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Crib Sheet: Natalie Massenet, Founder of Net-a-Porter

When you can launch an online clothes store just before the first Internet bubble bursts and, a decade later, walk away with $76 million, a place on the board as executive chairman, your middle name has got to be Gumption. Former ...READ»

Luxury Goes Digital: Fashion House Richemont Embraces E-Commerce

Luxury brands have been historically slow to embrace e-commerce. But in recent years, high-end retail sites like Net-a-Porter and Yoox and discount luxury flash sales like those on Gilt Groupe and Rue La La are forcing execs to ...READ»

Barnes & Noble Gets Aggressive in the E-Book Wars

Don't buy that Kindle just yet: the Battle of the E-Books is just getting started. Barnes & Noble today announced a partnership with Netherlands-based Irex Technologies to introduce an e-reader in the U.S. later this year (it ...READ»

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Busted! No More Avoiding Sales Tax by Shopping Online?

In May, Amazon [AMZN] decided to sue the State of New York, which passed a law requiring the site to collect sales tax on items bought online by New Yorkers -- even if Amazon has no physical presence inside the state. According to the ...READ»