Gucci moves east

It seems that when all else fails, one can always turn to Tokyo. The Gucci group announced last week that the company will open a 10,800-square-foot flagship in Tokyo's Ginza district in spring 2005. Perhaps this move was inspired by the recent successes of the extravagant new Hermes and Louis Vuitton stores. Because it seems that no matter how broke Japanese ladies are, they would rather starve than not buying a new Kelly bag.