The platform will offer authenticated pre-owned luxury items directly from the personal collection of regional celebrities, including rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from brands like Chanel and Gucci
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UAE’s Bloomingdales, Level Shoes continue to sell Balenciaga despite ad campaign backlash
Balenciaga has filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers
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Luxury meets thrift for Dubai start-up raising funds to go abroad
The proceeds of the latest $14 million equity round will be used to bankroll the company’s expansion outside the UAE
designer brands
Dubai start-up selling second-hand designer goods expands to Hong Kong
The Luxury Closet has acquired Hong Kong-based Guiltless.com, which also sells pre-owned designer goods
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Entrepreneur of the Week: Kunal Kapoor, The Luxury Closet
When the former Louis Vuitton sales manager realised his customers wanted to use high-end products but not keep them, he hit upon a business idea that has the potential to be truly disruptive
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Video: Could pre-owned luxury save high fashion brands from copycats?
With millions worth of fake designer goods being destroyed in Dubai every year, Arabian Business explores whether platforms that sell and buy discounted and pre-owned luxury clothes, bags, shoes and accessories can fix brands’ authenticity problem.
counterfeit goods
Dubai shuts down social media accounts, websites for selling ‘fake’ products
Shops and warehouses found to be selling counterfeit goods were also shut down by Dubai’s Department of Economic Development
designer brands
Biggest problem facing luxury brands is authenticity, says Dubai retailer
Concepts such as The Luxury Closet will shift consumer practice from buying counterfeit to buying pre-owned luxury products, says CEO Kunal Kapoor
designer brands
Oversupply of ‘unwanted’ luxury products in Dubai, says pre-owned designer retailer
Supply for pre-used luxury goods in the GCC is “so great it can cover demand not just in the Gulf but also internationally,” says Kunal Kapoor, CEO of The Luxury Closet
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Dubai start-up The Luxury Closet raises $8.7m in funding
Middle East Venture Partners and Wamda Capital lead the second-hand fashion firm’s growth financing round