Briefing
The latest from across luxury business: the moves, deals and numbers that matter, gathered as they break.
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British Fashion Council names Pavita Cooper as next chair, succeeding David Pemsel
Caroline Issa, fashion director at Tank magazine, moves into a newly created deputy chair role alongside her.
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Moncler opens its biggest flagship in the world on Fifth Avenue
Executive chairman Remo Ruffini says the brand remains under-penetrated in the United States even as Americas revenue rose 6% at constant rates in the first half.
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Luxury store openings in the US fall 46% as brands bet on fewer, bigger flagships
Average flagship size has grown by over 30% even as the number of new openings drops, with Miami's Design District emerging as a jewellery cluster to rival any mall.
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The Hoxton signs first Middle East hotel with Dubai Media City opening
The property brings a wellness club, a Japanese handroll bar and a rooftop Mexican concept to a brand that has never operated in the region before.
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Inditex sales rise 9.1% in the second quarter and hold at 9% into the fall
The Zara owner is planning 2.3 billion euros in ordinary capital spending this year, on top of the growth already logged in the first five weeks of autumn.
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Theory names James Kelly global CEO, moving Dinesh Tandon to co-chief operating officer
Kelly, a thirteen-year Fast Retailing veteran, will also oversee Helmut Lang as Theory expands its top team.
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Nike and Simon Property Group are dropped from the S&P 100 Index after an 18-year run
Capri Holdings is also being demoted, dropping from the S&P MidCap 400 into the SmallCap 600 on the same date.
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Vogue's first September issue under Chloe Malle drops the trend bible for a keepsake
The issue's Botox and jaw-clenching features have left even a longtime subscriber asking what she was reading.
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Max Mara's debut fragrance, Le Parfum, launches under a long-term Shiseido licence
The woody scent, priced from £104 for 50ml, is the first fruit of a licence Shiseido signed with the Italian house in July 2024.
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Dr. Martens hires global product leads from Marc Jacobs and Adidas
Both roles are newly created and mark what the company calls a significant investment in design and merchandising talent.
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Missoni opens a second South Florida boutique, this time inside Aventura Mall
The roughly 1,600 square foot shop stocks the full Missoni Home line alongside ready to wear, a category mix the Miami Design District flagship also carries.
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Park Hyatt Mexico City Polanco to open in spring 2027 with 155 rooms and 38 suites
The tower also carries 27 private residences from the 19th floor up, in six typologies designed by the same architects.
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Park Hyatt Comporta is set to open in 2029, bringing the brand to Portugal for the first time
The hotel is planned with 58 rooms and six villas, alongside a separate 80-unit development Coporgest will sell under its own name.
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Harrods gives its fifth floor to Brand63Africa's African and diasporic designers
The pop-up's curator, Lulu Shabell, says many of the five labels are well known at home but rarely seen on a UK shop floor.
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Sephora opens a US TikTok Shop with a monthly pilot product drop
The launch pairs the drop with a live shopping event hosted by a celebrity, and Sephora is following Ulta Beauty onto the platform.
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Amouage raises concentration on Decision 42 and Overture 41, priced at $550
The Omani house names its extraits by oil concentration, a figure most rivals keep hidden behind words like elixir or absolu.
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Lectra takes a majority stake in Caron Technology after two decades of working together
The deal gives Lectra an option to take full control of the Italian firm by 2029.
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Saks.com sued over promotional texts sent before 8am, plaintiff says
The plaintiff says his number has sat on the National Do-Not-Call Registry since July 2014.
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Global Fashion Agenda renews its Chalhoub partnership with no targets disclosed
Chalhoub says roughly 90% of its carbon footprint sits in Scope 3 emissions, and its 2032 reduction goal is now under a business-as-usual shortfall.
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Icicle names Sabato De Sarno creative director, five months after Kering investment
Bénédicte Laloux stays on as women's design director working under him, while Icicle stays quiet on menswear's Mark van Beek.