Business of Luxury

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Tourist buyers: the Chinese pay less when they are away from home. This may lead European brands to raise prices

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May 30, 2012

Tourist buyers pose sales conundrum

Eastern time: shoppers pass a luxury store in Shanghai. Prices in China are higher because of import duties ©Getty

The Chinese pay less when they are away from home. This may lead European brands to raise prices, says Rachel Sanderson

May 30, 2012

Job moves: Executives aim to deliver the goods

Expansion plans have prompted reshuffles, says Elizabeth Paton

Online shopper checking Net-a-Porter ©Alamy May 30, 2012

Internet channel: Digital use may have boosted sales by surprising amounts

Study casts light on area still neglected by companies, says Rachel Sanderson

François-Henri Pinault ©MAXPPP May 30, 2012

François-Henri Pinault: Mix of form and function is raison d’être

PPR’s chief executive tells Scheherazade Daneshkhu about the dividing lines between luxury and lifestyle

Protesters in Thessaloniki ©AP May 30, 2012

Market tumult: Optimism in face of fears on euro and commodities

It is still too early to speak of disaster, two leading economists tell Chris Giles

May 30, 2012

Retail: Virtual and real worlds entwine

How customers and brands interconnect both in the real and virtual worlds is becoming more important, writes Andrea Felsted

May 30, 2012

Investment activity: Asia’s lust for labels tempts brands to tap the markets

A string of successful IPOs and acquisitions is set to continue, says Johanna Kassel

May 30, 2012

Flagship stores: Groups look east as clients head west

Elizabeth Paton asks if the retail strategies of global brands are in need of a rethink

May 30, 2012

Interview: Sidney Toledano

Vanessa Friedman discusses the artistic director’s role

Metal work: an assistant displays gold ingots, often seen as a hedge against currency fluctuations, at a shop in Yiwu, in east China ©AFP/Getty May 30, 2012

Commodities: Sector attempts to reduce use of costly raw materials

Luxury companies face the same economic headwinds as everyone else, writes Javier Blas

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