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JD.com pledges reorganisation and more hires to get growth back on track
Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com, the country’s second-largest online retailer, has promised that a restructuring will see it return to the kind of growth trajectory that first endeared it to investors. In a recent WeChat message, the company’s founder, ... -
French luxury magnates step in to help with Notre Dame disaster
Earlier this week, disaster struck: the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was ravaged by fire on Monday, threatening to eclipse 850-years of culture. The Cathedral, which was in the process of renovation and thankfully, as a result, had had many of its most ... -
Aston Martin’s first (and only) electric vehicle has just dropped!
Earlier this week, at the Shanghai Motor Show, iconic luxury carmaker Aston Martin unveiled its first (and only) electric car: the Rapide E. This vehicle will replace the Rapide’s traditional V2 engine with batteries and electric motors (hence the ... -
Just Eat gobbles up software firm Practi
Just Eat, the food delivery marketplace that retains a leadership position in the UK, has acquired software service firm Practi. Practi provides independent restaurants and small chains with tablet-based point of sale (POS) management systems to let them process ... -
The world’s speeding towards electrification and digital… but a lot of carmakers can’t keep up
If you’re a regular reader of Dominion’s newsfeed, you’ll already know that the automotive industry’s future is approaching at breakneck speed. That future includes a wide range of new tech, from electrification to self-driving, connected ... -
Moncler’s Remo Ruffini talks strategy
Remo Ruffini did something incredible with Moncler. He bought a French company known for its high-quality outerwear, and transformed it into a genuine luxury fashion brand. Two years ago, he did it again, refreshing the brand and starting its hugely successful ... -
Amazon’s Twitch takes what could be a revolutionary first step
Twitch is ecommerce titan Amazon’s pure-play investment into the future of gaming. A streaming platform where people can play or watch as others play, Twitch has become “the de facto game streaming platform of the modern generation” according to ... -
Match has big plans for Asia in 2019
Match Group, the undisputed king of the online dating world and owner of Tinder, Match.com, Hinge, and more, is making a power play in Asia. CEO Mandy Ginsberg regards Asia as the next big opportunity for online dating, and has committed to a 40% increase in head ... -
Facebook continues to address weaknesses with new efforts to block fake news
We recently reported on Facebook’s new initiatives to control political advertising on its site prior to elections in India. That, it turns out, is part of a larger effort on the company’s part to stop misinformation in its tracks. At the end of last ... -
Richemont’s Baume is perfectly positioned to catch millennial attention
A year ago, luxury giant Richemont launched a watch brand with a difference – Baume: millennial-facing and forward-looking. The brand is perfectly positioned to ignite a love of classic timepieces, reimagined to be more ethical, environmentally friendly, and ... -
GoDaddy’s new acquisition will drive cross-marketplace functionality
Website creation and hosting business GoDaddy, a major force in today’s internet landscape as the provider of choice for the majority of small- to medium-sized businesses online, has made a new acquisition. And, for the millions of businesses that use GoDaddy ... -
Game of Thrones fever has even hit Spotify
Game of Thrones, the very grown up fantasy adaption of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, made its way back to TV this week after a nearly two-year hiatus. You probably already know this: the show routinely brings in viewership numbers in the ... -
LVMH kicks off luxury reporting with strong results, share price hits all-time high
Luxury titan LVMH (the world’s largest luxury company, long seen as a bellwether for the sector) reported strong earnings at the end of last week that beat the Street and demonstrated there was no lack of demand – in China, or elsewhere – for its ... -
Jeff Bezos uses shareholder letter to respond to calls for break-up: Amazon is good for competition!
If you don’t follow American politics, you might not know the name Elizabeth Warren. She’s a left-leaning senator who recently announced her run for the Democratic Party’s nomination in next year’s Presidential Elections. As is often the case ... -
Netflix continues to eye Hollywood awards with new magazine
Streaming video on demand (SVOD) market leader Netflix is planning to release a free magazine that features interviews, essays, and more by and about people who work on Netflix series. The company is planning to use this publication to draw attention to its programs ... -
Alphabet might be the biggest winner from the Uber IPO
Ride hailing sensation Uber and Alphabet (the Silicon Valley giant that owns Google and other Big Tech properties) aren’t always the best of friends. While Alphabet isn’t in the ride-hailing business, its self-driving car program, Waymo, is a competitor ... -
Survey of Netflix users’ favourite shows demonstrates the power of its original content
Everyone knows that streaming video on demand (SVOD) market leader Netflix is synonymous with great original content. From its first foray into making its own TV shows (House of Cards), through numerous blockbuster titles (Orange is the New Black, Black Mirror, ... -
Alphabet takes to the skies in Australia
Silicon Valley giant Alphabet has started offering a delivery-by-drone service in Australia. The service, known as Wing, started testing way back in 2014 – but now it’s finally up and running, and will let users order a variety of items, including fresh ... -
Treasury Wine Estates continues its successful pivot towards millennials
Millennials already account for 30c of every dollar spent worldwide – and that figure is set to increase sharply over the next decade. That’s why so many brands are suddenly taking them seriously. One company that got a head-start with the millennial ... -
Tetra Tech adds new capabilities with eGlobalTech acquisition
Tetra Tech is best known as an engineering and consultancy firm that works in a variety of sectors, such as water and energy technology. However, the company is looking to add to its expertise with a new acquisition, giving it capabilities in information technology ... -
Is Amazon poised to rise another 30% this year?
Amazon has had an incredible year on the market so far, seeing its share price rise by almost 25%. True, that’s only a partial recovery from its high-point last year, but Amazon has weathered the tech backlash better than most of its peers and looks to be ... -
Adidas partners with Beyonce to revive Ivy Park
Global style icon and musical superstar Beyonce has announced a partnership with Adidas to relaunch her Ivy Park athleisure brand. Adidas, one of the biggest players in the intersection between sports and fashion, also said that Beyonce would become a ... -
Facebook confident before Indian national elections
Social media giant Facebook has made major improvements to its platform over the last couple of years that has improved its “election integrity”. That’s what the company wants you to know as national elections kick off in India this week. While ... -
Some good news for the environment: BYD launches world’s longest electric bus
BYD, a Chinese leader in new energy that makes batteries and electric vehicles, continues to innovate in an effort to provide greener transport options. Now, it has created the world’s longest electric bus! Electric busses are a mainstay of BYD’s ... -
Pernod Ricard sets out sustainability goals to 2030
Luxury spirits giant Pernod Ricard has doubled down on its commitment to sustainable business, releasing its 2030 Sustainability and Responsibility roadmap. This vision plays a crucial part in Pernod Ricard’s brand – the company is appealing to ... -
Xylem’s Watermark is solving water in 2019… here’s how
This year, World Water Day was 22 March – and that acted as a kick-off point for Xylem’s Watermark to start a month of intensive action. Xylem is the world’s preeminent water technology company, and Watermark is its corporate citizenship program. ... -
LinkedIn names Alibaba as China’s best employer
Enterprise-facing social media site LinkedIn is a force to be reckoned with in the corporate world, as 95% of recruitment professionals use it to make hires. As a result, businesses take its recommendations seriously. That’s why it’s good news for ... -
GlaxoSmithKline’s AI drug development partnership just bore fruit
After two years, GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) artificial intelligence (AI) drug development partnership with medical tech start-up Exscientia has borne fruit. The pharmaceutical giant and its smaller partner announced last Wednesday that their program had ... -
Aston Martin says politicians should slow down (then speed up) when it comes to self-driving
A number of “populist policies” are forcing the automotive world to change too fast – their adoption “verges on recklessness”. That’s the view given by Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer at a recent conference in London, where he told ... -
PayPal takes a stand against academic fraud
Online payment provider PayPal is standing up to academic fraud with a new policy that bars essay-writing firms from its platform. The firms that are being banned are the ones that facilitate cheating by university students, who purchase essays to hand in as their ...
Latest News
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JD.com pledges reorganisation and more hires to get growth back on track
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French luxury magnates step in to help with Notre Dame disaster
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Aston Martin’s first (and only) electric vehicle has just dropped!
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Just Eat gobbles up software firm Practi
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The world’s speeding towards electrification and digital… but a lot of carmakers can’t keep up
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Moncler’s Remo Ruffini talks strategy
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Amazon’s Twitch takes what could be a revolutionary first step
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Match has big plans for Asia in 2019
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Facebook continues to address weaknesses with new efforts to block fake news
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Richemont’s Baume is perfectly positioned to catch millennial attention
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GoDaddy’s new acquisition will drive cross-marketplace functionality
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Game of Thrones fever has even hit Spotify
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LVMH kicks off luxury reporting with strong results, share price hits all-time high
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Jeff Bezos uses shareholder letter to respond to calls for break-up: Amazon is good for competition!
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Netflix continues to eye Hollywood awards with new magazine
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Alphabet might be the biggest winner from the Uber IPO
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Survey of Netflix users’ favourite shows demonstrates the power of its original content
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Alphabet takes to the skies in Australia
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Treasury Wine Estates continues its successful pivot towards millennials
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Tetra Tech adds new capabilities with eGlobalTech acquisition
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Is Amazon poised to rise another 30% this year?
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Adidas partners with Beyonce to revive Ivy Park
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Facebook confident before Indian national elections
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Some good news for the environment: BYD launches world’s longest electric bus
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Pernod Ricard sets out sustainability goals to 2030
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Xylem’s Watermark is solving water in 2019… here’s how
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LinkedIn names Alibaba as China’s best employer
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GlaxoSmithKline’s AI drug development partnership just bore fruit
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Aston Martin says politicians should slow down (then speed up) when it comes to self-driving
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PayPal takes a stand against academic fraud
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Investors can relax: Jeff Bezos has retained control of Amazon
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Kering completes its transformation into a pure-play luxury company by selling Volcom
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Alibaba continues to make powerful in-roads in luxury with Kering’s Alexander McQueen
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Is Global Payments the next big acquisition target in the payment processing world?
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Constellation Brands update: sale of wine brands confirmed to E. & J. Gallo
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Givaudan debuts AI tool for perfumers
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Academy warned over Netflix Oscars bid: play fair, or it’s an antitrust issue
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Musk to hackers: thanks for finding the bugs
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Starbucks offers to pay staff’s university tuition fees
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Marriott plans India expansion – 50 more hotels over 4 years
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Is Spotify planning to create a new ad market with podcasting?
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Google sees yet more collaboration with Chinese tech companies
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Inditex partners with MIT to promote sustainability research
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Fancy a pizza on the go? Domino’s got your back
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Is Amazon readying itself to become king of click-and-collect?
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Alibaba leads the charge when it comes to hotels of the future
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EU races towards electric vehicle adoption with new CO2 limits for cars
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Is another Aston Martin hypercar on its way?
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Investment Outlook for April 2019
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Facebook calls for global internet regulation
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Treasury Wine Estates to double down on “insights”
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Google and Huawei show that China and the US can still collaborate when it matters
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Has the game console finally been killed off?
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Moncler prepares to double down on hugely successful Genius concept with new collection
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Google goes anti-anti-gay
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Pernod Ricard capitalises on premium spirits’ drinkability with classy new vodka bottle
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Facebook moves to ban white nationalism and white separatism
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Novartis announces new multiple sclerosis drug, and promises to undercut… itself?
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Under Armour enters India
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Lazada borrows form the Alibaba playbook as it moves to offer businesses more financial services
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Adobe doubles down on AI in update to Cloud Platform
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Pernod Ricard unleashes major new campaign championing “conviviality”
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LVMH gets into… blockchain?
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CTS Eventim leaves Europe with new Israeli centre
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Shopify shows that it’s about more than just digital
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Global wine market to grow “by 37.8 million cases” to 2022 – premium is stronger
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JD.com has big plans for the future: smart cities are on the way!
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Kering gets a facelift with beautiful new website
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With podcasts, Spotify wants to create the audio Netflix
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Can Booking Holdings stay in the number one spot for travel tech?
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Starbucks biggest Chinese competitor may turn out to be a major asset in its expansion
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Live Nation partners with Questlove and Impossible Foods to bring consumers Meatless Cheesesteaks
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Prepare for the ad wars: Amazon is coming!
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Facebook moves to eliminate discriminatory ads
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Hermes sees “very good sales and performance” in 2018
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Polypipe logs record result despite headwinds
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Can PayPal give Instagram the edge in contextual commerce?
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Want a cleaner, greener, world? China’s electric buses might be the answer
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Disney and 21st Century Fox finally merge, and Netflix’s share price trends… up?
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Estee Lauder embraces tech innovation for beauty
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We’ve got Netflix and Spotify… when is gaming going to get a first-rate streaming platform?
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Inditex sales hit all-time high in fourth quarter
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Starbucks supercharging loyalty scheme to fend off competition
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Marriott outlines bold growth plans for next three years
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Viasat and Facebook team up to bring the internet to rural Mexico
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Live Nation and Uber – a match made in heaven?
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Netflix announces its latest interactive story – You vs. Wild
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Reports emerge that Constellation Brands may be close to selling some of its wine brands
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Spotify & Apple engage in war of words over legal battle
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Just Eat sees 43% revenue rise in 2018, commits to expansion
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Mr. Bond’s new ride comes in green
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GoDaddy is now “officially” in South Africa
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Adidas beats the Street, sees ecommerce as “future for a lot of markets”
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Adobe surprises investors, beats on earnings
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Farfetch to merge its Chinese operation with JD.com
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Baidu sees first executive retirement, vows to appoint millennials to top team
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Spotify launches anti-trust attack against Apple
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Facebook doesn’t have a great track-record on privacy – but that might change sooner than you think
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What’s next for Starbucks? Dark social
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Pernod Ricard is looking to sell wine assets… or is it?
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eSports might not be in the next Olympics… but does it need to be?
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How Hermes stays ahead of the pack in China
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Netflix confirms decision to focus on more “interactive storytelling” projects
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Cognizant announces Meritsoft acquisition
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Facebook is doing more than talking tough – moves to sue “data grabbing” quizzes
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Estée Lauder announces Environmental, Social and Governance goals for 2025
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Visa teams up with PayActiv to bring earlier pay to workers
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EssilorLuxottica sees “solid” growth in 2018
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Spotify India, a one-week update: one million subscribers!
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Amazon moves forward with brick-and-mortar, closing 87 pop-ups in April
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Farfetch embraces bespoke curation with Communities
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Compass Group puts women front and centre in new HR program
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Happy Women’s Day! Here’s what PayPal thinks about gender and pay balance
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Galaxy Entertainment sees 19% earnings increase in 2018
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JD.com beats its own expectations in fourth quarter of 2018
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Eurofins saw “solid” 2018, revenue +27%
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Baidu’s Robin Li: focus on artificial intelligence, not trade war
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Shopify’s incredible growth story continued through the fourth quarter of 2018
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Samsonite sees the value in Chinese customers – accepting Chinese payment apps in store
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Marriott: investors hold fast after a revenue miss and an earnings beat
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Netflix responds to Steven Spielberg criticism – and so do some other Hollywood voices
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Facebook’s new patent offer a window into how it thinks about politics
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Spotify’s new brand film celebrates its launch in what will become a key market
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How well does Starbucks understand the Chinese consumer? Check out the reception of its limited-edition cat cup
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Yes, Brexit’s a threat – but Aston Martin’s last quarterly earnings weren’t bad
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Amadeus’ quarterly earnings show strength in software services
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Scout24 share price rockets in February after board approves takeover bid
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Global Payments to acquire Sentral Education
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Investment Outlook for March 2019
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Live Nation posts eighth record year of results
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Amazon looks to save money – and the environment – with new Prime strategy
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Moncler: sales grew 19% in 2018, and there’s more to come
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Anta Sports beat the Street, posts fifth year of record profit!
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Tinder gears up for Spring Break – a “match” made in heaven?
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Domino’s might not have overwhelmed investors over earnings – but it’s still winning the pizza wars
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Alibaba wants to go all-in on Hollywood after Green Book wins
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Baidu beats the Street on top- and bottom-lines
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Generic approvals go up, but drug prices don’t go down
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Treasury Wine Estates targets British millennials with augmented reality wines
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Google assistant button to feature on 100 million new phones
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Will podcasts be Spotify’s “exclusive content”?
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Netflix gets Oscar gold, strong incentive to auteurs who are yet to embrace SVOD
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US non-profit claims new Novartis gene therapy would be “cost effective up to $900,000”
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PVH buys long-time partner, Gazal Corporation Limited
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GoDaddy beats the Street in fourth quarter of 2018
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Layoffs in China’s internet sector? Not at Alibaba!
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Amazon’s Twitch wins major new esports partner
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Constellation Brands announces plan to jettison 40% of wines and spirits
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Zuckerberg speaks up for Big Tech
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Live Nation’s shopping spree continues
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Inditex launches Pull & Bear online channel in US
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YouTube faces advertising backlash over child videos
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The pet care craze is worldwide… even Chinese millennials are getting in on the action!
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The luxury world bids farewell to a fashion icon
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Google looks to close the cloud gap with Amazon and Microsoft through new acquisition
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Alibaba pumps more money into CICC investment bank
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Amazon’s next venture: sustainability
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Bright Horizons named as one of “100 Bes Companies to Work For” by Fortune Magazine
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As Netflix cancels Jessica Jones and The Punisher, it’s the end of an era
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BYD announces European expansion with new zero-emission models
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Who stands to benefit from Brexit? Facebook
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Fashion sites are buzzing: is Project Loud the LVMH & Rihanna collaboration we’ve been waiting for?
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Estee Lauder is conquering the digital world one brand at a time
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Givaudan partners with The Kitchen to shake up food
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IQVIA Holdings delivers record results in fourth quarter
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Starbucks evolves China strategy with all-day food café
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Constellation Brands’ beer named as official partner of US Ski and Snowboard Team
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Grubhub: the future is restaurant chains
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Treasury Wine Estates sees 16% rise in first-half revenue, looks to French wines in China for growth
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Charles River continues winning streak in fourth quarter
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Amazon: No Way New York
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Cognex beats the Street on revenues and earnings in fourth quarter
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions beats the Street on earnings
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America: Netflix and chill? Maybe just Netflix
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Alphabet’s Makani energy kite gets go-ahead as an independent company
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Check out this video of Xylem’s intervention in last year’s Thai cave disaster
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Facebook’s next target: video
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Royal Caribbean plans to leverage the power of Instagram influencers
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Pernod Ricard won’t skimp on advertising because of Brexit, but no-deal would be ‘nightmare’
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Samsonite gives online shopping platform a boost with Cappasity product visualisation
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Kering beats the Street, joins LVMH and Hermes in saying China still strong
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GSK beats the Street on top and bottom lines
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Mastercard unveils new “sonic” brand
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Amazon to buy Eero to push into connected home market
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Facebook tries talking the EU’s language on political advertising
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According to prestige luxury brand Hermes, best known for its leather goods like the exclusive Birkin handbag, which sell at auction for as much as hundreds of thousands of dollars, Chinese demand for luxury is holding firm. The company released positive
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Compass Group sees strong growth thanks to new business wins in 1Q2019
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ViaSat share price surges on the back of strong third quarter
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Take-Two sells an incredible 23 million copies of Red Dead 2 – but the share price falls
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Match continues outperformance with Tinder as jewel in its crown
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Spotify smashed earnings estimates – but share price declines
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Cognizant beats the Street in Q4, announces new CEO
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Estee Lauder beats the Street, share price jumps
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Verily sets its sights on next big challenge: the opioid crisis
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Hexagon AB shares jump on positive quarterly results, confidence over China
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Amazon makes its next competitors clear with a regulatory filing
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Alphabet smashes expectations – but rising costs make investors skittish
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Assa Abloy sees strong sales growth in fourth quarter
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Live Nation boosts Asian presence with acquisition of One Production in Singapore
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Glaxosmithkline to pay up to $4.2 billion for access to Merck’s oncology division
