As demand for crocodile skin handbags increase, luxury goods companies such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci are making acquisitions to secure croc supply.

Household goods company Steinhoff announced on Fridayall the resolutions required to approve the Conforama transaction were passed without opposition.

Yves Saint Laurent, deemed by many to be the last of the great 20th century French designers and the founder of modern fashion for women, died at his Paris home on June 1 after a…