I was shocked to catch retailer Marks & Spencer charging a whopping three times as much for some items here in Hong Kong as they do in their home stores in England. Their excuse was that the cost of rent was higher here. As Mark Newman, CEO and …

On net, luxury items and premium brands sold relatively well, but growth slowed for other categories of full-priced items as consumers continued to search for the lowest prices. Demand for business and consumer services was mixed. Technology contacts …

The move into luxury health and beauty is not a huge step for Amazon, which already offers high-end beauty items via third-party sellers as well as through its Quidsi subsidiary Beautybar.com. However, the difference lies in the dedicated Amazon shop …

… economic time, some people are struggling and turning to criminality to maintain their previous lifestyle. "I have started to see an increase in first-time offenders stealing non-essential items and these are often luxury items such as wine and …

When shopping in a foreign department store or luxury shop, if you spend over a certain amount of money (something like $150 USD) you are eligible to get the tax back on the purchase. The store that you buy the goods from will need to give you a tax …

PopSugar is teaming up with Neiman Marcus on a holiday edition of its PopSugar Must Have subscription box of home, fashion and beauty goods. The box contains eight mystery items—all the company will say is that there's a chevron-patterned throw …

… killed three people. The most high-profile, at the luxury Traders Hotel in Yangon, wounded an American woman. … Get tips and advice on everything tech related, from smartphones, gadgets and online security to Twitter topics and Facebook news and …

Old houses and classic Chinese furniture get a new lease on life as an eager collector is turning his passion into luxury resorts. It's sheer understatement to say Qin Tongqian is a collector of century-old houses. What the 50-year-old … But for Qin …

The appointment comes just months after Paul Deneve returned to the US gadget-maker after the Belgian national had stints with fashion houses Courreges, Nina Ricci, Lanvin and Yves Saint-Laurent. While the tech and fashion industries seem miles apart …