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Hermès eager to tackle affluent Austin market

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Hermès eager to tackle affluent Austin market

Hermès International SA, a French luxury fashion designer and retailer that has had its Birkin handbags put up as an investment that rivaled gold and the S&P 500, is opening a brick-and-mortar shop on South Congress Avenue — long known as a bastion for quirky local businesses that keep Austin weird. Also included with this story: Our latest list of the wealthiest ZIP codes in the region.