http://www.businessoffashion.com/2008/01/fashion-arbitrage-the-us-dollar-conundrum.html The Business of Fashion is an essential daily resource for fashion creatives, business professionals and entrepreneurs in more than 200 countries around the world. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.businessoffashion.com/2008/01/fashion-arbitrage-the-us-dollar-conundrum.html#comment-434 Caricouture Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:31:27 +0000 http://www.businessoffashion.net/2008/01/fashion-arbitrage-the-us-dollar-conundrum.html#comment-434 Surely this price differential is almost entirely accounted for by UK VAT of 17.5%? Surely this price differential is almost entirely accounted for by UK VAT of 17.5%?

]]> http://www.businessoffashion.com/2008/01/fashion-arbitrage-the-us-dollar-conundrum.html#comment-435 t Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:52:38 +0000 http://www.businessoffashion.net/2008/01/fashion-arbitrage-the-us-dollar-conundrum.html#comment-435 It is the luxury market that needs adjusting. The inflated margins have long needed adjusting. Grey markets have always existed, and often they are aided by retailers who need to meet their sales targets and will include the "grays" in the revenue figures to satisfy shareholders and accountants. In fact often they are gift wrapped and escorted to their car etc. It is the luxury market that needs adjusting. The inflated margins have long needed adjusting. Grey markets have always existed, and often they are aided by retailers who need to meet their sales targets and will include the “grays” in the revenue figures to satisfy shareholders and accountants. In fact often they are gift wrapped and escorted to their car etc.

]]> http://www.businessoffashion.com/2008/01/fashion-arbitrage-the-us-dollar-conundrum.html#comment-436 overpriced designer man bag Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:11:20 +0000 http://www.businessoffashion.net/2008/01/fashion-arbitrage-the-us-dollar-conundrum.html#comment-436 I don't think it should be illegal if the quantity is small. Once you purchase the product, whether it be the YSL Downtown or the Bottega Veneta cabat, you are free to do whatever you want with it. However, I don't know if international laws would apply if it is purchased in the US and sold in Europe or elsewhere. And I agree that the markups are ridiculously high. I don’t think it should be illegal if the quantity is small. Once you purchase the product, whether it be the YSL Downtown or the Bottega Veneta cabat, you are free to do whatever you want with it. However, I don’t know if international laws would apply if it is purchased in the US and sold in Europe or elsewhere. And I agree that the markups are ridiculously high.

]]> http://www.businessoffashion.com/2008/01/fashion-arbitrage-the-us-dollar-conundrum.html#comment-437 Lauren Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:03:29 +0000 http://www.businessoffashion.net/2008/01/fashion-arbitrage-the-us-dollar-conundrum.html#comment-437 Great post. Personally, I feel that the markup designer put on these handbags is so high that they may be losing a bit of profit when Europeans buy in the US, but the profit they're making is already so outrageous that we needn't worry about their success. After all, if they lowered the prices ever-so-slightly worldwide, they would sell more bags and make even more money. However, I do not endorse the act of buying bags and sellings them for more money in Europe, because that's sounds pretty illegal. Could it be called "bag scalping"? laurenintheafternoon.blogspot.com Great post. Personally, I feel that the markup designer put on these handbags is so high that they may be losing a bit of profit when Europeans buy in the US, but the profit they’re making is already so outrageous that we needn’t worry about their success. After all, if they lowered the prices ever-so-slightly worldwide, they would sell more bags and make even more money. However, I do not endorse the act of buying bags and sellings them for more money in Europe, because that’s sounds pretty illegal. Could it be called “bag scalping”? laurenintheafternoon.blogspot.com

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