Hong Kong’s retail sales in February grew at their strongest in eight years, in value terms, boosted by more Chinese tourists and favourable job and income conditions.
Bobbi Brown has launched a new company, Beauty Evolution, and an editorial platform called JustBobbi which is devoted to beauty, travel, and all aspects of a wellness lifestyle.
Prestige beauty company L'Occitane en Provence is taking its assortment on the road with its new L'Occi Truck, the first ever traveling retail experience for the brand, modeled on the food truck concept.
Luggage and accessories label Travelteq has opened its first flagship store in Amsterdam. The shop carries a collection of bags, trolleys and accessories as well as travel-related products, including books.
Chinese investor and philanthropist Wendy Yu, on behalf of her Hong Kong-based company, Yu Holdings, has created an endowment in perpetuity for the position of the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute.
Lelystad-based Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet announced a 15 percent turnover growth as well as a 15 percent increase in visitors in 2017. In May 2017 the outlet center also opened 40 new stores.
Visa will on Tuesday try to fend off European Union antitrust charges that it subjects foreign tourists to excessive fees when they use their cards in the EU, people familiar with the matter said.
Luxury watch sales in France surged last year as deep-pocketed tourists, notably Chinese, returned after terrorism fears waned, an industry body said Thursday.
Marking the biggest sales dip in 11 months, US consumer spending cooled off in the first quarter, following the holiday season's strong showing. Year-over-year data, however, shows a healthy uptick of 5.4 percent.
The LA mall is piloting a new virtual reality attraction that transforms shoppers into avatars for a twelve-minute immersion experience described as part theme park, part movie.
The city of Amsterdam will be launching an online retail platform, fostering local retailers in the transition to the digital retail age. The initiative is set to launch in May 2018.
Egyptian jeweller Azza Fahmy is to launch in the UK with the brand having just signed up to a store in luxury shopping-location-cum-tourist-destination Burlington Arcade as London remains a key focus for high-end brands.
Britain’s tourism boom since Brexit vote faded in the three months to September as growth in the number of visitors slid to a one-year low, official data showed on Thursday.
Celebrity favorite Rimowa has opened a pop-up shop in Beverly Hills on Rodeo Drive. This is the first ever pop-up shop for the legacy German luggage and accessories brand known for its aluminum-sided ridged bags.
Following on from previous editions in Istanbul and London, Dubai hosted its first Modest Fashion Week from 8-9 December, bringing together established and emerging designers from over 20 countries.