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2013: Top 50, Style

Stories about PPR

Dynamic Duos: Kering’s François-Henri Pinault And Balenciaga’s Alexander Wang On Housekeeping

Why tapping a twentysomething American designer to lead a 95-year-old French fashion house is a good look for a CEO.

Dynamic Duos: Kering’s François-Henri Pinault And Balenciaga’s Alexander Wang On Housekeeping

How Laurent Claquin Of Luxury Leader PPR Keeps His (Well-Heeled) Feet On The Ground

From forming strategic e-commerce partnerships to shadowing high-fashion shoppers, PPR’s Laurent Claquin is wielding some savvy management strategies to head up the French luxury conglomerate’s new Americas division.

How Laurent Claquin Of Luxury Leader PPR Keeps His (Well-Heeled) Feet On The Ground

High-End Pinterest Competitor Fancy Launches Commerce Platform With Help From Jack Dorsey

Impact

New York City’s school buses will now be automatically routed and tracked using Via’s algorithm

These tiny magnetic springs melt microplastics into nothing

This tech company says offsets aren’t enough—it’s time to pay for negative emissions

Creativity

‘Matrix 4’: Everything we know so far (and what we’re dying to know)

The Museum of Ice Cream is returning to New York City with a permanent location

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

Co.Design

Two MIT Media Lab scholars quit as Jeffrey Epstein connections emerge

The cult scent brand Diptyque is reviving a centuries-old way of wearing perfume

Researchers confirm that your selfies make you look like an a**hole

Work Life

This ‘unproductive’ activity can actually help you get more done

500 interns later, here’s what I learned about transitioning them to employees

Why being nice isn’t always good for your career