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Novomania Show Gains Ground
Fashion trade show with the goal of helping smaller, urban brands enter the Chinese market is still…
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French jeweler will showcase 370 pieces of jewelry, watches and accessories to, in part, educate Chinese…
Neiman Marcus Buys Minority Stake in Glamour Sales
The retailer is investing $28 million in the Asia-based e-commerce company.
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