Having predicted the rise of blended retail this holiday season, the NPD Group has reported on the trend of “hands-free shopping”, further highlighting the fragrance and watch categories as ones to watch this December.
China's November industrial output grew 5.4 percent from a year earlier and retail sales increased 8.1 percent, missing forecasts, official data showed on Friday.
Shares in German wholesaler Metro tumbled on Thursday after it said its struggling Russian business would weigh on profits again in the 2018/19 financial year.
Britain’s Sports Direct has offered a 40 million-pound loan to Debenhams, the struggling department store group in which it holds a near 30 percent stake, according to a letter from Mike Ashley.
Costco Wholesale Corp’s gross margins fell in the first quarter, as the warehouse operator paid higher wages, ramped up investments in its online business and cut prices amid intense competition in the grocery industry.
Luxury handbag marketplace Rebag has opened its third New York City store inside the Oculus of the Westfield World Trade Center shopping mall, the company's fifth store to open this year.
Columbia Sportswear Company has named Peter Ruppe as vice president of footwear for the Columbia Brand.
Adidas has confirmed that it is looking into accusations against designer Gosha Rubchinskiy after screenshots of a conversation between the designer and an underage boy were alleged to show inappropriate conduct.
Schiaparelli launches its latest capsule collection in Bergdorf Goodman on Friday, named Pink Victory. A novel approach to relaunching a legend, a house born in 1927, before the television, never mind the Internet.
The chain has opened a 3,500-square-metre space at 54 Boulevard Haussmann, adjacent to Galeries Lafayette and Printemps. The space brings the brand’s new automated order collection point to France for the first time.
After only one year of operation and additional stores in the planning, the department store chain will record a loss of more than €80 million at the end of 2018.
Spain has become the second largest market for the chain in terms of sales volumes and number of stores, and its store portfolio is growing at a fast rate.
L Brands, owner of Victoria's Secret, has announced that it will sell a 100% stake in lingerie brand La Senza to an affiliate of private equity firm Regent LP. The transaction is expected to be completed in January.
Natural Selection has opened a flagship store at 49 Berwick Street, further cementing Soho’s reputation as a hub for influential fashion and lifestyle stores.
Showcasing only its women’s ranges, the 1,900-square-foot Levi’s Women store in Dartford, England, will be the second of its kind globally, joining an existing site in Nice, France.
