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nking who's here, who's watching me? If I'm in Paris, and it's the last part of the season tion. First, simply, investors hate surprises, especially in a glitzy, high-growth company whose shares enjoy Gucci cosmetic casecorrespondingly lofty valuations.alized experience that delights and surprises them. And that is precisely what Burberry does. Last year, Burberry revamped its flagship store in London (pictured) making it a digitally integrated showroom that also delights and surprises customers. At the Grand Bazaar, the merchants lovingly showed me their gorgeous Turkish rugs, explaining how they were made. At Burberry, customers can pick up a garment that is fitted with an RFID (radio identification) tag and trigger an interactive video t Second, the company’s

owners are losing a good steward of the business. Since Ms. Ahrendts became the chief executive in 2006, Burberry shareholders have Gucci hoboenjoyed a handsome 340 percent total return. The FTSE 100 only managed 46 percent. Louis Vuitton’s parent LVMH has returned 109 percent.join luggage retailer Tumi and luxury handbag and accessories store Kate Spade. The only confirmed restaurant tenant so far is Daniel Boulud's DBGB Kitchen; Boulud said earlier this year he would open the restaurant there. Emails to Burberry and to Hines, the developer of CityCenterDC, were not immediately returned. Hines has been very quiet about the list of retailers and restaurants who have signed for the development, but with the center's planned opening in

the spring of 2014, more info on tenants is Gucci message baglikely to keep on leaking out. The third reason is Burberry’s unusual response. It has elevated its star designer, Mr. Bailey, to chief executive. Alongside Ms. Ahrendts, Mr. B and I'm absolutely exhausted, then I don't think as much. But if it's the first few shows of the season and it's all fresh, then it's more of a rush." Reflecting on her career so far in the industry, from first being scouted at the age of 16 to her Burberry campaign in 2011, shot by Mario Testino, Simmonds understands what it takes to be a model. She told us: "I think new models need motiva