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Baccarat announced on Thursday that Maggie Henriquez will step down as CEO in February 2025, and named Laurence Nicolas to assume the role. 

​Black November -- the run-up to Black Friday -- isn’t generally going so well for digital retailers. Overall sales have dipped markedly in the first two weeks of the month, according to IMRG’s Online Retail Index.

​H&M has unveiled its reopened store at the Westfield mall in Stratford, but it’s not just a revamp. Instead it’s only H&M’s third new concept store globally with a host of enhancements to improve the shopper experience.

​The UK’s commercial property sector continues to deliver positive half-year trading numbers and the latest is British Land.

Danish silverware brand Georg Jensen has appointed Paula Gerbase to be its new creative director, and already revealed her first designs for the brand.

Global fashion retail giant H&M has confirmed it will close its Edinburgh call centre by the end of the year, with 150 job losses.

The French couturier was renowned for his art collection and aesthetic, which influenced modern fashion designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent.

​Matalan believes its customers are “the everyday family heroes”, so the value fashion and homewares retailer is honouring all of them in its just-launched Christmas ad campaign.

​Jumping from fashion to homewares is proving popular at present. Just days after Rixo announced its move into the category, now Sosandar is making the same move, but in a bigger way.

M&S’s half year report showed more of the same in terms of its ongoing recovery. The first half saw surging pre-tax profit with a continuing increase in fashion sales, although the smaller non-UK business struggled.

John Lewis has expanded its buy now, pay later (BNPL) option for its customers, partnering with major lender Klarna to now include fashion and beauty purchases.

​Rixo has been heavily focused on store expansion and collaborations lately but this hasn’t stopped the brand that’s best known for its partywear turning its attention to a new category — homewares.

Temperley London has opened a new London flagship on Sloane Street reflecting the high-end fashion brand’s “signature ethos and bohemian romanticism” that’s reflected in its colourful interior design.

Now a prime destination for tourists and foreign entrepreneurs alike, Portugal's capital is shifting from its industrial roots towards luxury and design. We explore the key factors driving this evolution.

Luxury London department store Harrods has launched an all-new digital platform with a focus “on delivering a premium, state-of-the-art e-commerce service”.

The group, founded in 2006 by Thibaut de Malézieux, designs and installs stores for luxury brands. Now called Ora after selling a stake to the Siparex Midcap 4 investment fund, it is aiming for a revenue of €100 million.