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Auto sales on pace for best year since 2007
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TrueCar.com, a consumer research site, said the average selling price of a new vehicle jumped 2% to $31,125 in June, the second-highest level ever. Some of that reflects particularly strong sales of luxury cars as affluent buyers gain confidence in the …

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Analysts dubious of Lululemon's ambitious expansion goals
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Lululemon is running out of room to expand in North America, and sales gains at established stores are slowing as brands such as Gap Inc. and Nike Inc. encroach on its turf. "It's unlikely that it's going to stay on this double-digit trajectory …

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Groupon Eyes The Luxury Market With Reserve, Its New Online Reservations …
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Groupon is making a pointed effort to move into the luxury market with a new online reservations system called Groupon Reserve, which it bills as a way for businesses to "attract high-quality customers for luxury products and experiences." Groupon …

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Bravo's Below Deck Is Basically Downton Abbey On A Yacht
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It's called Below Deck, and it's a new reality show about the young employees on a luxury mega-yacht called Honor. The water they're floating on is deep, but the characters are oh so shallow. And that goes for the both employees and the rich people …

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Luxury yacht Christina O moored at Chatham Docks up for sale for £21million
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Its luxurious floors once bore the feet of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and singer Maria Callas. Now a luxury yacht that has found a temporary home in Chatham Docks is up for sale… for a cool £21 million. The 300ft vessel – once …

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The high life in Hong Kong at The Upper House
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Hong Kong-born designer Andre Fu, sought after for his sleek transformations of upmarket department stores, affluent residences, restaurants and art spaces, made this his first hotel project (in 2009). By combining lavish artistic touches with tasteful …

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Chinese malls waive rents as vacancies beat demand by huge margin
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SHANGHAI: Chinese landlords are forgoing rent and paying to outfit stores for mass-market fashion brands including Zara and H&M, a bid to blunt the impact of a boom in shopping-mall construction that threatens to push up vacancies. Preferential leasing …

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Expats develop taste for organic dairy
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The major problems in China for organic milk brands are milk sources and manufacturing bases, said Song Liang, a dairy industry analyst at the Distribution Productivity Promotion Center of China Commerce. Song added that the manufacturing process and …

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Subject of three year drug investigation pleads guilty
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Both sides are free to make whatever recommendation of a criminal fine they believe is appropriate. The charge carries a maximum fine of $5 million. According to court documents, … Among the assets that Cadenas agrees to forfeit are a 2005 Dodge Ram …

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