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Rolex reseller Chrono24 cuts 13% jobs as pre-owned watch prices fall

  Bloomberg Chrono24 GmbH, the biggest dedicated online marketplace for luxury watches, cut about 13% of its workforce after prices for the most sought-after Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet timepieces plunged. The company eliminated 65 jobs as it shifted the focus of its operations in the US to Miami from New York, and to Japan from Hong Kong in ...

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Now, companies making biodegradable clothing from algae

Bloomberg Nutritious and fast-growing, algae already has a following as an alternative protein among health fanatics. A new generation of sustainable fashion startups want us to wear it too. The fashion industry produces more than 100 billion garments annually, about 14 for every person on Earth. Most end up in landfills or clogging rivers and beaches in developing countries. Only ...

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Billionaire Birla inducts his kids as directors in retail unit

  Bloomberg Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla appointed two of his children as directors on the retail unit of his Aditya Birla Group, setting the stage for succession. The board of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd., inducted Ananya Birla and Aryaman Vikram Birla, according to a stock exchange filing. The board believes the company will benefit from their new-age ...

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