Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco will require all shoppers make an appointment. The controversial move could solve a major headache.

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The Saks Fifth Avenue Club in Napa, California. The San Francisco Union Square location is also transferring to the "Club" model, which requires an appointment to shop.

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Luxury brands from Gucci to Chanel are placing billion-dollar bets on in-store shopping

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The Gucci storefront in Moscow.

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Buying a Rolex is easier than you think, an official retailer says

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The 36mm Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date with a mother-of-pearl dial and president band retails for just under $42,000.

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Bernard Arnault, the world's 3rd-richest person, is set to appoint 2 more of his children to the LVMH board

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Actor Kris Wu, CEO of Rimowa, Alexandre Arnault, Frederic Arnault and Owner of LVMH Luxury Group Bernard Arnault attend the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall/Winter 2020-2021 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 16, 2020 in Paris, France.
Alexandre, Frédéric, and Bernard Arnault in January 2020.

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A childless descendent of the Hermès founder is planning to leave half his $12 billion fortune to his former gardener and handyman, report says

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Heart Evangelista wears a green shiny crocodile leather Kelly Hermes bag, during a street style fashion photo session, on December 02, 2023 in Manila, Philippines.

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I worked at Louis Vuitton. We spotted fake bags all the time — here's what we did when customers tried to return them.

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Shelley Alvarado worked at Louis Vuitton for five years and says she was passionate about the product — and able to easily spot counterfeit bags.

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Charlie Munger says he dislikes fashion stocks like Nike - but he'd buy Hermès stock if it was cheap enough

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Charlie Munger (right) and Warren Buffett (left).

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A big investor in a top luxury watch retailer dumped millions of shares after Rolex struck a deal to run its own stores

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Man looking on luxury watches Rolex on his hand.

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