China scraps platinum tax break for state-owned giant
China will phase out a long-standing platinum tax rebate for a state-owned giant, potentially opening up the market to new entrants. Read More
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France intensifies hunt for Louvre jewellery raiders
French police stepped up the hunt Tuesday for thieves who stole priceless royal jewels from the Louvre museum in a spectacular daylight robbery. Read More
Kurt Geiger has another strong year as sales and profit jump, US is key driver
Kurt Geiger has filed its accounts for the year to 1 February and they look impressive. The fast-growing premium footwear and accessories retailer has reported healthy increases almost across the board. Read More
Ex-Body Shop chief could rescue 70 Bodycare stores – report
The former CEO of Erno Laszlo and Molton Brown, who led The Body Shop to a revival for a short period until this summer, is a potential rescuer of the failed Bodycare chain, a report has claimed. Read More
Boots unveils first-of-its-kind Fragrance concept store in London
If the opening of Boots’ beauty-only store at Battersea Power Station just under two years ago seemed like a significant move, an opening this week will take its specialisation strategy even further. Read More
Swiss watch exports slump in September, hurt by US tariffs
Swiss watch exports fell in September, hurt by the Trump administration’s 39% tariff on imports from Switzerland to the US, the industry’s largest market. Read More
Kering buys time for Gucci‘s revival with beauty unit sale
It’s not hard to see why Kering SA’s new chief executive officer, Luca de Meo, would want to sell the company’s embryonic beauty division, and why L’Oreal SA would pay €4 billion ($4.7 billion) for it. Read More
Can fashion’s changing of the guard revive an ailing industry?
Over 10 designers showed their first collections for their new houses during the Spring-Summer 2026 women’s wear shows in Milan and Paris. The message was clear: fashion is entering a new phase. Read More
Indian e-commerce market set to cross $200 billion mark in 2025: GlobalData
The Indian e-commerce market is set to cross the $200 billion mark in 2025, growing at a rate of 12.5% as consumer appetite for online purchases and trust in digital payments increases, GlobalData forecasts. Read More
Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts
Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s embattled nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a group of fellow Republicans in a text chain the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and said he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a text chat viewed by POLITICO. Ingrassia,…