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70% of Asian luxury consumers prioritizing craftsmanship over brand, design: Bluebell Group

70% of Asian luxury consumers prioritizing craftsmanship over brand, design: Bluebell Group

The fourth volume of the 'Asia Lifestyle Consumer Profile' report, covering consumers across six markets, found that 70% of respondents are prioritizing craftsmanship over brand or design.  
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UK luxury is £81bn industry says new report

UK luxury is £81bn industry says new report

​The UK luxury sector is now worth £81 billion a year to the UK economy and supports 450,000 jobs, according to a new report by British luxury body Walpole. 
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Zigzag-JogOn link-up aims to keep millions of shoes out of landfill

Zigzag-JogOn link-up aims to keep millions of shoes out of landfill

Retail returns specialist ZigZag has partnered with environmental campaigner JogOn to prevent a million pairs of running shoes from going to landfill.
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Modes names Simon Whitehouse CEO, announces London boutique

Modes names Simon Whitehouse CEO, announces London boutique

​Italian omnichannel fashion retailer Modes has some big news at the moment with a new high highly-regarded CEO and plans for a London store on Conduit Street to open later this year.
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Boss sponsors Naomi Campbell exhibit at V&A

Boss sponsors Naomi Campbell exhibit at V&A

A new exhibit focusing on fashion worn by Naomi Campbell opens at the V&A in June with Hugo Boss’s buoyant Boss label with which she has close links as its sponsor. 
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Burberry summer campaign opts for sunny Jamaica

Burberry summer campaign opts for sunny Jamaica

​Burberry’s big focus these days may be on its Britishness, but when it comes to summer campaigns, the soggy streets of London won’t do.
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Italian luxury group Tod's reports jump in operating profit

Italian luxury group Tod's reports jump in operating profit

Italian luxury group Tod's said on Tuesday its operating profit rose to 94.7 million euros ($103.3 million) last year from 58.2 a year earlier, ahead of L Catterton's offer aimed at delisting the company.
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Celine riffs on founder and Twiggy in the L’Arc de Triomphe online show

Celine riffs on founder and Twiggy in the L’Arc de Triomphe online show

​Celine unveiled its latest collection one week after Paris Fashion Week officially ended and without an actual runway show, but with the spirit of founder Céline Vipiana, and of Twiggy, present throughout.
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Nomasei partners with (Red) for footwear collection for International Women's Day

Nomasei partners with (Red) for footwear collection for International Women's Day

Nomasei, the sustainable luxury Parisian footwear brand founded by Marine Braquet and Paule Tenaillon, has teamed up with (Red), to mark International Women's Day. 
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Luxury e-tail crisis: Is it game over for sector's biggest names?

Luxury e-tail crisis: Is it game over for sector's biggest names?

Matches, Farfetch, Net-A-Porter -- luxury fashion e-tail's dynamic driving forces are facing a crisis nobody expected just a few years ago. So what caused it and is there still a chance they could bounce back?
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Matches to go into administration following purchase by Frasers

Matches to go into administration following purchase by Frasers

​In 2017 it was sold by its founder for a price rumoured to be £800m. A few months ago Frasers bought it for £52m. And now luxury e-tailer Matches is set for an administration filing that could come as early as Friday
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Phoebe Philo unveils first drop of Second Edit

Phoebe Philo unveils first drop of Second Edit

Phoebe Philo’s own-label collection was a long time coming and after the First Edit appeared at the end of October 2023, now the Second Edit’s first drop has been revealed.
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Barry Keoghan is latest Burberry ambassaor

Barry Keoghan is latest Burberry ambassaor

​Irish actor Barry Keoghan has been named as its newest brand ambassador by one of Britain’s foremost luxury fashion brands, Burberry.
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Hugo Boss has record 2023, sees more growth ahead despite tough backdrop

Hugo Boss has record 2023, sees more growth ahead despite tough backdrop

​Hugo Boss’s results report on Thursday showed just how strong the German high-end fashion giant is, with 2023 being a record year for the business and further improvements predicted for FY24.
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Maison Margiela launches MetaTabi collection in the metaverse

Maison Margiela launches MetaTabi collection in the metaverse

Parisian haute couture house, Maison Margiela, announced on Wednesday the debut of their iconic Tabi shoe's in the metaverse.
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Burberry opens new store in Austin, Texas

Burberry opens new store in Austin, Texas

Burberry unveiled this month a new store in Austin, Texas, reflecting the luxury fashion giant's new creative vision under chief creative officer Daniel Lee.
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