Macy’s Inc cut its annual profit forecast for the second time this year on Thursday, blaming weak international tourism, warm weather and sluggish mall traffic for the first drop in same-store sales in two years.

French luxury group LVMH has persuaded U.S. jewelry chain Tiffany & Co to provide it with confidential due diligence after it raised its bid to close to $16 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Brazilian retailers Magazine Luiza SA and Lojas Marisa SA announced on Thursday a partnership to sell smartphones and financial services in roughly 300 stores of apparel retailer Marisa.

Private equity firm Catalyst Capital Group Inc is seeking financing for a bid for Saks Fifth Avenue owner Hudson’s Bay Co that would top a C$1.9 billion ($1.4 billion) deal the retailer reached last month.

A culture of indigenous transgender women that has been part of southern Mexico’s heritage for centuries is primed for global fashion cachet thanks to one of the world’s top style magazines.

Britain’s Hut Group has grown remarkably fast over the past decade, and it hopes the launch of two new debt facilities will give it the further boost it needs to become the global leader in online beauty.

Rinaldi became co-chief operating officer of the luxury retail group alongside Manju Malhotra in 2017. Malhotra will remain in her role, working alongside the management board to ensure the group continues to thrive.

Handsfree, a tech company based in Vineyard, Utah, focuses on making shoes that wearers can easily step in and out of without lacing.

With 87 new stores in 2019, the Italian fast-fashion group has completed its five-year retail expansion plan which kicked off in 2015, requiring a total investment of over €100 million.

New York is getting a new museum for beauty buffs and history aficionados.

The next edition of Moda, taking place on 23-25 February, will see the fashion trade show’s floorplan replace sectors with ‘neighbourhoods’ in an effort to strengthen its sense of community.

The Spanish group’s The Style Outlets in Amsterdam is now 80% leased out, as Neinver also started work on the Alpes outlet centre in France, and the Vicolungo centre in Italy is undergoing a €9 million facelift.

Officially presented last September, the collection "A Tribute to Karl: The White Shirt Project" will take pride of place at the next Pitti Immagine Uomo fashion industry show.

It is hard to imagine a more venerable luxury brand than Cartier, which has a reputation for artisanal excellence second to none. Yet, the majority of its audience is that lodestone of modern marketing, millennials.

Chanel has pushed up the date of its next Métiers d’Art show, as Paris braces for a new series of transport strikes in December. Originally scheduled for Thursday, December 5, but now advanced to Wednesday, December 4.