This undated image from Moleskine shows some of the company's city notebooks, which include travel information in addition to journal pages. ©AP From RETAIL & CONSUMER Mar 18, 2013

Moleskine IPO targets €560m valuation

Deal reflects rising confidence in European market for flotations

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First Gulf Bank – an Abu Dhabi bank – has launched the first Ferrari credit card
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Rolls Royce Motors is planning to release new models this year especially tailored to the Indian market.
With European stores looking empty, commercial real estate investors have turned to Russia where shoppers are still out in force.
Gold bars ingots From MARKETS Mar 18, 2013

Gold reclaims $1,600 on haven allure

Rally marks shift in sentiment towards precious metal

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No rush for entry as India opens retail doors

Complex rules deter foreign groups despite potential

From ENERGY Mar 18, 2013

Vale doubles cost of potash project

Rio Colorado project seen as commercially unviable

check a car at the assembly line of the Audi production site in Ingolstadt, southern Germany ©AP From INDUSTRIALS Mar 18, 2013

Luxury carmakers in China digital drive

Companies are increasingly turning to social media

Romeo Beckham is seen in the window display of Burberry Vanessa Friedman from LIFE & ARTS Mar 15, 2013

Is it all right for the kids?

London is about to welcome its first children’s fashion week, and the potential to accessorise with controversy is high

A Tarun Tahiliani dress From LIFE & ARTS Mar 15, 2013

Brides with bling

Wedding wear is big business for Indian designers

From LIFE & ARTS Mar 15, 2013

Fashion driven

Wheels on fire: could cars be the new handbags? Liza Foreman reports

From LIFE & ARTS Mar 15, 2013

Licence to frill

The enduring allure of lace – from ‘Downton Abbey’ to the Oscars red carpet

Bulgari luxury store, owned by Bulgari SpA, on Via Condotti in Rome, Italy ©Bloomberg From RETAIL & CONSUMER Mar 14, 2013

Italian police seize €46m Bulgari assets

Grandsons of jeweller’s founder suspected of tax evasion

Emma Jacobs from MANAGEMENT Mar 14, 2013

More diplomat than bodyguard

For the modern ‘close protection operator’, a job as a hired heavy requires a light touch

From TECHNOLOGY Mar 15, 2013

Samsung puts firepower behind Galaxy

Challenge to Apple backed by money and hype

From SPECIAL REPORTS Mar 14, 2013

Sponsorship: Brands beat a path to sport’s door despite drop in TV viewers

Rush of close-season deals constitutes substantial investment

From INDUSTRIALS Mar 14, 2013

BMW cashes in on US and China growth

German carmaker reports 5.9% rise in 2012 profits

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Mar 14, 2013

Italian luxury brands post strong growth

Tod’s and Brunello Cucinelli see success in international markets

From LEX Mar 13, 2013

Inditex: in and out of fashion

Creases begin to appear in world’s largest clothes retailer

From WORLD Mar 13, 2013

Qatar lined up for £10bn UK projects fund

Middle Eastern state eyes road, rail and energy developments

From TELECOMS Mar 14, 2013

Order for 1m smartphones boosts BlackBerry

Shares up on largest single order in Canadian group’s history

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Mar 12, 2013

Africa’s wealthy revel in luxury labels

Continent’s growing middle class find few local shops for sprees

Lex Mar 12, 2013

Blackberry: survival and the Z10

Time to gain customers on products’ merits

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