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EXCLUSIVE: Paul Stuart’s U.S. Business Being Sold to Middle West Partners, Peerless Clothing
Paul Stuart is about to change hands. The venerable menswear retailer is expected to sign a deal Monday to be sold to Middle West…
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Beauty
Messi Fragrance Makes Its Move on the Mass Market
Messi Fragrance is going masstige. The men’s fragrance brand — founded by Lionel Messi — has officially partnered with Walmart to launch a…
Lifestyle
Stone Island Makes North American Retail Push in Time for the Holidays
AMERICAN TRIP: Stone Island continues to roll out new stores in North America, reflecting its commitment to the market. Following up on…
Business
Style Capital Exits LuisaViaRoma, CEO Commits to Futureproof Business Model
MILAN — Style Capital has exited LuisaViaRoma after four years, leaving the troubled luxury e-tailer in the hands of current chief…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Le Bon Marché Collaborates With Illustrator Tatiana de Nicolay for In-house Label
PARIS — Le Bon Marché is embarking on the third chapter of its own label Maison Rive Gauche. Following a relaunch of the private label…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Calvin Klein Returns to New York’s Retail Scene With SoHo Flagship
It’s a day before the opening of the Calvin Klein flagship in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, and David Savman, the global brand president,…
Business
CEO TALKS: Galeries Lafayette’s Nicolas Houzé Talks Big Investment Bets as ‘Boring Retail Is Dead’
PARIS — Retail runs in Nicolas Houzé’s blood. A fifth-generation member of the French family behind Galeries Lafayette, Houzé joined the…
Business
Q&M Dental, Frencken, Zhongmin Baihui Retail, Accrelist directors add to stakes
Over the five trading sessions,from Nov 28 to Dec 4, more than 80 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed For the five…
Business
How the Macy’s CEO sees retail in a world of tarriffs and shifting consumer habits (and how he gets ready for the parade)
It’s been a tumultuous year for the legacy retailer, shaped by new tariffs, shifting consumer habits, and the constant flip between…
Business
Stocks to watch: Cordlife, DFI Retail Group, SingLand, Tuan Sing, Vibrant Group
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Dec 4): Cordlife: The cord-blood…
Lifestyle
Where Art Meets Luxury, LVMH Shapes the Next Chapter of Miami Design District
The Miami Design District as we know it today began with a meeting of minds. In 2008, Michael Burke, then at Fendi and now chairman and…
Business
Stock market hovers near all-time high on Fed rate cut expectations and retail rally
The U.S. stock market is drifting near its record levels on Wednesday following mixed reactions to profit reports from Macy’s, Marvell…
Business
DFI Retail Group hikes dividend payout ratio to 70% in three-year plan
The group is targeting a compound annual growth rate of 11 to 15% for its underlying profit DFI Retail Group has unveiled a three-year…
Business
Retail investors push e-commerce platform Meesho’s US$604 million India IPO to full subscription
The company has raised about US$270 million from anchors including Government of Singapore ahead of its IPO Meesho’s US$604 million…
Business
Inditex Q3 Sales Gain 8.4% as Logistics Drives Growth
PARIS – With global headwinds rocking retail, Zara parent company Inditex has continued to see steady sales as it elevates its flagship…
Lifestyle
Canada Goose Relocates Milan Flagship With New Store Concept
CANADA TO MILAN: Canada Goose continues to roll out its latest store concept by unveiling a new flagship in Milan. This marks a relocation…
Business
Crypto’s retail traders hit hard as Strategy ETFs plunge 80%
Retail investors who piled into Michael Saylor’s grand Bitcoin experiment are paying a heavy price. Strategy, the company once hailed for…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Schiaparelli Opens Gilded Holiday Pop-up at Dubai Mall
GOING FOR GOLD: Schiaparelli is bringing the spirit of Place Vendôme to Dubai Mall, with the opening on Monday of a gilded pop-up for the…
Business
Manulife US Reit proposes strategic pivot to retail, living, industrial sectors
It seeks mandates for US$350 million in divestments and US$600 million in acquisitions Manulife US Reit is seeking unitholder approval for…
Lifestyle
Black Friday Weekend Wrap: Retailers Give a Thumbs-up
The scene at stores nationwide wasn’t as frenetic as years past, yet the turnout was good enough and the shopping vigorous enough over…
Business
Raising governance standards of smaller firms for retail investors
This is also critical for small companies, for their long-term sustainability and for the health of Singapore’s broader capital market…
Fashion
EXCLUSIVE: Louis Vuitton Amps Up Retailtainment With Experiental Flagships in Seoul and Beijing
PARIS – Louis Vuitton is betting on retailtainment to jumpstart luxury spending in Asia. The French luxury brand on Friday opened a new…
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U.K. Retail Industry Finds Little Cheer in Labour Government’s Latest Budget
LONDON — Retail, beauty and luxury organizations reacted with dismay to the 2025 budget delivered by U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer…
Fashion
TikTok Shop pushes into luxury retail with US$11,000 handbags
TikTok is moving into luxury retail, part of an effort to expand its TikTok Shop marketplace into a high-end shopping destination for…