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Central Group leads Selfridges buyout in US$5 billion deal

Inside Retail

Luxury British store chain Selfridges is being sold to a Thai retailer and an Austrian property company in a deal that a source close to the matter said was worth around 4 billion pounds (US$5.37 With Selfridges, they hope to build a luxury department store empire, complemented by an online business.

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As millennials embrace natural skincare, Jurlique sees an opportunity to grow

Inside Retail

In some ways, this makes Réthoré the perfect CEO for Jurlique, which was acquired by the Japanese cosmetics company Pola Orbis Holdings in 2011 and has a strong presence in Asia. China is the brand’s top market, followed by Australia, Hong Kong and then Japan. When you are in Guangdong, for example, in summer, you want a dry oil.”