Grontis and Bickford then blew through that cash "as fast as it was received, on personal expenses and various luxury items," Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Samuels said. The scheme first began unraveling years ago. For example, a woman in Toronto …

Coach faces strong competition in the luxury goods industry. The fashion industry requires consistent innovation and creativity to keep up with the capricious trends. Coach seems to be trailing its competitors in both these departments. This is also …

The high-income consumer continued to shop, and was "very active and willing to spend a significant amount on luxury items," said Hana Ben-Shabat, a partner in the retail practice of the consulting firm A.T. Kearney. The middle-income shopper also …

The store's founder Masamichi Toyama's mission was to reinvent the second-hand goods market in Japan. He has set about achieving this by shifting traditional associations with thrift and aligning his retail model more with those of his luxury …

"I focus more on bargains rather than expensive and luxury items," Gereaux said. "Streetwise means the customers are savvy." Streetwise Media Shop sells used books, educational books, classics, children's books, travel books and rare and autographed …

From flash 'Guchi' trainers to fashionable 'Caiwen Kelai' boxers, Mumbai's popular Chor Bazaar (meaning “thieves' market”) can fulfil all your luxury desires. Often for less than Rs100 ($1.62) a pop. India's market for counterfeit luxury goods is …

Calling itself as a “social fashion site,” Buyma connects individuals looking for luxury brand products unavailable in Japan to people abroad who are willing to buy them on their behalf and ship them, which is kind of an ingenious way of doing business.

NEW DELHI: The market for counterfeit luxury goods in India is growing at twice the rate of that for genuine articles and consumer education is urgently needed, according to a trade body. An analysis by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry …

Often criminals are using their stolen card numbers to buy items that can easily be flipped on websites like eBay. Luxury items, popular smartphones or anything else with high resale value is appealing. The bosses running these operations want to get …