Plymouth’s historic Drake’s Island fortress on sale for £6m
Island where Sir Francis Drake set sail to circumnavigate the globe could house luxury hotel
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Stella McCartney in punchy mood in first show as brand’s boss
Focus on accessories at Paris fashion week suggests the brand has its eye on the commercial prize
Why putting £1m through the shredder is Banksy’s greatest work
Art is being choked to death by money. The only rebellion left is for artists to bite the hands that feed them – as Banksy appears to have done on Friday night
UK’s most expensive home valued at £160m
Developer Nick Candy sold his own property to offshore companies he controls in Guernsey in order to remortgage it
Walpole, the official sector body for UK luxury, announces 2019 Brands of Tomorrow programme
Aspiring British luxury companies can now apply for Walpole Brands of Tomorrow 2019. Applications for Walpole Brands of Tomorrow 2019 are now open. Applications close on the 5th November 2018. Every year Walpole, the official sector body for UK luxury industry, puts together an esteemed panel of experts selected from some of the UK’s most … Read more
Luxury is the new Top Growing Sector (42%), replacing Retail in the 2018 Best Global Brands Report
We live in a world where consumers have more power than ever, curating their own personal brands like we’ve never seen before. Brands such as Amazon, Spotify, and Netflix lead in this era by improving our lives in very personal ways. Interbrand announced Apple, Google, and Amazon are the three most valuable brands in … Read more