Russians turn to ‘personal shoppers’ to smuggle luxury bags

Customs records show middlemen are keeping high-end fashion flowing to Moscow despite sanctions

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High Street suffers Boxing Day hit as shoppers stay home

Boxing Day shoppers stay away from the High Street and shopping malls compared with 2023, data shows.
BBC News - 1h
As Retailers Offered Holiday Discounts, Shoppers Showed Up

Total spending from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24 rose 3.8 percent, data released by Mastercard SpendingPulse showed.
The New York Times - 7h
Dancing Queen Gladys turns 108 on Christmas Day

The whole community has thrown a party for her every year since the Abba fan became a centenarian.
BBC News - 1d
Blake Lively Turns the Shame Around

The actress’s lawsuit may prolong a humiliating episode for her. But the only way to end impunity is to speak up.
The New York Times - 2d
Shooting at Indianapolis shopping mall injures 1, prompts police to evacuate shoppers

Police say an 18-year-old man allegedly fired shots inside an Indianapolis shopping mall, wounding one person and prompting officers to evacuate holiday shoppers on Monday night
ABC News - 2d
Person caught in train doors pulled along platform

A passenger’s hand became trapped in the closing doors of a train leaving Ealing Broadway station.
BBC News - 2d
Holiday shoppers on the lookout for bigger and bigger TVs

TVs are some of the most popular items to fly off store shelves during the holidays. But this year, experts say shoppers are going bigger than ever. CBS News' Jeff Wagner explains.
CBS News - 2d
TSA shocked to find 82 fireworks and 3 knives in a woman's bag at LAX

Security at Los Angeles International Airport stopped a traveler from taking "a surprising number of prohibited items" on a Philadelphia-bound flight, including dozens of fireworks and multiple ...
NBC News - 2d
Woman found on fire aboard subway dies, person of interest in custody: NYPD

Police said the woman's clothing “became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds.”
The Hill - 3d