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Gucci’s China shock reverberates across the luxury landscape
Fears of a slowdown among Chinese shoppers have dogged the luxury industry for the better part of a year.
Luxury
LN-CC reopens London store after four years
As the shake-out in the UK luxury sector — both in-store and online — continues, there's finally some good news as a concept store that closed in March 2020 due to Covid is finally reopening.
Fashion
EBay dives deeper into the luxury resale space with the addition of apparel
The online auction-centric marketplace is adding clothing to its second-hand sales.
Luxury
Harrods announces more 175th anniversary celebrations
Harrods kicked off its 175th anniversary celebrations with its Burberry link-up last month and is continuing to mark the birthday in March (and for the rest of the year) with special activations and products.
Luxury
Harvey Nichols cuts jobs but performance improves
Harvey Nichols is the latest retailer to announce job cuts in a further sign that the bleak UK retail sector is hurting luxury as much as other price points.
Fashion
Kering anticipates 10% sales drop due to Gucci decline
French luxury giant Kering said Tuesday it is anticipating a 10-percent drop in year-on-year sales in the first quarter due to a decline in the performance of its flagship brand, handbag-maker Gucci.
Luxury
LK Bennett is latest brand to launch on M&S webstore
LK Bennett has joined the ever-growing ‘Brands at M&S’ online platform, landing with its spring/summer 24 collection.
Fashion
Museum of London's Fashion City exhibit extended to July
With glow editorial endorsements, The Museum of London Docklands is extending ‘Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners shaped global style’.
Fashion
70% of Asian luxury consumers prioritizing craftsmanship over brand, design: Bluebell Group
The fourth volume of the 'Asia Lifestyle Consumer Profile' report, covering consumers across six markets, found that 70% of respondents are prioritizing craftsmanship over brand or design.
Luxury
UK luxury is £81bn industry says new report
The UK luxury sector is now worth £81 billion a year to the UK economy and supports 450,000 jobs, according to a new report by British luxury body Walpole.
Fashion
Zigzag-JogOn link-up aims to keep millions of shoes out of landfill
Retail returns specialist ZigZag has partnered with environmental campaigner JogOn to prevent a million pairs of running shoes from going to landfill.
Fashion
Modes names Simon Whitehouse CEO, announces London boutique
Italian omnichannel fashion retailer Modes has some big news at the moment with a new high highly-regarded CEO and plans for a London store on Conduit Street to open later this year.
Fashion
Boss sponsors Naomi Campbell exhibit at V&A
A new exhibit focusing on fashion worn by Naomi Campbell opens at the V&A in June with Hugo Boss’s buoyant Boss label with which she has close links as its sponsor.
Fashion
Burberry summer campaign opts for sunny Jamaica
Burberry’s big focus these days may be on its Britishness, but when it comes to summer campaigns, the soggy streets of London won’t do.
Luxury
Italian luxury group Tod's reports jump in operating profit
Italian luxury group Tod's said on Tuesday its operating profit rose to 94.7 million euros ($103.3 million) last year from 58.2 a year earlier, ahead of L Catterton's offer aimed at delisting the company.
Luxury
Celine riffs on founder and Twiggy in the L’Arc de Triomphe online show
Celine unveiled its latest collection one week after Paris Fashion Week officially ended and without an actual runway show, but with the spirit of founder Céline Vipiana, and of Twiggy, present throughout.
Luxury