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...Overlaying these issues is a sector-wide slowdown in luxury after the end of a pandemic-era boom when shoppers armed with stimulus checks indulged in designer handbags and clothing....
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...Shares of New York-listed Chinese retailer JD.com are down almost 50 per cent in the past year and trade at just 7.5 times forward earnings, a significant discount to global peers....
...Claer Barrett is the FT’s consumer editor and the author of ‘What They Don’t Teach You About Money’. claer.barrett@ft.com Instagram @Claerb...
...The 16 dancers sport unflattering outfits by fashion designer Giles Deacon, who jettisons the thrifty minimalism of the Balanchine aesthetic in favour of photo-printed Lycra, embellished with ruffs, cuffs...
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...Companies that consistently shy away from sunlight deserve to trade on a shadow discount. olaf.storbeck@ft.com...
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...Among the piles of extremely cheap clothes, bags, tools, toys and kitchen implements were designer look-alikes that provoke questions. “How do they get away with that?”...
...UK stocks trade at a discount. They are denominated in sterling, a currency which has recently been weak and volatile. Liquidity has been diminishing....
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...Please tell me what you think at Lexfeedback@ft.com. You cannot blame London’s deal doer deficit solely on competition from private equity groups....
...Paying homage to MC Hammer’s voluminous trousers, they don fraud-detecting “scammer pants” which inflate when Ant receives a rogue text offering a 90 per cent discount on designer sunglasses....
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...Last week, UK-based semiconductor chip designer Arm announced that it would pursue a “US-only listing” in 2023....
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...You can buy tickets at ft.com/ftwf. That link and a discount code for £20 off, specifically for FT Weekend listeners, is in the show notes. I am Lilah Raptopoulos and here is my talented team....
...Otrium is paid a commission that is based on a percentage of the price of any items that it sells, which gives it an incentive not to discount too deeply just to move the goods....
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...Mario Draghi accepts mandate to form new Italian government https://www.ft.com/content/9022639f-9b88-40fe-9875-1d4a282ac5e4 Bagging bargains: the unexpected rise of the discount megastore https://www.ft.com...
...So I had to become more of a scientific researcher than a designer....
...In sixth form, I got a job at Topshop, restocking shelves and eyeing up what to use my 60 per cent staff discount on....
...(The Johnsons insist they love John Lewis, as does the designer they chose for the refurbishment, Lulu Lytle.)...
...Since last month’s launch, Amazon has added more brands, including Joseph Altuzarra, a New York-based ready-to-wear designer, lingerie from La Perla, designer clothing from London’s Roland Mouret, and high-end...
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