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Gump’s survived San Francisco earthquake but not e-commerce

Bloomberg Gump’s Holdings LLC,, the San Francisco retail landmark that survived the 1906 earthquake, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after succumbing to the rise of online shopping and shifting consumer habits. After years of losses, the 157-year-old Bay Area department store had been trying to find a buyer, or additional financing since May, to no avail. The closely held ...

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Dior brought back saddle bag with a global Instagram blitz

Bloomberg Excitement for the return of Dior’s equestrian-inspired Saddle bag line—which dominated the “it bag” era of the early 2000s alongside Balenciaga’s “Lariat” and the Fendi “Baguette” before being discontinued—has been bubbling up since designer Maria Grazia Chiuri put them in her runway show in February. Trendsetting models Bella Hadid and Elsa Hosk were soon spotted carrying vintage Saddle bags, ...

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Sheikh Zayed has made a miracle on UAE’s land: Sheikha Fatima

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has said that the August 6, 1966, the date of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s accession as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, will always remain ...

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