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Women use designer purses to 'protect their turf': study
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Researchers from the University of Minnesota conducted five experiments featuring 649 women and found that some ladies use "conspicuous consumption," or buying luxury items, to protect their relationship. "When a woman is flaunting designer products, …

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Women Use Luxury Products To Protect Relationship
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The study says a "woman who is wearing luxury items and designer brands is perceived to have a more devoted partner and as a result other women are less likely to flirt with him." Also, that other women assume a man bought those luxury items for her.

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Luxury brand Avirate to expand presence in India
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Sri Lankan high street fashion brand Avirate–owned by the Timex and Fergasam Group, that set foot in India one-and-half-years back is drawing up an aggressive expansion plan. The company plans of opening up outlets in five to seven cities in India in …

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LVMH confident to gain further market share in H2
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ANALYSIS_ French luxury group LVMH on Thursday posted an 8 percent rise in like-for-like first-half sales, driven by a pick-up in demand at its fashion, leather goods and cosmetics units, and strong growth at its duty free shops. Profit on recurring …

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LVMH raises Hermes stake amid bitter luxury brand battle
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The two companies have locked horns ever since LVMH, which owns Louis Vuitton and many other luxury brands, revealed in late 2010 that it had built up a 17per cent stake in the family-dominated Hermes. LVMH, led by tycoon Bernard Arnault, later built …

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A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Weaker In Quieter Summertime Market Place
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(Kitco News) – Comex gold futures prices are modestly lower in early U.S. dealings Friday. It's another quiet, summertime trading affair. There has been a lack of major, market-moving news late this week. Traders and investors are looking ahead to next …

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Two-time gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko turning pro
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LOS ANGELES — Two-time gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko is ready to begin his pro boxing career, and he intends to wear a world title belt next year. The Ukrainian Olympic star has signed a multiyear deal with Top Rank, Bob Arum's promotional company …

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Dame Helen Mirren Dazzles in Boodles Jewellery at RED2 Premiere
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British acting royalty, Dame Helen Mirren dazzled in regal fine jewellery by the British brand Boodles on the red carpet at the premiere of RED2 in London's Leicester Square on Monday 22nd July. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120625/538592 ).

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Ex-Tiffany exec pleads guilty to stealing jewelry
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A former Tiffany & Company executive has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2 million worth of merchandise from the famous Fifth Avenue jeweler. … It's fine to criticize ideas, but ad hominem attacks on other site users are prohibited. Users who …

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