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...easyGroup is launching a chain of no-frills easyHotels in early 2005. And Simon Woodroffe - the man behind the YO! Sushi conveyor-belt eateries - is opening Yotel, cramming luxury into tiny, 10-sq-m rooms, inspired by Japan 's "capsule" hotels, for $135 a night. "It's budget chic," says Yotel exec Gerard Greene. "There are designer hotels everywhere, but not everyone can afford them." Britain may be the best European locale for hoteliers to cash in. The occupancy rate in London has jumped 10% this year; average room rates are up 8%. "There's still a lot of upside...
After dropping out of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Ripley decided to make a go of overstocked couture at a discount. She got her father to co-sign a 30-day, $30,000 note, which she used to buy 300 chic but so-last-season pieces. Then she resold them on eBay at a 225% profit...
With six-figure revenues and a steady stream of customers--from ladies who lunch to college women who crave cheap chic--Ripley has developed her business by throwing special events and selling clothing from up-and-coming designers like Zac Posen, vintage couture from Miami's Sasparilla boutique and costume jewelry. To bolster her national exposure, Ripley is launching an e-commerce site in September...
Phuket is undergoing a makeover. New resorts in or near Thailand's capital of sun and sleaze are cleaning up the island's image, with chic, boutique properties popping up wherever you cast your sunglassed gaze. Leading the charge is Sanctuary Resorts. The Hong Kong-based, eco-conscious developer recently opened two facilities in the area...
...players, the iPod is the most stylish you can buy today, but chic competitors are just around the corner. The Rio Carbon, available in late August for $249, looks like a silver cigarette lighter with curved edges and has 5 GB of memory--1 GB more than the iPod mini for the same price. And Sony's Network Walkman, a 20-GB device with a squared-off design, goes on sale this month for $399. That's $100 more than a new 20-GB iPod, but the Sony is lighter and smaller. Sony claims that the battery lasts...