CHECKOUT COUNTER: Louis Vuitton’s bag of tricks
Luxury brand has released a $370 tracking device that can monitor a person’s luggage through an airport
1. Orion shoots for the stars Private company Orion Span has revealed its Aurora Station space hotel plan, promising a 2022 opening date. The "module" will boast the most windows of any spacecraft put into orbit, with people staying in private two-person suites on a 12-day round trip. A three-month training programme will get them astronaut-ready before the trip. The package will cost US$9.5m a pop. 2. adidas’s online push adidas will reportedly close down stores in the coming years as part of a shift to sell more goods online. In an interview with the Financial Times, CEO Kasper Rørsted said: "Over time, we will have fewer stores but they will be better." The sporting goods retailer has 2,500 stores globally and 13,000 additional mono-branded franchise stores. "Our website is the most important store we have in the world," Rørsted said. 3. Louis Vuitton’s bag of tricks Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has released a $370 tracking device that can monitor a person’s luggage through an airp...
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