Failing upmarket shopping website Smallable changed hands at the beginning of September, a takeover that was succinctly attributed in the press to a mysterious company based in Hong Kong, AA Investments. The site's founder, Cécile Roederer, sent an e-mail to her suppliers on 12 August in which she gave little more detail about the future buyer. The brands Acne Studios, Ganni and Eric Bompard, all of which are sold on the website, were told only that AA Investments was a "family firm" run by "a father