Net-a-Porter merger with Yoox: marriage of very different high-end fashion sellers

While one presents a chic edit of beautifully shot and styled designer pieces, the other – to the unitiated – appears to offer a more chaotic shopping experience

What does the rise of digital marketing mean for luxury brands?

As the influence of print diminishes as an advertising medium, how can firms that sell high-end products communicate with their customers in a way that doesn’t compromise their core values?

Number of ultra-rich swells to almost 173,000

The world gained an extra 5,300 UHNWIs last year and, as with other people worth $30m or more, they like property and luxury items in a big way

Phthalates are everywhere, and the health risks are worrying. How bad are they really?

Phthalates are everywhere, and a tidal wave of new research has documented their wide-ranging negative health impacts, but what are the real risks?

How concerned are CEOs about climate change? Not at all

In an annual PwC survey of chief executives, global warming didn’t even make the list of key concerns or priorities, falling far below regulation and taxation

This year’s development summits have many mountains to climb

The central goal of the 2015 summits is to chart a course towards the eradication of extreme poverty, more equitable globalisation, and climate stability, writes Kevin Watkins