Gilded department store chain is grappling with heavy debt and angry suppliers
Chief executive of Blackstone-backed German luxury photography group says too much nostalgia is ‘dangerous’
As much as 40% of designer goods were sold at steep markdowns this year, analysts say
Famous Moscow department store Tsum still lists thousands of items from high-end brands despite EU ban
Billionaire family lays out almost €200mn on three properties, among top prices paid in French capital over past year
Sponsorships and collaborations soar even as industry slowdown spurs renewed focus on wealthiest customers
Sweeping crackdown on alleged labour abuses in nationally cherished industry poses big questions for fashion elite
The next phase of the luxury market overlaps neatly with social media platforms
Low-cost domestic producers of prized delicacies are replacing imports and breaking into global markets
Auction house adapts as older collectors die and younger generations show less early interest in fine art
Social media, inheritance and new attitudes to luxury timepieces are drawing more women into watch collecting
Family-controlled business moves to avoid problems that other fashion houses have faced
The HTSI horology expert on his top timepieces of 2025
Shoemaker and three of its employees targeted by prosecutors in latest case against Italian luxury industry
Boss sets out in memo need for luxury group to reduce ‘over-dependency’ on Italian brand
New rents on 50-metre stretch of Mayfair surpass rivals in Milan and New York
Richemont chair was part of business delegation to Washington that helped break deadlock
Explore a collection of pictorial deconstructions of high-end watches, alongside their brief history and quick analysis.
A confident mood and more bidders drive jewellery auction sales; Ukrainian jewellers band together to guard heritage; bangle watches combine style with versatility; ‘Frankenstein’ film provides another scenario for Tiffany to tell its story; demand rises for costume jewellery
The emirate’s watch week has doubled in size since its last iteration, reflecting the increasingly important regional market
Sergei Mosunov has his sights on an original imperial egg as he forms a launch pad to attract the global elite
A collaboration with Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ provides a different platform for the jeweller to showcase its archives
Luxury buyers’ appetite to experience artisanal processes is fuelling demand for journeys to the sources of stones
Younger buyers especially are demanding designs that blur the line between accessory and asset
