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Still, they're not adverse to a bit of pampering. When they're paying big bucks, they expect topnotch, personalized service with every click. That's why British retailers Harrods and Fortnum & Mason have almost adopted a concierge service online, Bracewell-Lewis says. Salter expects savvy luxury brands will eventually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Luxury Goods Online | 6/23/2008 | See Source »

Though initially receptive to the idea of joint town halls, the Obama campaign has so far opted to treat McCain's ambitious proposal as a calculated political threat, not a high-minded invitation to improve the democratic process. On Friday, the Obama campaign said that it would agree to a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind McCain's Town Hall Campaign | 6/16/2008 | See Source »

This single-minded drive explains why China has full-time academies dedicated to what most countries consider a rec-room pastime. At the Luneng Table-Tennis School in Shandong province, 230 boarding students crowd a gymnasium set up with 80 Ping-Pong tables. In the morning, children train for about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Sports School: Crazy for Gold | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

It's an easy fear to hype, given how opaque these funds tend to be. But even the most conspiracy-minded find it hard to work themselves into a panic over Norway's Government Pension Fund-Global. That's not to say it's lacking in clout. With assets of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Caring Capitalists | 6/11/2008 | See Source »

In response, companies scrambled to put together codes of conduct and teams of auditors. Bigger firms either set up their own monitoring departments or hired auditing firms to check up on their overseas factories. Gap, the U.S.-based retailing giant, now has a staff of about 90 overseeing working conditions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Manufacturing: The Burden of Good Intentions | 6/11/2008 | See Source »

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