(1) Elisabetta Povoledo, Making a Fashion Statement, With or Without Clothes. New York Times, Feb 19, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/business/global/19mannequins.html?scp=1&sq=mannequin&st=cse
My comment:
(a) In Italy, the first names Andrea and Guido (both male) are equivalent to Andrew and Guy in English.
(b) China is mentioned here and there in the report.
(2) Amy Ma, Will $100 Wine Glasses Sell in China? Wall Street Journal, Feb 14, 2011.
http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2011/02/14/will-100-wine-glasses-sell-in-china/
("two-thirds of current Riedel sales in China comes from “on-premise” customers, the industry term for hotels and restaurants, and one-third comes from “off-premise” customers—those who purchase for home use")
(a) Waterford Crystal Limited was Incorporated in 1947 at city of Waterford, Ireland (which remains the headquarters of Waterford Wedgwood).
(b) Josiah Wedgwood founded Josiah Wedgwood and Sons in 1759 at the town of Burslem, England, which in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal to create Waterford Wedgwood.