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South Korean Brand System Opens First Flagship in Paris, With Big Global Retail Ambitions
The subsidiary of the Hyundai conglomerate wants to establish the homegrown System as an international brand…
China’s 618 Online Shopping Festival Promoted Steep Discounts
Based on third-party data, total sales on Tmall, JD.com and Pinduoduo reached 571.7 billion renminbi…
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Sven Gerjets, who has 30 years of experience leading technology teams at seven Fortune 500 companies, has…
British Label Never Fully Dressed Opens First Los Angeles Store
After opening a New York outpost almost one year ago, Never Fully Dressed unveils its first store in Los…
Home Interiors Company Oka Faces More Hard Times, Plans to Restructure U.K. Business
It wants to reduce its cost base, restructure the balance sheet, and return to profitability following a…
Galeries Lafayette Revamps Its Luxury Offering, Returns to Pre-pandemic Sales, Traffic Numbers
With Chanel, Rolex, MaxMara and more, the department store group has more local VIPs to make up for the loss…
Express to Be Bought Out of Bankruptcy for $174M
A consortium called Phoenix, composed of WHP Global, Simon Property Group, Brookfield Properties and…
Farm Rio Brings More of Its Brazilian Vibe to Los Angeles
The decades-old brand is in the midst of a major international expansion after being carried in stores…
Oversupply and Subdued Demand Are Causing Sales Declines at Chinese Luxury Malls, Bernstein Report Suggests
Luxury sales in local luxury shopping malls are falling, according to a recent Bernstein report.
EXCLUSIVE: Polène Opens Flagship in Seoul
The French leathergoods line will debut its store in Sinsa-dong as it readies to expand to London and…
Macerich Co. Walking Away From Santa Monica Place, Turning Shopping Center Over to Lenders
The seaside venue's tenants include Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Nordstrom, Coach and Tiffany & Co.