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Fortnum & Mason fundraises for hospital with creative tea cozies

Lot in Fortnum & Mason auction British department store Fortnum & Mason is hosting a “heart-warming” auction of tea cozies to raise money for a local cardiothoracic center. The retailer asked people to get creative with handmade cozies, and received 80 entries from around the world, including designs from the likes of Manolo Blahnik and Stephen Jones. Thirty-eight of the teapot toppers are up for auction through July 6, with

54pc of Chinese tourist purchases are fashion-related: report

Longchamp Year of the Horse bag for Bloomingdale’s Luxury brands stand to benefit enormously from affluent Chinese tourists if they effectively position themselves, according to a new study by Hurun Report. Chinese travelers go to the United States to visit friends and family, to Japan for shopping and culinary experiences, France for shopping and business and Australia for leisure. Since the imperative of personal relationships guarantees the U.S. abundant tourists,

Dior extends haute couture creativity to Seoul boutique

Esprit Dior Seoul France’s Christian Dior is expressing its commitment to South Korean consumers with its first boutique in the country’s capital. Dior has been promoting its Seoul boutique both on social media and its branded blog DiorMag leading up to the store’s opening June 20, along with its traveling exhibit “Esprit Dior” which landed in South Korea the same week (see story). As China begins to simmer, luxury houses

20 Ultimate Things to Do in Hong Kong

“A New York minute is a Hong Kong second” is a saying you’ll hear from expats who live in this thrilling, idiosyncratic city of 7 million residents, and it’s not hard to see why. Hong Kong teems with energy from the moment you arrive, and it never lets up. Shopping is on the list, as are dim sum, sightseeing, and the latest, hippest crop of restaurants and bars. Landmarks and