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UK retail is overtaxed, store closures could accelerate says BRC
The UK has a “golden opportunity” to reform business rates for a retail sector that’s “overtaxed”. And without such reform, thousands more stores could close.
Fashion

Mytheresa records improved sales on strong US market, record average order value
Mytheresa announced on Thursday annual sales rose 9.8 percent to €840.9 million, on the back a stellar second half, which registered double-digit growth at the Germany-based luxury retailer.
Luxury

New York Fashion Week: Wiederhoeft, Kallmeyer, Presley Oldham and Frederick Anderson
The four designers who showed on the last two days of New York Fashion Week demonstrated its vast diversity of talent and brand vision.
Fashion

Moschino opens Galeries Lafayette pop-up store featuring first collection by Adrian Appiolaza
The Italian luxury label is back at Galeries Lafayette in Paris with a temporary store open until early October, dedicated to the first collection designed by its new creative director.
Luxury

Margot Robbie unveiled as the new face of Chanel N°5
Chanel has unveiled one of Hollywood’s biggest names, Margot Robbie, as the new face of its timeless N°5 perfume, although it’s not her first link-up with Chanel as she’s been an ambassador of the House since 2018.
Fashion

Battersea Power Station performance accelerates, fashion has strong summer
Battersea Power Station has been an undeniable success since its opening almost two years ago and on Thursday we were told that the mall and the general neighbourhood have just enjoyed their “strongest summer yet”.
Fashion

Valentino redefines its catwalk calendar
This year, the label headed by Alessandro Michele will be holding three shows instead of the usual five, presenting its haute couture once a year and its men's and women's ready-to-wear collections together.
Fashion

Chanel owners, L’Oreal heir said to invest in Olsens’ The Row
The family behind luxury brand Chanel and the billionaire heiress of L’Oreal have bought a stake in the fashion label The Row, founded by the Olsen twins.
Luxury

Ronald van der Kemp celebrates ten years as a sustainable brand in New York
It isn't easy being green, but the designer's triumphant return to Manhattan, where he lived and worked in the nineties, made it look it.
Luxury

Mazarine Group joins arts and cultural events producer Arter
The French giant in the organisation of fashion and luxury events is strengthening its skills and relationships in the world of art and culture with the acquisition of the company headed by Renaud Sabari.
Fashion

Richemont’s Rupert says luxury watchmakers must cut production
The head of Richemont, the owner of Cartier and Vacheron Constantin, said the luxury watch industry must reduce production after a downturn in demand for costly timepieces.
Luxury

Marylebone landlord results show "year of consolidation"
A strategy of consolidation and investment in a high-interest-rate environment continues to come at a price for London commercial property owner/manager Howard de Walden Estates.
Fashion

The ITS 2025 competition launches its call for entries
The ITS competition for young designers is launching its 22nd edition. Entries can be submitted until 30 September. The ten finalists will be invited to take up residence in Trieste from March 9 to 19, 2025.
Fashion

LVMH close to F1 sponsorship deal for range of luxury brands
LVMH is in late stage talks to become a major sponsor of Formula One, in a deal that would see the French luxury conglomerate promote its major brands on the race track.
Luxury

Michael Kors loves a good resort—and thinks politics and fashion make good bedfellows
The designer celebrated a 35-year working relationship with Italian artisans with a collection his client Vice President Kamala Harris would vote 'yes' for.
Luxury

Emily in Paris: The walking billboard?
The most recent season of "Emily in Paris" has ascended to unprecedented levels of brand integration on screen, catapulting product placements to overshadow even the central characters themselves.
Fashion