Harvey Nichols ‘up for sale’ – report
It looks like Dickson Poon’s 35 years of owning Harvey Nichols might be approaching an end with one key report suggesting that the luxury department stores business is up for sale. Read More
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Saks Global emerges from bankruptcy with new name, lower debt
Luxury retailer Saks Global on Friday emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after nearly five months, under a new ownership structure and corporate name and with a smaller store footprint and lower debt. Read More
Willy Chavarria calls for unity among people in Paris
The designer presented his “Comunión” collection with a message of peace and defiant resistance against division, war, and the politics of terror—particularly as carried out by U.S. immigration authorities. Read More
Trump threatens 100% tariff on any country that imposes digital services tax
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all goods from any country that imposes a digital services tax on American companies. Read More
Miniso brings Yoyo exhibition to NYC as it expands US lifestyle ambitions
The activation arrives as Miniso continues to gain momentum in the United States. Read More
The World Cup game the White House cares most about today
SEATTLE — Iran faces off against Egypt tonight in a match that will have wide-ranging implications for the nation and its U.S. hosts, just hours after the American military conducted a strike in response to an Iranian attack on a commercial ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. As the Washington-Tehran ceasefire frays, a draw…
Pete Buttigeig targeted by false abuse allegation in Michigan
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he was kept apart from his two young children for 24 hours after someone made a false complaint about him to child protective services in Michigan. In a Friday post to substack, Buttigieg said an anonymous caller who claimed to have met him several years ago at a conference…
The world’s not big on the US. The World Cup might help.
America’s stint hosting the World Cup is drawing mostly positive reviews to date — and it couldn’t come at a better time. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center, views of America across the world are worsening and confidence in President Donald Trump’s leadership is dropping. Pew surveyed 42,000 people across 36…
Envoy’s pharaoh well party
Egyptian Ambassador Motaz Zahran and wife are hosting an informal farewell party tonight for close friends and family at his Washington, D.C. residence tonight, according to an attendee, hours before Egypt faces off against Iran in a closely watched game in Seattle. Ambassador Mohamed Hamdy Mohamed Mokhtar El-Molla will replace Zahran as the new Egyptian…
A drag queen, a rainbow festival and a game beyond FIFA’s control
SEATTLE — FIFA has not endorsed the Seattle host-city committee’s “Pride Match” designation, which will not be part of the official branding when Iran and Egypt meet tonight at Lumen Field. “I think they’ve always been aware of what we’re doing,” said Louise Chernin, who as chair of the organizing committee’s Pride Match Impact Council…