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Parlour X founder Eva Galambos on her life as a luxury fashion buyer

Inside Retail

Tastemaker and entrepreneur Eva Galambos first opened the doors to her luxury multi-brand boutique Parlour X in 2001 in Sydney, when she began introducing major international labels to Australian consumers, from Balenciaga to Vivienne Westwood. . I opened Parlour X in 2001. My mission was to change that. This cannot be taught.

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In Paris without tourists, LVMH unveils Samaritaine store revamp

Inside Retail

Spending by visitors to France remains a major source of income for high-end brands, even if Chinese shoppers, the industry’s number one clientele, have been buying a lot more at home during the pandemic – a shift expected to outlast the health emergency.

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Afghan women set up secret businesses to escape Taliban bans

Inside Retail

Five months after Taliban supporters smashed up her restaurant, Afghan entrepreneur Laila Haidari opened a secret craft centre where women earn a small income stitching elaborate dresses and fashioning jewellery from melted down bullet casings. But when she sent a male family member to Pakistan in her place he returned with the wrong fabrics.