​Richemont’s renewed attempts to divest Yoox Net-A-Porter have attracted the attention of luxury rival Mytheresa, a report has claimed. It's believed to be among potential bidders to buy loss-making e-tail giant YNAP.

​UK-based Grosvenor may be best known for its ownership of vast tracts of London’s West End but it also has major international businesses and one of them has struck a key deal with Bulgari.

Net-A-Porter will be among the retailers stocking the new limited edition Olympia Le-Tan collab with Tatiana de Nicolay, a French illustrator who works on high-end products and produces artwork in watercolours.

One key test of an artist or designer is whether they have a powerful signature style, which explains the remarkable longevity of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac who on Wednesday launched a limited edition watch with MB&F.

​Stella McCartney has unveiled its summer campaign with eco-activist celebs starring, while Versace has opted for Hollywood glamour in its Icons collection imagery

Fast-growing British off-price e-tailer Secret Sales is acquiring Germany-based Dress-For-Less, which it said is “Europe’s leading discount fashion and beauty retailer”.

​Womenswear brand Rixo has unveiled a key SS24 shop-in-shop experience inside Selfridges’ flagship on London’s Oxford street for a 10-week period.

Investment firm Marathon Partners Equity Management wants Dr Martens to kick off a strategic review and thinks a sale of the business is the way forward.

Think of it as a pop-up with a difference. Cool, cult Australian brand Zimmermann will open a four-month “residency” in Le Bon Marché. Zimmermann’s 300-square-meter shop will run from late April to end August.

The Greek designer will assume the new role of creative director of the jewellery brand's leather goods and accessories collections, including handbags and one-off high jewellery clutch-bags.

Luxury labels have recently been focusing on their more affluent clientèle, but they should not overlook aspirational customers, whose numbers are rising worldwide and who have extremely varied profiles.

​Paul Smith is expected to make an impact this June as the British designer opens the 106th Pitti Immagine Uomo with the launch of his SS25 collection.

​High-end leather goods specialist Smythson has filed its results for FY23 (the year to April 2023) and said that most retail stores were back to pre-Covid numbers.

Style influencer Jennifer Nisan seized a moment when she launched a digital sourcing service.

Burberry has launched a new collection of scarves and trench coats (the latter, a new style introduced by Chief Creative Officer Daniel Lee), created in partnership with Highgrove Gardens.

Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni, caught up in a probe over alleged fraud in endorsement deals, will not return to the board of luxury shoemaker Tod's, company documents revealed Thursday.Di.Vi.