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• Upscale watch Omega is planning a major expansion in the U.S., which includes opening 30 new stores by 2011. [WWD]

• In China, luxury goods are often used as compensation for crooked deals. They’re seen as safer alternatives to hongbao (red envelopes stuffed with payoff cash). [Forbes]

• Cintra Wilson reviewed the new VPL boutique: “I couldn’t figure out if it was overperforming underwear or underperforming outerwear. A wall of black-and-white photos by Mark Borthwick features decidedly normal-bodied girls leaning against windowsills in these clever underthings. But they are clearly indoors, having a private moment. The VPL print ads show models wearing the same underensembles, only with socks and little platform boots, as if they are about to skip outside and play a Benny Hill-inspired version of Rollerball.” [NYT]

• U.K.-based shoe retailer United Nude is opening a pop-up shop in Miami from November 29 to December 15. [WWD]