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TUMI Roller: 560,135 Miles and Still Counting
Read more: TUMI Roller: 560,135 Miles and Still CountingMost luggage is designed to fail. The zippers split. The wheels fracture and break. The telescoping handle jams at the worst possible moment, usually when you’re running through Frankfurt on a 45-minute connection (for what seems miles). The suitcase industry has settled into a comfortable rhythm: sell you something that looks premium, let it break…
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Polène Dalium Flower: LVMH Just Bought Into a Brand That Sells Scrap Leather for $100
Read more: Polène Dalium Flower: LVMH Just Bought Into a Brand That Sells Scrap Leather for $100LVMH doesn’t do small. The conglomerate behind Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine, Fendi, Givenchy, Hennessy, and Tiffany doesn’t waste its time on brands that aren’t built to dominate. Bernard Arnault spent three decades assembling the most valuable luxury empire on earth by buying heritage maisons with centuries of cachet and then supercharging them with LVMH’s distribution,…