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Italy's Cucinelli defies slowdown fears with 16.5% growth in sales

Italy's Cucinelli defies slowdown fears with 16.5% growth in sales

Italian luxury group Brunello Cucinelli said on Wednesday its sales rose 16.5% at current exchange rates in the first quarter, driven by growth in all regions, including Asia.
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Harvey Nichols names Alexander McQueen exec Goddard as its new CEO

Harvey Nichols names Alexander McQueen exec Goddard as its new CEO

​Harvey Nichols has faced tough conditions in recent years but it’s now hoping for better times ahead with the announcement of a new CEO from one of luxury's major labels.
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Luxury labels hit by soaring number of Chinese returning goods

Luxury labels hit by soaring number of Chinese returning goods

During China’s biggest single-day shopping festival last November, upscale labels like Ralph Lauren, Burberry and Net-A-Porter saw purchases far surpass those seen just a year earlier on the e-commerce platform Tmall. 
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Major Chatsworth exhibition to mix Erdem SS24 with Duchess Deborah's life story

Major Chatsworth exhibition to mix Erdem SS24 with Duchess Deborah's life story

A new exhibition this summer at one of Britain’s best-known stately homes, Chatsworth, celebrates the image and legacy of the late dowager Duchess Deborah Devonshire through the lens of Erdem's latest collection.
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Dior arrives in New York for a runway show and party at the Brooklyn Museum

Dior arrives in New York for a runway show and party at the Brooklyn Museum

Led by women's artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri, the Fall 2024 collection pays homage to the synergy of New York and Christian Dior.
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Hermes can surpass Vuitton as luxury’s biggest brand, Citi says

Hermes can surpass Vuitton as luxury’s biggest brand, Citi says

Hermes has potential to surpass LVMH’s flagship Louis Vuitton in the coming years as the luxury industry’s biggest brand by turnover, according to Citigroup Inc. analysts.
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Stella McCartney launches new campaign imagery starring Quannah Chasinghorse

Stella McCartney launches new campaign imagery starring Quannah Chasinghorse

​Stella McCartney has launched the second chapter of her Summer 2024 campaign for Earth Month 2024 – collaborating with indigenous advocate and climate warrior Quannah Chasinghorse. 
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Consumers save up to make Easter a happy holiday, beauty sales strong, fashion getting better

Consumers save up to make Easter a happy holiday, beauty sales strong, fashion getting better

While Easter remains a major shopping event on the retail calendar, this year’s four-day holiday (29 March-1 April) was a particularly strong one, given cost of living restraints. 
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Dolce & Gabbana accelerates in the Middle East

Dolce & Gabbana accelerates in the Middle East

The Italian label is multiplying its projects in the region, where it already has around forty points of sale, notably by strengthening its presence in Saudi Arabia, with new boutiques and a café in Riyadh.
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Valentino new London flagship debuts on Sloane Street

Valentino new London flagship debuts on Sloane Street

​Valentino has opened the doors of a major new flagship on upscale Sloane Street in London, which it said continues the label’s “evolution towards a more intimate, design-led retail dimension”.
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Luca Faloni debuts in Switzerland, opens Zurich store

Luca Faloni debuts in Switzerland, opens Zurich store

​London-based fashion and accessories brand Luca Faloni has taken its first step into the Swiss market with the opening of a boutique in Zurich. A Paris boutique is also planned for this year.
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Represent signs for Wardour Street flagship, its first UK store

Represent signs for Wardour Street flagship, its first UK store

​High-end men’s streetwear label Represent has signed up for a new London flagship, taking space at landlord GPE’s 135/141 Wardour Street property.
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Charles Tyrwhitt is strong ahead of Regent Street opening, US market grows

Charles Tyrwhitt is strong ahead of Regent Street opening, US market grows

​Charles Tyrwhitt has bounced back from the pandemic, its latest set of results has shown. And that's despite a move away from the formal clothing in which the company has always specialised.
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Burberry non-exec director to step down

Burberry non-exec director to step down

Burberry Group has announced its Independent Non-Executive Director Debra L Lee is to retire from the board following the UK luxury fashion house’s Annual General Meeting in July.
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Thom Browne takes over Saks Fifth Avenue women's store in Beverly Hills

Thom Browne takes over Saks Fifth Avenue women's store in Beverly Hills

American designer Thom Browne takes over the department store's floors until April 22. The opportunity to present his new tweed and offer customers a bespoke animal handbag 
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King of leopard print, Italy's Roberto Cavalli dies at 83

King of leopard print, Italy's Roberto Cavalli dies at 83

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, whose penchant for python and flamboyant animal prints made him the darling of the international jet set for decades, died Friday at 83, the luxury company said.
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