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Technology drives upmarket rental boom

The web is shaping a new economy in which owning things is passé

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Richemont sales miss spooks luxury stocks

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Richemont sales hit by Asia slowdown

Flat revenues in region where luxury market has stalled

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Fiat looks to luxury for salvation

Carmaker aims to tap allure of Italy’s long-gone ‘dolce vita’

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China Vanke soars 10% on H-share plan

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Whose dress will go to the ball?

Speculation is rife on which designer’s clothes Michelle Obama will wear for her husband’s inauguration

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How fashion is using holograms

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Anti-cellulite tights and self-cooling tank tops

‘Shapewear’ uses technology to slim, lift and enhance one’s profile

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Is Milan on the money?

Menswear week in Italy’s fashion capital points to a new attitude to dressing

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Neapolitan spirit

Southern Italian tailoring traditions are in demand

From WORLD Jan 18, 2013

China wealth gap data stoke scepticism

Experts say official measure of income inequality inaccurate

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Supply fears fuel platinum and palladium

Supply-side problems buoy white precious metals

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Jan 17, 2013

Foreign brands tread new paths in China

Companies shun complacency to promote products

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