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Shoppers in Asia want Europe’s handbags, not its supermarkets
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/12/2019
» LONDON: Even as global consumer brands grow more dependent on Asia for sales of everything from fancy handbags to baby formula, European retailers keep retreating from the world’s fastest-growing markets.
LVMH to buy Tiffany in largest luxury-goods deal ever
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/11/2019
» PARIS/NEW YORK: LVMH agreed to buy Tiffany & Co for more than $16.2 billion in the largest luxury-goods deal ever, raising the French conglomerate’s profile in jewellery and giving it access to a broader swath of shoppers in the US and Asia.
Tennis coach embodies rise of emerging market consumer
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2017
» When Samak Srisarakham first came to Bangkok as an 11-year-old with his older brother, he slept in bare-bones communal bedding next to a tennis court. He could barely imagine growing up to a life of fancy restaurants, new clothes and the latest electronics.
Swiss luxury watch maker expands US presence
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 19/05/2016
» New York: Roger Dubuis, whose watches cost an average of $60,000, is shrugging off a slump in Swiss timepiece exports to the US by pushing ahead with a North American expansion.
Hong Kong protesters vow more to come unless leader Leung quits
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2014
» HONG KONG — Pro-democracy protesters vowed to press ahead with demonstrations unless Hong Kong’s top official steps down, with thousands of people surrounding government offices after violent clashes paralyzed the city centre.
'Paris syndrome' drives Chinese away
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/08/2014
» An epidemic is gripping Chinese tourists visiting the French capital: the Paris syndrome.