What billionaire doesn’t love to splash the cash(挥霍金钱) on a luxury item? Some may buy watches or yachts, but Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has been snapping up entire brands.
哪个亿万富翁不喜欢在奢侈品上挥金如土？有人可能买手表或游艇，但Sports Direct创始人迈克·阿什利却一直在抢购整个品牌。
Harvey Nichols is the latest bauble(小玩意，廉价珠宝) to drop into his shopping basket after his company bought the Knightsbridge department store out of administration(摆脱破产管理) earlier this month. It sits beside a large slice(份额，部分) of Hugo Boss, a chunk(大块，相当大的部分) of Mulberry, a snippet(一小部分，片段) of Burberry, the remains of Agent Provocateur and the entire Flannels and House of Fraser chains.
Harvey Nichols是他购物篮中的最新“小玩意”，此前他的公司本月早些时候将这家位于骑士桥的百货公司从破产管理中收购。它旁边是Hugo Boss的一大块股份、Mulberry的一部分、Burberry的一小部分、Agent Provocateur的残余，以及整个Flannels和House of Fraser连锁店。
After a rough few years for the sellers of luxury goods – as the cost of living crisis has crunched(压缩，挤压) the spare cash aspirational(有抱负的，渴望提升的) consumers might have had available for the occasional treat, and Asian and Middle Eastern shoppers have become less inclined to travel to Europe – Ashley’s buying spree(购买狂潮) might seem out of sync(不同步，不合时宜).
在奢侈品卖家经历了艰难的几年之后——由于生活成本危机压缩了有抱负的消费者可能用于偶尔享受的闲钱，而亚洲和中东购物者也不太愿意前往欧洲——阿什利的购买狂潮似乎有些不合时宜。