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Counterfeiters
How hospital and airport scanners will be used to detect ‘super fakes'

The luxury sector is exploring the possibility of using CT scanners to detect ‘super fakes’.

Scanners used in neuroscience and airport security could soon be used to detect counterfeits with near-perfect accuracy. But rolling out this expensive technology comes with a number of constraints for the luxury sector.

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Where the Fayeds stash their cash

Mohamed Fayed's heirs, who have so far managed to eschew the numerous lawsuits related to alleged abuse at the hands of the late tycoon, have access to significant financial reserves that he built up in the Caribbean.

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Rolex ventures into film production

The Geneva watchmaker already sponsors the Oscars and has ties with a number of Hollywood stars, including Leonardo DiCaprio. But producing films is a new departure for the company.

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Industrial tribunal rules that the devil wears Celine

A former top executive at the ready-to-wear fashion house has successfully sued his former employer for €200,000 on the grounds of unfair dismissal. He claimed to have been psychologically bullied, culminating in derogatory remarks being made about his physical appearance.

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LVMH to take back control of strategically situated L'Avenue restaurant

Run as a concession for the last three decades by the upmarket restaurateur Jean-Louis Coste, the fancy eaterie on Paris's Avenue Montaigne is in the process of returning to the LVMH fold.

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Louis Vuitton downsizes hotel component of new Champs-Elysées flagship

LVMH's hotel suite plans for the upper floors of 103 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, which were originally revealed by Glitz, have been amended, entailing a reduction in the number of suites on offer.

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