social analyst David Chalke said the …

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Dotson faces sentencing in gambling probe
www.coalvalleynews.com

As a result of his ill-gained profits, Dotson bought luxury items for himself and his family, according to prosecutors. Among the items bought was a 2009 350Z Nissan automobile purchased from Bill Gatton Imports of Bristol, Tennessee. The government is …

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Luxury Jeweler Buccellati Launches Rebranding Effort With New Bridal …
www.forbes.com

The items are expected to be unveiled in March while the rebranding effort will be ongoing throughout the year. In another sign of the changing times, Lucrezia is the brand's first female designer. She thinks this will influence future designs. “I …

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