Page Stair Lane, off the Tuesday Market Place, was quiet, no cameras, and with luck no-one would notice them parked in front of the timber yard.

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But Mecox Lane has been severely punished by the market since its IPO.

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And the boom crossed the Atlantic, with UK travel company Lastminute.com, lead by Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox, floating on the London stock market.

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"The market believes the CME is going to capture some share in a big and growth market that it hasn't been able to participate in, " Lane said.

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Sunday UpMarket off Brick Lane sells apparel, accessories and home goods from small-scale designers, and Broadway Market, located in the uber cool Hackney area, is known for celebrity spottings and delicious Ghanaian food.

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Cars that can do smaller functions, such as control a car in traffic jams, keep you inside lane markings or auto-park, are already on the road or about to come to market courtesy of Toyota, Mercedes, BMW and others.

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