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Luxury labels and e-commerce retailers have hiked prices way above the rate of inflation, prompting a consumer backlash from London to Shanghai
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Luxury labels and e-commerce retailers have hiked prices way above the rate of inflation, prompting a consumer backlash from London to Shanghai
Frasers Group has purchased Matches from the private equity firm Apax Partners in a deal valued at 52 million pounds, the retailer confirmed.
Frasers Group’s cut-price acquisition of Matches is an opportunity to tap into the luxury retailer's affluent consumer base – but is it a Match made in heaven? Industry executives, analysts and headhunters give Drapers their first reactions to the deal.
Just 48 hours after Coupang rescued Farfetch, Mike Ashley's Frasers Group purchased the loss-making Matches at a discount price of 52 million pounds.
Swiss watch exports hit a new high record in November at 2.5 billion Swiss francs.