#Ferrari’s owner is taking a stake in Christian Louboutin

#Ferrari’s owner is taking a stake in Christian Louboutin

“#Ferrari’s owner is taking a stake in Christian Louboutin” Italy’s billionaire Agnelli family, whose holdings include a controlling stake in Ferrari, is taking a stake in the Christian Louboutin shoe brand. The Agnellis’ firm Exor is paying $643 million for a 24-percent stake in Louboutin to grow its online business and help it expand into…

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#Hermès Birkin bags cut up to make Birkenstock sandals

#Hermès Birkin bags cut up to make Birkenstock sandals

“#Hermès Birkin bags cut up to make Birkenstock sandals” It’s a Birkin-shock — call the fashion police! Hermès Birkin bags, which start at $40,000 a pop and can run as high as $500,000, are being cut up and turned into Birkenstock sandals, thanks to the same company behind the holy water-filled Jesus Shoes. Called Birkinstocks,…

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#Saks Fifth Avenue reportedly plotting spinoff of Saks.com

#Saks Fifth Avenue reportedly plotting spinoff of Saks.com

“#Saks Fifth Avenue reportedly plotting spinoff of Saks.com” Saks Fifth Avenue is looking to spin off its dot-com business in a potential initial public offering within a year. The luxury retailer owned by Toronto-based Hudson’s Bay Co. left the Toronto Stock Exchange in March to become a privately held company, but management has prepared materials…

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#Tiffany shareholders back LVMH takeover, ending dispute

#Tiffany shareholders back LVMH takeover, ending dispute

“#Tiffany shareholders back LVMH takeover, ending dispute” Tiffany & Co’s shareholders on Wednesday approved a $15.8 billion deal with France’s LVMH, ending an acrimonious dispute between the two luxury retailers that had stretched for more than a year. At a virtual special stockholder meeting, more than 99 percent of votes cast were in favor of the…

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