Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer has announced that three rising stars of the tennis world will be its new ambassadors.

Ulric Jerome is leaving Matchesfashion.com, the retailer he's led as CEO since 2015. No reason for his exit has been given. For now, his role will be handled by COO Tom Athron and CFO Fiona Greiner.

Swiss watch exports to their top market Hong Kong fell a modest 1.3% in July amid increasingly violent anti-government protests in the former British colony that have weighed on watch sales.

According to the latest report from luxury consignment platform TheRealReal, Gucci currently leads the pack when it comes to resale, while streetwear has kept its cool and logomania is conquering new categories.

Farfetch said Thursday it's buying one of the most dynamic groups of fashion forward designer brands as it continues to expand fast. It also had news on its exec team and reported wider losses as it invests in growth.

Alla Verber, Moscow’s most famous fashion buyer, noted Russian style icon and a towering figure in luxury retailing, has died suddenly in Italy. She was 61.

Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc cut its 2019 revenue forecast on Wednesday, blaming disappointing sales of its newly launched cheapest smartwatch Versa Lite, sending its shares tumbling as much as 16% to a record low.

In a ruddy sign of renewed health for the Italian fashion capital, Milan Fashion Week has added five new noted houses to its official calendar, which was released Friday afternoon by the Camera della Moda.

Peter Pilotto, one of London Fashion Week’s most happening houses, will stage its next runway show in Milan this autumn, making its Italian debut in the storied Teatro Manzoni on Wednesday, September 18.

Kering’s main Gucci brand, which set a high bar for luxury goods rivals during several years of explosive growth, posted a slower-than-expected rise in second-quarter sales on Thursday, hit by a blip in the U.S.

The next French ready-to-wear calendar this autumn will welcome some eight new brands, three of them for its catwalks, in the nine-day calendar that starts on Monday, September 23.

LuisaViaRoma, Florence’s leading fashion boutique and Italy’s fastest growing luxury e-tailer, is teaming up again with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) this summer with a major event in Sardinia this August.

Luxury goods group LVMH on Wednesday posted better-than-expected second quarter revenue, lifted by accelerating momentum in its fashion and handbag division that houses its Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior megabrands. 

Middle Eastern tourists are expected to boost UK luxury retail this summer with a particular interest in British brands. That’s according to Global Blue, which predicted a 16% rise in transactions by Gulf visitors.

Swatch Group shares surged 5% after mid-year results on Wednesday in which the watchmaker issued a positive outlook regarding its biggest markets and reported progress in curbing grey market sales.