The Walpole Awards on Monday evening highlighted the importance of the luxury sector to the UK economy and hailed some of its key names for the impact they've made at home and abroad.

The fragile retail sector in the UK, and especially in central London, is continuing to get support from spending by international shoppers and American and Russian consumers are prominent among those, Global Blue said.

Choosing Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre as its Canadian home base, the store spans 760 square feet, while embracing the brand’s latest store design.

The jewelry retailer announced on Monday that its SVP and chief merchandising officer, Pamela Cloud, will be stepping down from her position, and also revealed that it is creating the new role of chief brand officer.

The Parisian jeweler has reopened its boutique in the Windy City after a six-month renovation, the latest in a string of refurbishments undertaken by the brand as it updates its physical retail strategy.

A major part of Yves Saint Laurent's world, Morocco was not only a retreat for the legendary designer, but also an inexhaustible source of inspiration for his creations.

Italian authorities arrested the boss of a company in the southern city of Naples that employed dozens of undocumented workers allegedly making leathergoods for some of Europe's best-known luxury groups.

Kering Group’s luxury menswear brand Brioni has named the US celebrity Brad Pitt as its new brand ambassador. The brand is also celebrating its 75th anniversary this coming year with a special event at Pitti Uomo.

Located at the exclusive Ginza Marronnier building in Tokyo, this is the first Burberry flagship store in Japan to be built in line with chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci’s new store concept.

The first anniversary of the ‘yellow vest’ protests saw violent clashes in Paris last weekend, at the Galeries Lafayette flagship store and at two shopping malls.

The Canadian outdoor lifestyle brand has chosen New York’s SoHo neighborhood as the location for its first U.S. flagship, an immersive retail space spread over 3,500 square feet.

A matter of days after the confirmation of a collaboration between Prada and Adidas, the worlds of luxury and sneakers may be coming together once again, via a Jordan 1 signed by Dior, rumored to be released next June. 

The Morellato group, a European leader in the production and distribution of jewellery and watches, has announced the acquisition of French chain Cleor, one of the country's leading jewellery retailers.

‘Very Ralph’, the documentary on the 50-year career of the US fashion and culture icon, was released on HBO on November 12 and in France on November 16, with an advance screening in Paris for 100 selected guests.

Leave it to Miuccia Prada to dream up a novel new strategy for her new Resort 2020 campaign – which debarked not on the pages of any magazine or on laptops, but on paper broadsheets wrapped around bouquets of flowers.