BoF Daily Digest | Retail’s worst Christmas, $1,000 Face Cream, Westfield London, Gucci investigated
Christmas could be worst for two decades (Drapers)
Lunchtime Snap: The $1,000 Face Cream (WSJ)
Despite the economy steadily declining, La Prairie launched a new $1,000 face cream.
Crunch time for luxury mall launch (BBC)
Westfield London, "Europe's biggest inner-city mall" is set to open.
Gucci Dragged into Spy Investigation (DNR News)
According to DNR, "Gucci Group was pulled into one of Italy’s so-called “Spy-Stories,” stemming from an investigation on illicit access to the Ministry of Interior’s data bank.
Holiday retail scene, photo courtesy of Yogenfruz.









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oddly enough, i like westfield malls… not just because i grew up in the mall era… but the one in san francisco was amazing, not for the shops mind you, but i really liked the food court. yum.