Briefing
The latest from across luxury business: the moves, deals and numbers that matter, gathered as they break.
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Reformation is targeting a $1 billion valuation, offering 14 million shares priced between $15 and $17 in an initial public offering that will test investor appetite for direct-to-consumer fashion brands.
The sustainability-focused fashion brand is pricing its shares between $15 and $17, seeking to become a bellwether for direct-to-consumer listings.
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Italian footwear exports fell 2.7% in the first quarter, to €3 billion, as Middle East conflict and tariffs weighed on the sector, with renewed Red Sea and Hormuz threats now adding further uncertainty.
A Houthi blockade threat against Saudi Arabia and tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz add fresh shipping risk just as Italy's footwear industry reports falling exports.
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Primark is cutting prices by up to 29% across hundreds of items,, a move to boost trading before its planned 2027 demerger from Associated British Foods.
Primark will cut prices by up to 29% on hundreds of items as it seeks to reinvigorate trading ahead of next year's demerger from Associated British Foods.
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Burberry's retail revenue rose in its first quarter,, but analysts say the British house now needs to show it can accelerate growth, not just stop the decline.
Burberry's first quarter retail revenue returned to growth, though analysts say a modest rebound is not enough to satisfy the market.
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India's gems and jewellery exports jumped over 26% in June,, ending a prolonged slump and pointing to renewed demand from key overseas markets.
Gross gems and jewellery exports from India rose more than 26% in June, snapping a prolonged run of declines.
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Richemont posted growth in every region to open its new fiscal year,, with jewellery sales up sharply and watches turning a corner after a prolonged slump.
The Swiss luxury group's jewellery houses led a broad-based sales recovery as watches also returned to growth.
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Marrowbone Lane is tokenising whiskey cask investment, using the UAE and stablecoins to open a traditionally exclusive asset class to smaller investors.
Marrowbone Lane is using the UAE as a base to open whiskey cask investment to retail buyers through stablecoin-backed tokens.
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UAE real estate margins are under pressure, pushing developers toward higher-margin luxury projects to offset rising costs.
Rising materials, land and labour costs are pushing UAE property developers further upmarket to protect profitability.
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Westside targets 100 new stores annually, its most aggressive expansion to date, alongside a bigger online and international push.
Trent's fashion chain is accelerating its store rollout as Tata Group leans harder into value fashion growth.
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Brussels' ban on destroying unsold goods, forces luxury houses to find new ways to manage excess stock without flooding markets or diluting brand value.
A new European rule against destroying unsold goods forces luxury houses to rethink how they manage excess stock without undermining exclusivity.
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Jean Paul Gaultier launches La Favorite, its first major feminine fragrance in a decade, riding the renewed momentum of its Le Male franchise.
The house is leaning on the runaway success of Le Male to launch La Favorite, its biggest feminine scent push in ten years.
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Birkenstock's Boston clog turns 50, with CEO Oliver Reichert crediting the silhouette's staying power as the brand pushes further into fashion and lifestyle territory.
The unassuming closed-toe clog has become one of Birkenstock's most enduring commercial icons even as the company scales globally.
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Chanel says it is cooperating with an Italian labour exploitation probe,, and has already severed ties with a subcontractor implicated in the investigation.
The French house says it is cooperating with Italian authorities probing exploitation in its supply chain, the latest luxury name drawn into the country's scrutiny of manufacturing subcontractors.
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Christie's first-half sales hit $4.5 billion,, the auction house's best start to a year since 2021, with auction revenue up sharply.
The auction house's $4.5 billion first-half tally signals renewed confidence at the top of the art market.
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Kate Spade has hired Allison Badea, a L'Oréal veteran,, as chief marketing officer to help reignite a brand still working through a prolonged sales slump.
The Tapestry-owned brand names Allison Badea as chief marketing officer as it works to reverse falling sales.
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Lapérouse Holding adds three storied Paris addresses, signalling ambitions to build a heritage dining group beyond its founding restaurant.
The venture backed by Benjamin Patou and Antoine Arnault is assembling storied Paris addresses into a broader hospitality platform.
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Chanel confirms CFO Philippe Blondiaux will retire on 31 December 2026, after 15 years overseeing the house's finances.
The finance chief who steered Chanel through more than a decade of expansion and its shift to public financial disclosure will step down at the end of 2026.
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Medik8 launches into Sephora North America, setting a $100 million sales target as it pushes into the world's largest beauty market.
The British skincare brand is using its Sephora North America launch to pursue an ambitious growth target in the world's largest beauty market.
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Burberry posts 5% Q1 sales growth, with Greater China's Gen Z shoppers driving what the brand called outsized momentum.
The British house's first-quarter rebound leans heavily on younger Chinese shoppers and a renewed appetite for the trench coat.
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Italian police raid nine luxury fashion firms, seeking governance and supply-chain records amid a widening probe into subcontractor labour abuse.
Authorities have visited the headquarters of nine high-end fashion houses, including Cucinelli and Moncler, demanding records on subcontractor oversight.