Luxury department store Harrods has launched its inaugural pop-up focused on young Chinese designers, featuring looks from 2021 Yu Prize winner Chenpeng. Located on the first floor of its Knightsbridge flagship, the concept space looks to promote emerging designers as a follow on from its Shanghai Fashion Week ‘The Harrods Hive’ concept....
Nov 8, 2021
Ethical clothing brand Pangaia has revealed its first physical brand experience in France, in a partnership with Galeries Lafayette. For the temporary exhibition at the luxury department store, based in Paris, the label has developed an immersive experience inspired by its commitment to ‘high tech naturalism’. The label worked with Galeries...
Oct 29, 2021
American outerwear brand Woolrich has taken its primary steps into China and is rapidly expanding its wholesale presence across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As part of its growth into the Chinese market, the label has opened three seasonal shop-in-shops in partnership with the luxury department store, Galeries Lafayette Beijing....
Oct 26, 2021
Permanent store closures in the United States could affect up to 25,000 units this year. Analysis by Coresight Research, released by Retail Dive, shows 55-60 percent of these divestments are located in malls. Many of the larger mall units remain empty Forecasting between 20,000 and 25,000 closures would double that of shuttered stores in 2019....
Jun 12, 2020
Department store chain J.C. Penney is expected to file for bankruptcy as early as this weekend, according to Reuters. The troubled retailer is expected to close 200 of its 850 locations, and is the latest in a string of store groups and brands facing financial dire straits during the pandemic. The filing will likely have been accelerated by the...
May 12, 2020
Selfridges has reported a 6 percent increase in sales to 1.85 billion pounds for the year ending February, with the luxury department store chain crediting its investments in experiential spaces. The company’s operating profits were 170 million pounds, however, slightly down on the 175 million pounds from the previous year and reflective of the...
Oct 8, 2019
London - The Selfridges Group can rest assured once more, now that its iconic department store Selfridges has managed to retain its title as ‘the Best Department Store in the World’ for the fourth time. Selfridges was internationally recognised as the Best Department Store in the World 2018 during a ceremony held at the end of the Global...
May 28, 2018
London - It's the end of an era in fashion retail, as leading Parisian department store Colette, is set to close down its doors for good this year after twenty years of trading. "As all good things must come to an end, after twenty wonderful years, Colette should be closing its doors on December 20th of this year," read a statement on Colette's...
Jul 12, 2017
For a short while the future of the British high street appeared unbalanced with the collapse of BHS, once a favourite amongst the department store set. Many have gone on to question the traditional model of the department store and its complex matrix operations. Are they entities created to make profits for shareholders, or could it be they are...
May 6, 2016
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