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The global retailer’s UK business reported a pretax profit of £38.25 million ($51.8 million) in 2024, up 56.6 percent from 2023.

The Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index, which tracks the 50 most-traded timepieces by transaction value, gained 5.3 percent in the first half of 2025 — and extended that recovery in the third quarter.

The social media commentator, known for deconstructing and analysing the quality of leather handbags online, is joining Stow London as director of craftsmanship.

The largest beauty retailer in the US announced it will not renew its shop-in-shop partnership with Target. While initially popular, poor execution, changing shopping habits and overlap between the two stores’ locations and customers brought the collaboration to a halt, experts said.

The Florence-based luxury retailer, facing unpaid bills and a steep sales decline, seeks a 120-day reprieve under Italian insolvency law as it restructures operations and scales back expansion.

Freddy Bharucha will accede to the role on Dec. 1, replacing P&G veteran R. Alex Keith, who will retire in February 2026.

After five years at the helm, Venturini is leaving for personal reasons as the Italian luxury house navigates a creative reset and ownership transition.

Tapping into the viral bag charm craze is ‘sensibly opportunistic’ for luxury companies that might as well ‘make some money off the back of it,’ said Neil Saunders, managing director at analytics firm GlobalData.

Offloading Stuart Weitzman will enable Tapestry executives to spend more time and resources on increasing sales at Coach and turning around Kate Spade.

The programme, which has run in 610 stores since 2021, will end in August 2026 when the initial partnership agreement expires.

Demand for the German brand’s sandals has remained healthy even after it raised prices in response to tariffs.

Beauty experts like Mary Phillips, Chris McMillan and Alli Webb have specific qualifications that not all new brand founders possess, making the retailer more willing to bet big on their success.