The ideal shopping experience: can technology deliver?

Virtual-reality shops, magic dressing room mirrors, 3D printing … the choice for consumers is huge, but can technology alone create a retail Utopia?

1 Undershaft, the tallest skyscraper in the City of London, revealed

Architect Eric Parry unveils plans for tallest skyscraper in the City – but the orgy of billion-pound towers doesn’t stop there

Europe has the edge in fashion and luxury – and cars do OK, too

We have yet to produce a Facebook or a Google, but this side of the Atlantic is also no slouch in aerospace, oil and pharma

Brand new ultra-luxury St. Regis Dubai unveiled first Bentley Suite in the Middle East alongside Rooftop Gardens

The doors to a new opulent St. Regis opened this week within Dubai’s Al Habtoor City. The Dubai outpost offers a custom Bentley Suite inspired by the luxury carmaker, 234 guestrooms, 8 restaurants, a luxurious Iridium spa, and a Las Vegas-style entertainment venue. The St. Regis Dubai is located within the highly anticipated Al Habtoor … Read more

LVMH to support the development of the Italian jeweller Repossi

LVMH taking a minority stake in the Italian jeweller Repossi. LVMH luxury group and Italian jeweller Repossi have decided to partner in order to enable Repossi to develop its distribution network whilst benefitting from the managerial know-how of the world’s leading luxury products Group. LVMH will be taking a minority stake in Repossi. LVMH Moët … Read more

Tech house of the future: take a look around

Smart ovens, living carpets, robot butlers and beds that remind you to have sex – then make themselves. Welcome to your home of tomorrow