M&S launches week-long live shopping event
We’ve been watching livestream shopping really taking off this year and now M&S is joining in with a five-day live shopping event via its social channels. Read More
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Soft Goat expands in UK with Harrods, Browns, and opens standalone in Oslo
The UK economy may face challenges but Britain remains an important target market for brands and Swedish knitwear label Soft Goat is growing there, as well as expanding in its native Scandinavia. Read More
LVMH Luxury Ventures buys stake in BDK Parfums
The LVMH Luxury Ventures investment fund has bought a minority stake in the French niche perfumery brand, a turning point for the latter’s growth in France and internationally. Read More
Pietro Beccari named LVMH Fashion Group CEO in addition to Louis Vuitton position
Pietro Beccari, currently chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton, will also serve as chairman and CEO of LVMH Fashion Group, succeeding Sidney Toledano. Read More
Brunello Cucinelli stages Christmas takeover at Harrods
Brands continue to pull out all the stops at London’s top department stores for Christmas and Brunello Cucinelli is doing just that this month. Read More
Shaftesbury Capital trading update shows buoyant central London retail
London West End property giant Shaftesbury Capital issued a trading update on Tuesday and it showed the four-month period from 1 July to 31 October was another one it which its enjoyed a “positive performance”. Read More
D’Yavol X expands into eyewear category
Bollywood celebrity Shah Rukh Khan and son Aryan Khan’s streetwear brand D’Yavol X has expanded its product offering and launched its first eyewear collection online. Read More
Democrats’ path back to power is littered with primaries
Democrats are charting a path back to power in the House as Republicans falter heading into the midterms. But first they have to contend with more than a dozen primaries across the country that are exposing deep ideological divisions within their ranks. Democrats will undergo grueling intraparty battles across the country, from purple seats with…
Indiana House releases draft congressional map that could net Republicans 2 seats
Indiana state House Republicans have released a draft congressional map that would give the GOP an edge in all nine of the state’s congressional districts — potentially netting the party two seats in the Hoosier State — though the map’s passage is still far from certain. The biggest changes in the proposed map come in…
Top Mace adviser leaves her campaign, citing loyalty to Trump
A top consultant to Rep. Nancy Mace’s campaign for South Carolina governor announced his resignation Monday, saying the gubernatorial hopeful has “decided to turn her back on MAGA.” Austin McCubbin, a longtime Republican operative, bashed Mace in a post on X and accused her of trying to “hug the political cactus that is the Rand…