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- Laneige opens first-of-its-kind flagship in Seoulby Jennifer Braun on 8 June 2026
Central to the flagship concept is hyper-personalization backed by three bespoke services across three categories including skin, complexion, and lip.
- G-III Apparel reports stronger-than-expected Q1 results, lifts guidanceby Jennifer Braun on 8 June 2026
G-III Apparel reported better-than-expected first-quarter results on Friday and raised its earnings outlook for fiscal 2027, as the company continued to gain momentum across its portfolio of owned and licensed brands.
- Luxury sector seeks to recover its cacheton 7 June 2026
Faced with a painful slowdown in recent years, the luxury sector is seeking to recover its mojo by juggling a back-to-basics approach with finding new ways to connect to clients.
- NASA to wear Prada as luxury group pushes into space industryon 7 June 2026
Prada unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment set to be worn by NASA astronauts heading to the moon, underscoring the brand’s push to be the first major luxury player to make inroads in the space industry.
- Zegna comes to Malibu to showcase its cool and chic summer collectionby Chenu Alexis on 7 June 2026
Smart, chic, bold in its color palette and its rich level of textures, the Zegna runway show took place on the Malibu Pier in Los Angeles, followed by an after-party featuring cigarettes and spritz at Château Marmont.
- Saks Global wins court approval for bankruptcy restructuringon 5 June 2026
Saks Global received court approval for its bankruptcy restructuring on Friday, clearing the luxury retailer to exit from Chapter 11 with a smaller store footprint and lower debt.
- Triennale Milano announces new board of directors with Trione as president and Maria Porro as vice-presidenton 5 June 2026
The Italian foundation’s board, which will serve a four-year term, unanimously elected the professor and art critic as chair and the president of the Salone del Mobile as vice-chair.
- Zara Home expands in Italy with the opening of its third shop in Milanby Rocío ALONSO LOPEZ on 5 June 2026
The homeware and décor chain is expanding its presence in the capital of Lombardy with the opening of its third store in the city, at 6 Viale Pasubio, which has been designed to reflect its new brand image.
- Universal Works brings its ‘partner-boutique’ philosophy to Toulouseby Samuel GUT on 5 June 2026
In March, the British label known for its workwear-inspired wardrobe Universal Works opened a boutique in Toulouse, France- a hybrid between a company-owned shop and a franchise.
- Lakeside bolsters retail offer with three new summer signingsby Nigel TAYLOR on 5 June 2026
Demand for shopping centre retail space across the UK continues to impress and Lakeside in Essex takes the eve-of-summer accolade for its hat trick of wins.
- Focused fashion campaign drove strong sales and footfall for Eldon Square in Aprilby Nigel TAYLOR on 5 June 2026
A strong summer fashion campaign helped drive sales and footfall at Eldon Square with new data for the Newcastle shopping centre during April revealing “strong engagement with fashion and lifestyle shopping categories.”
- Autry aims to capitalise on the luxury market’s slowdown to establish itself in the premium segmentby Léa MINERVE on 5 June 2026
Buoyed by strong momentum in the accessible-premium segment, Autry is further accelerating its international expansion with the opening of a new boutique in Cannes.
- Wax London expands its curated footwear offer with cult brand Sabahby Nigel TAYLOR on 5 June 2026
Following on from a successful collaboration with Italian bootmaker Fracap, Wax London is now continuing its foray into the footwear sector, launching a casual range with cult Turkish brand Sabah.
- “On the Champs-Élysées, a third of retail floorspace will soon be devoted to luxury,” says CBRE’s Antoine de Bousquetby Olivier Guyot on 5 June 2026
The Champs-Élysées has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past five years. CBRE’s director of commercial real estate for France analyses the changes under way on Paris’s principal thoroughfare.
- Jam Industries links with Mayfair Chippy for clothing launchby Nigel TAYLOR on 5 June 2026
Jam and chips? Surely not! But food and fashion collaborations are becoming increasingly popular and this one mixes fashion brand Jam Industries with the upscale London restaurant The Mayfair Chippy.
- Gran Canaria Swim Week 2026 to be held in June to boost international positioningby Rocío ALONSO LOPEZ on 5 June 2026
The Canary Islands swimwear show will stage its next edition on June 24-27, earlier than its usual calendar slot in October, and will feature new entries like Women’Secret.
- Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid announces a new professional showroom and a programme for international buyerson 5 June 2026
The event is strengthening its internationalisation strategy for its next edition, taking place from September 14 to 19, with the launch of a new professional showroom and an international buyers’ programme.
- JD Sports explores sale of Billionaire Boys Club licence – reportby Nigel TAYLOR on 5 June 2026
JD Sports Fashion is mulling the sale of the wholesale business that owns a licence to the Billionaire Boys Club (BBC) streetwear brand founded by star musician Pharrell Williams.
- Seasalt shutters US stores, to concentrate on wholesale, third-partyby Nigel TAYLOR on 5 June 2026
Causualwear retailer Seasalt Cornwall has given up on its two-year physical store adventure into the US market, closing all four stores there.
- Karen Millen unveils premium ‘Editorial’ collectionby Sandra Halliday on 5 June 2026
Karen Millen is the latest retailer to offer a more elevated, premium collection with the Debenhams Group-owned brand launching its Editorial offer.
- Loewe unveils an exhibition devoted to Talia Chetrit as part of PhotoEspaña 2026by Rocío ALONSO LOPEZ on 5 June 2026
The Madrid-based luxury house presents a new exhibition dedicated to New York photographer Talia Chetrit, on view from Friday at the Museo Lázaro Galdiano, as part of its collaboration with the PhotoEspaña festival.
- Titan Company Limited launches lab-grown diamond jewellery brand ‘BeYon’by Isabelle Crossley on 5 June 2026
On Friday, Titan Company Limited’s House of Titan announced the launch of ‘BeYon,’ a lab-grown diamond jewellery brand formed in creative partnership with Chalk and Chini Creative Services.
- Commercial property: Newmark expects a rise in international brand openings in Franceby Olivier Guyot on 5 June 2026
With just days to go until SIEC, the flagship event for France’s retail property sector, the consultancy shares its market analysis and announces that more openings are planned for 2026 than for 2025.
- Italy’s iVision Tech’s Macron sunglasses top 1,000 online saleson 5 June 2026
Italian eyewear manufacturer iVision Tech said on Friday its brand Henry Jullien sold online more than 1,000 units of the sunglasses worn by French President Emmanuel Macron during the World Economic Forum.
- Nike and Adidas promote the World Cup with big-budget videoson 5 June 2026
The title race is already under way in the build-up to the World Cup. Two sportswear brands, Nike and Adidas, are promoting themselves and the tournament with lavish, original videos.
- Givaudan acquires majority stake in Spanish fragrance companyon 5 June 2026
Givaudan, a manufacturer of flavours and fragrances, is acquiring a majority stake in the Spanish fragrance company Eurofragance. Givaudan said on Friday that it has signed an agreement to that effect.
- Trump’s latest tariff salvo no fix for global issue of forced laboron 5 June 2026
President Donald Trump’s threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down on forced labour will do little to fight modern slavery — and could even make things worse, experts say.
- Antler unveils first ‘talent-led’ social campaignby Sandra Halliday on 5 June 2026
British travel brand Antler has unveiled its first talent-led campaign dubbed For Those Who Travel Often. It’s a campaign series “celebrating travel stories from the people who live them”.
- Footfall may have dipped but UK discretionary retail sales showed green shoots in Mayby Sandra Halliday on 5 June 2026
One UK footfall report on Thursday showed weak traffic to stores in May and another one backed it up on Friday. But also on Friday, a retail sales report showed actual sales were quite buoyant.
- Zara reopens Bond Street flagship with state-of-the-art featuresby Sandra Halliday on 5 June 2026
Zara has reopened its flagship store on the corner of London’s Bond Street and Oxford Street after a major revamp and expansion project in line with the Inditex-owned brand’s global concept.





























