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Models present creations from the Christopher Kane Spring/Summer 2013 collection at London Fashion Week

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PPR to control Christopher Kane brand

French luxury group acquires 51% stake in British fashion house

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Changing tastes in China

A visitor looks at Chinese security personnel as she walks into a hall for the Top Essence luxury goods show in Beijing

China’s millionaires have had to change their gifting style following government crackdown on lavish spending

TM Lewin: India, our way

Mark Dunhill, told beyondbrics that products won’t be adapted to the Indian consumers and will be sold for the same price as they are in the UK

China stocks hit bull market

Investors are buying into Chinese equity, but the growth may not be all its cracked up to be

From TECHNOLOGY 9:00am

Apple rolls out China credit facility

Move to let online customers pay in instalments could boost sales

From MEDIA 11:59pm

Facebook move into search hits Yelp

Web review sites face biggest threat

Facebook ramps up Google search fight
Tech blog Facebook unveils Graph Search

From MARKETS Jan 15, 2013

Platinum jumps on shortfall concerns

Market fears largest supply deficit in more than a decade

An elaborately decorated mid-18th century Chinese porcelain vase is shown on Oct. 6, 2010. It was discovered during a routine house clearance conducted by the west London auctioneers Bainbridge's. The vase is thought to have been made for the emperor Qianlong and is estimated to fetch between 800,000 pounds and 1.5 million pounds at an auction on Nov. 11.

©Bloomberg From LIFE & ARTS Jan 15, 2013

Qing vase finally sells for £20m-£25m

Original £43m deal cast doubt over Chinese art market

From INDUSTRIALS Jan 14, 2013

Bentley aspires to 10 per cent increase in sales

Strong push to add to worldwide dealer network

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Luxury’s new look: see how the market is fragmenting into several distinctive camps

Luxury industry: movers and shakers

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The luxury industry’s latest big-name appointments in a new regular feature

Models present creations from the Burberry Spring/Summer 2013 collection at London Fashion Week

©Reuters From RETAIL & CONSUMER Jan 15, 2013

Burberry warns of wholesale revenue drop

Luxury slowdown hits group despite positive retail sales

Lunch with the FT Christopher Bailey
Burberry profit cut by move into perfumes

From INDUSTRIALS Jan 14, 2013

New models take centre stage in Detroit

GM, Ford and Chrysler focus on key brands

Models look at gold jewellery on display at a stall during the sixth South India Jewellery Show 2012 held at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore on February 3, 2012. The three day event is a platform for jewellery manufacturers, gems and allied products wholesellers and retailers to build mutually benificial business opportunities picn

©AFP From MARKETS Jan 14, 2013

India tackles its costly gold addiction

Government considers measures to curb precious metal imports

Inside Business India’s growth prospects less than golden
India’s gold imports in for a cut?

From LEX Jan 14, 2013

Apple: through a screen darkly

Is iPhone maker so large that usual rules of growth and valuation do not apply?

Power dressing: Robert Walton

Robert Walton, MBE, president of the Restaurant Association of Great Britain and founder of the Nth Degree Club

The founder of the Nth Degree Club says dressing well not only gives you confidence, but it gives people confidence in you

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From COMMENT Jan 14, 2013

Chinese shoppers are thriving

The belief that the country’s consumption is too low is flawed, write Jun Zhang and Tian Zhu

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Jan 14, 2013

Swatch buys jewellery group for $1bn

Swiss group adds Harry Winston of Canada to its brand

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Jan 14, 2013

Li & Fung faces guidance questions

Shares of Walmart supplier fall 15% after warning

Jan 14, 2013

Ferragamo to raise prices in Europe

Luxury goods company to tap surge in Chinese consumer tourists

From LEX Jan 11, 2013

All that glisters is not gold

‘Affordable’ jewellers come out on top at Christmas

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Models wear creations for Gucci men's Fall-Winter 2013-14 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy,

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