High Street King, Inditex profit rise, PPR invests, Top luxury buyers, Carolina Herrera

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Sir Philip Green by Ben Gurr | Source: The Times

Topshop’s Sir Philip Green: How he became king of the High Street (BBC News) “The moment Sir Philip Green finally ‘arrived’ was in the year 2000, when he bought the dowdy British Home Stores chain for £200m and rebranded it BHS. According to Stuart Lansley, his restless mind had spotted a beguiling new way to make money from the High Street…” Spain’s Inditex posts 27 pct rise in nine-month

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PPR buys Qeelin stake, Dover Street Market in NYC, Gilt in 2013, Faith in Brazil, Ostwald Helgason

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Tavi Gevinson | Source: Stylelikeu

PPR Aims to Buy More Chinese Brands After Adding Qeelin (BusinessWeek) “PPR bought a majority stake in Chinese jeweler Qeelin for an undisclosed price and said it is looking to make more acquisitions in the Asian nation to bolster growth in its largest market for high-end goods.” Dover Street Market heads to New York (Telegraph) “The store, which was masterminded by Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo, opened

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Soaring Prada profits, Mulberry tumbles, PPR sells Redcats unit, Gratuitous ads, Little Gio

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Mulberry Autumn/Winter 2012 | Source: Grazia Daily

Prada 9-Months Net Profit Jumps 50% Amid Continued Strong Demand (Dow Jones) “Chief Executive Patrizio Bertelli said Thursday that the company’s business has continued to grow at a rate that has exceeded its expectations in recent months, as the luxury goods purveyor reported a strong rise in nine-month earnings figures amid resilient demand for ultra high-end goods.” Mulberry sees improvements after first-half

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NAP’s major magazine, Redcats sale, Blogging to fashioning, Wang rumours, Model rights

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Redcats screenshot | Source: Redcats

Net-a-Porter CEO: It’s no secret we’re launching a major fashion magazine (Wired) “Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter is planning to launch a printed magazine within the next 12 months, according to CEO Mark Sebba, speaking at the Business Leaders Network’s Making it Mobile event.” PPR, U.S. private equity firm talk on Redcats: sources (Reuters) “The Redcats mail order unit of French retail and

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Unexpected star, Pinault upbeat, Deciphering devices, Post-internet lifestyle, McQ Savile Row

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Grace Coddington by Greg Kessler | Source: NY Times

Always in Fashion (NY Times) “Of course, Ms. Coddington’s frankness and profanity, as well as her differences from her boss, are precisely what first endeared her to a mass audience three years ago, when she emerged as the unexpected breakout star of R. J. Cutler’s documentary about Vogue, ‘The September Issue.’” PPR CEO upbeat on luxury goods market (USA Today) “As chairman and CEO of luxury empire

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