Cannes Film Festival, Fashion Brands, Sales (video)

Cannes Isn't Only for Films... Just Ask Zoe Saldana: Video - Bloomberg:
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Cannes Film Festival red carpet: fashion brands line up to showcase their products with stars including Zoe Saldana, Blake Lively, and Jane Fonda. L'Oreal for example has been a sponsor for the past 17 years. It is big investment and provides huge exposure but does it boost sales? Bloomberg's Angus Bennett reports. (Source: Bloomberg May 20)

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Billion-Dollar Trends, Luxury, Fashion

Billion-Dollar Trends - Business Insider: "23) Online luxury - WHY: Online luxury sales are growing twice as fast as the overall market, according to a new report from McKinsey. "Last year, online shopping 'directly generated more than 13% of offline luxury sales and influenced another 28% of sales.' Consumers typically purchase big ticket items in-person, leading many luxury retailers to overlook e-commerce," BII's Cooper Smith writes."

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Online fashion retailer Asos Shares Plunge on Weak Sales (video)

Asos Shares Plunge on Weak Sales, Profitability Cut: Video - Bloomberg:
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 Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde reports on the plunge by Asos shares as the online fashion retailer cut its profitability forecast and reported weakening sales growth. She speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.” (June 5)

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Tech and Fashion Mergers Dying to Happen (video)

The Tech and Fashion Mergers Dying to Happen: Video - Bloomberg:
Nina Garcia, creative director at Marie Claire, discusses recent trends in modern fashion and the return of supermodels with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)

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As Chic as Paris (video)



Intersection: As Chic as Paris - Video - NYTimes.com:
"Intersection: As Chic as Paris
BY FARHOD FAMILY
In the upscale 16th Arrondissement of Paris, Gilles Garcia, an employee at the World Bank, dresses simply and says that clothes are not supposed to be complicated."

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