Luxury menswear brand Dior’s artistic director Kim Jones has launched Dior Essentials as a permanent line of basics and timeless pieces geared towards a young clientele.

Selfridges has revealed its Christmas windows and full in-store displays, claiming to be the first department store globally to have done so. It has chosen the theme of Future Fantasy: A Christmas For Modern Times.

Coach is continuing its rollout around the UK with the high-end accessories label having opened its latest location inside Intu’s Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Givenchy has launched Givenchy Atelier, a capsule collection inspired by the brand’s haute couture heritage in a more accessible format, available for a month at Galeries Lafayette and several Givenchy stores.

John Lewis’s latest report on shopper trends shows its customers have been opting for longer, midi-length hemlines and looser silhouettes as well as comfortable underwear in the last year. 

A leading analyst has said that Harrods really needs to connect with more shoppers in the UK and also to drive more online sales from its tourist fanbase if its wants to push GTV higher as rival Selfridges is doing.

According to a study from Vestiaire Collective and Boston Consulting Group, luxury brands should be embracing the second-hand fashion boom, not least because it moulds the loyalties of future primary-market consumers.

The philanthropic luxury fashion brand has opened its first physical retail location, a 4,000-square-foot boutique on NYC’s Wooster Street, offering unique design features and an exclusive customer experience.

The Spanish group’s fastest growing and most upmarket brand is eyeing an international roll out following the opening of a pop up store in Covent Garden, London.

Carla Sozzani, noted retailer, gatekeeper to the Azzedine Alaïa archives and all-round fashion legend, has a new project. The Italian lady opened her own  Fondazione Sozzani Monday night in an unexpected neighbourhood.

In its 200th year, the world’s oldest shopping destination is adding a raft of new brands with London’s luxury Burlington Arcade announcing the arrival of Christian Louboutin, Harrods, Mou London and Baudoin & Lange.

Finnish textiles and lifestyle brand Marimekko on Monday raised its outlook for this year's operating profit, an improvement on its  August outlook. 

As exclusive collaborations become more important to luxury e-tailers in a world where consumers can access product from anywhere, Net-A-Porter and Jimmy Choo have worked on an exclusive collaboration for the first time.

Nike Inc shut down its Nike Oregon Project training group on Thursday, following the recent four-year ban of founder and coach Alberto Salazar by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

Up-for-sale Australian brand RM Williams’ earnings are forecast to more than triple by 2024 said investment bank Goldman Sachs in a pitch sent out to attract interest from potential trade and private equity buyers.