All Luxury articles – Page 51

  • Burberry autumn 09
    News

    Luxury retail chiefs signal rebound in shopper confidence

    2009-06-18T10:12:00Z

    Luxury retail chiefs said they are seeing signs that customer confidence is returning to the sector.

  • Mulberry2
    News

    Mulberry profits down but sales up

    2009-06-18T08:48:00Z

    Upscale fashion retailer Mulberry has revealed a drop off in full-year pre-tax profits but said that like-for-likes have soared 21 per cent in the past 10 weeks.

  • Mulberry has ended a joint venture with its US partner
    News

    Mulberry to take full control of US business

    2009-05-14T09:36:00Z

    Mulberry will take full control of its US business after agreeing to end a joint venture with its US partner.Mulberry will take control of its wholesale and retail sales in the US, which it hopes will create a more efficient operation when combined with its online business, over which it ...

  • News

    Kaupthing takes stake in Mulberry

    2009-03-20T11:21:34Z

    Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg, a subsidiary of the Icelandic bank, is understood to have bought retail entrepreneur Kevin Stanford’s stake in Mulberry.

  • News

    Mulberry buoyed by UK Christmas sales

    2009-03-05T09:14:08Z

    British luxury fashion brand Mulberry notched up stronger than expected sales over Christmas and the new year and expects its full-year financial performance to be ahead of market forecasts.

  • News

    Mulberry feels economic squeeze

    2008-12-11T09:51:37Z

    Luxury fashion group Mulberry has revealed like-for-likes have plunged over the past 10 weeks in line with deteriorating economic conditions.

  • Gallery

    Store of the week: Mulberry, Westfield London

    2008-11-13T11:18:18Z

    A visit once again to Westfield, for which there will be no apology: nothing else on this scale will open in the UK for some time to come, so it makes sense to take a look at one of the stores that actually managed to open on time in the ...

  • News

    Mulberry sales buck gloom

    2008-06-19T09:26:47Z

    Mulberry has announced soaring sales and a strong start to the new financial year.

  • The Real Flower Comp
    Analysis

    Six promising luxury brands

    2008-06-13T11:58:00Z

    Making it in the cut-throat world of luxury retail is undoubtedly tough, but six of the most promising brands are being mentored by top names in the sector. By Charlotte Dennis-Jones

  • News

    Tiffany and Mulberry sign for Westfield luxury zone

    2008-06-03T12:21:13Z

    Westfield has signed two new retailers to the luxury area of its west London development.

  • Valentino
    Analysis

    Italian style: Valentino Fashion Group embraces technology to stay ahead

    2008-05-01T10:52:00Z

    Valentino Fashion Group has embraced technology to stay ahead in the increasingly competitive world of high fashion. Joanna Perry visits Milan to learn how the business has been transformed

  • Garrard
    Analysis

    Technology in luxury retail: No imitation

    2008-03-03T16:54:00Z

    Their customers may have lavish budgets, but are luxury retailers big spenders when it comes to the technology they use in their businesses? Joanna Perry investigates

  • Opinion

    We all deserve a little luxury

    2008-02-29T13:53:34Z

    Let’s make March upgrade month, because it’s our job to give shoppers a taste of finer things

  • News

    Luxury players fuel department store sector growth

    2008-02-29T13:11:46Z

    Luxury operators are fuelling growth in the 14.7 billion UK department store sector as customers become more selective about where they spend.

  • Analysis

    Frill seekers

    2008-02-28T17:30:07Z

    As high street retailers join the “push for posh”, blurring the line between themselves and high-end players, can luxury stores maintain their point of difference? John Ryan reports.

  • Village life: Westfi
    Analysis

    Westfield London: Centre of luxury?

    2008-02-28T16:16:00Z

    The much-vaunted Westfield London scheme at White City may have bagged Louis Vuitton for its planned luxury retail area, but can it really draw top-name brands and big-money customers away from the West End? Ben Cooper reports

  • News

    Non-dom exit could force Harvey Nics repositioning

    2008-02-28T16:14:04Z

    Harvey Nichols may be forced to introduce high street fashion labels to its stores as it fears tax changes could drive away its richest foreign customers.

  • Analysis

    Leading lady

    2008-02-28T16:07:06Z

    Concetta Lanciaux is universally credited with changing the face of both LVMH and the fashion world at large. She tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones why, after more than two decades at the luxury group, her work is done

  • Analysis

    A bubble about to burst?

    2008-02-28T15:54:10Z

    Luxury retail has held firm as the rest of the UK market has faltered. But can it continue to be immune to the economic slowdown? Charlotte Dennis-Jones investigates

  • News

    Brown Thomas Dublin flagship revamp enters its final phase

    2008-02-28T15:45:35Z

    Brown Thomas has begun remodelling the basement of its Dublin flagship, marking the final stage of its refurbishment.