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Black-tie thinking

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Hong Kong jewellers hit by graft clampdown

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Orient expression

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Finance director leaves and former BBC man becomes COO

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Magazine sales suffer from the hard cell

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‘Viking Raider’ gets suspended jail term

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Online clothes sales reach ‘critical mass’

Americans buy more than 10% of their wardrobe on the web

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Burberry’s board changes beg more finesse

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