All Luxury articles – Page 53
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Opinion
We all deserve a little luxury
Let’s make March upgrade month, because it’s our job to give shoppers a taste of finer things
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News
Luxury players fuel department store sector growth
Luxury operators are fuelling growth in the 14.7 billion UK department store sector as customers become more selective about where they spend.
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Analysis
Frill seekers
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.
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AnalysisWestfield London: Centre of luxury?
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
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Non-dom exit could force Harvey Nics repositioning
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.
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Analysis
Leading lady
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
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Analysis
A bubble about to burst?
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
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News
Brown Thomas Dublin flagship revamp enters its final phase
Brown Thomas has begun remodelling the basement of its Dublin flagship, marking the final stage of its refurbishment.
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Fortnum’s mulls overseas moves after sales high
Fortnum & Mason is exploring further overseas opportunities after a record year of sales and the completed refurbishment of its flagship Piccadilly store.
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Lombok web sales soar in first year
Lombok is on track to more than quadruple its forecast for online sales for the year to June 30.
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Liberty to raise game with more exclusives
Iconic department store Liberty is to treble its exclusive luxury brands as its customers increasingly seek a unique shopping experience in a challenging retail environment.
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OpinionAre the clouds gathering?
Rising mortgage bills, fears about jobs, soaring utility costs. The reasons for the slowdown in consumer spending are boringly familiar.
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News
Selfridges picks ex-M&S man to spearhead web site launch
Selfridges has hired a former Marks & Spencer head of e-commerce to oversee the much-anticipated launch of its transactional web site in 2010.
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Analysis
Best of British
Proud to be flying the flag for home-grown luxury in his role as chief executive of Gieves & Hawkes, Mark Henderson tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones why English tailoring is a cut above
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Analysis
The high life
The sometimes glamorous world of luxury retail can seem a very different lifestyle to working in high street multiples but, as Katie Kilgallen discovers, there’s plenty to learn from both sides
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News
Smallbone posts record results
Luxury furniture retailer Smallbone has posted record financial results and expects growth to continue this year.
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NewsAgent Provocateur invests in IT to back growth plans
Luxury lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur is to roll out a system from K3 to support its multichannel operation and improve its product lifecycle management as it expands the business.
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PPR sales rocket
Luxury retail group PPR, the owner of Gucci, has reported full-year profits ahead of forecasts and expects to achieve further growth in 2008.
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M&S in talks to take food offer to India
Marks & Spencer is understood to have held talks with Reliance Industries about selling its food range in India.
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Kurt Geiger sold in £95 million deal
Luxury shoe specialist Kurt Geiger has been bought by its management in a 95 million buy-out.