The week in ecommerce, AI, luxury and jewellery. Every Monday, free.
28 stories ranked from about 2,000 articles, each with a two-line summary, plus the week’s insight and the Spotlight. A five-minute read.
LVMH's fashion sales are falling while Brunello Cucinelli raises its targets. China has become an easy excuse for weak brands.
M&S ecommerce shoppers and app users can now pay with Klarna
Retail Gazette
Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter
NYTimes Technology
Luxury Conglomerate Richemont May Be Joining a Bid to Buy De Beers: Report
Robb Report
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Questions
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Every Monday morning, Copenhagen time. Each issue covers the Monday to Sunday that just ended.
Who writes it?
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~53 RSS feeds across global newswires, retail trade press, fashion and luxury publications, jewellery specialist titles, technology feeds and business commentary, plus a web-discovery layer that catches relevant articles outside the feed list.