Burberry achieved its highest ever score in the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Index

  The principle global sustainability metric, the DJSI evaluates a company’s governance, economic, environmental and social performance as well as assessing supply chain management and climate change strategy. It is a trusted benchmark for investors who integrate ESG considerations into their decision-making and investments. Burberry has been included in the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Index … Read more

The 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury revealed by The Walpole

  The Walpole British Luxury Awards 2020 This year, The Walpole Power List recognises the Heroes, Game-Changers, Gurus, Legends, Rising Stars, Taste- Makers, Custodians and Innovators within the Walpole membership; watch this space for more information and to discover who will be named the 2020 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury. Released to mark … Read more

Australian Fashion Laureate 2020 awards trade gloss for grit in challenging year

Old categories dropped in favour of new honours commending sustainability and social enterprise, to highlight ‘industry’s resilience in the face of crisis’

Burberry attacks move to scrap tax-free shopping on eve of Brexit

Brand says move to install 20% VAT will encourage 1.2m visitors to shop in Europe instead

World of Pure Beauty pop-up:The best total age-defying serum launched on the Chinese Hawaii

  The Chinese market is fast expanding, and skincare has accounted for 80% of travel retail sales in this market since the beginning of the year. Parfums Christian Dior World of Pure Beauty pop-up reinvents travel retail in Hainan, China. To surmount the unprecedented crisis that hit travel retail with the Covid-19 pandemic, Parfums Christian … Read more

Alibaba and Richemont invest in Farfetch China

      “The growth potential of luxury e-commerce has never been so promising, and the importance of China for the luxury industry is only becoming more obvious every day.” – François-Henri Pinault, Chairman, Artemis (the controlling shareholder of global Luxury group Kering (Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, … Read more