#Buying diamonds? WhatsApp can be your best friend

#Buying diamonds? WhatsApp can be your best friend

“#Buying diamonds? WhatsApp can be your best friend” MILAN – As Italy entered a new coronavirus lockdown and shut shops in March, Genoa-based jeweler Gismondi 1754 turned to messaging service WhatsApp to sell a 300,000 euro diamond ring to a wealthy Swiss client. At the same time, sales assistants at luxury puffer jacket brand Moncler…

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#GameStop reportedly initiates search for new CEO

#GameStop reportedly initiates search for new CEO

“#GameStop reportedly initiates search for new CEO” GameStop is looking for a new chief executive to replace George Sherman as it pivots from being a brick-and-mortar video game retailer to an e-commerce firm, three people familiar with the matter said on Monday. It would be the biggest shakeup at GameStop since Ryan Cohen, the co-founder…

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#Fancy duds are selling again but full recovery may take years

#Fancy duds are selling again but full recovery may take years

“#Fancy duds are selling again but full recovery may take years” n an otherwise bleak picture after a year of coronavirus lockdowns, a bright spot has emerged for the apparel industry: Americans are finally shedding their loungewear for dressier clothes. The uptick started around Valentine’s Day as consumers began putting jeans, dresses and casual button-down…

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#Les Wexner steps away from board of Victoria’s Secret owner

#Les Wexner steps away from board of Victoria’s Secret owner

“#Les Wexner steps away from board of Victoria’s Secret owner” Les Wexner is finally cutting ties for good with his decades-old retail empire, which currently controls the Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works chains. The 83-year-old billionaire retail icon — whose business ties to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein have long stirred controversy —…

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#Fashion giant H&M pauses placing new orders in Myanmar

#Fashion giant H&M pauses placing new orders in Myanmar

“#Fashion giant H&M pauses placing new orders in Myanmar” STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Monday it was shocked by the use of deadly force against protesters in Myanmar and that it had paused placing orders in the country. Police and military have killed more than 50 people to quell…

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