From catwalk to checkout: how Burberry is trying to reinvent retail
The raincoat maker caused a stir at London fashion week by using its shows to sell to customers immediately – not making them wait for designs to hit stores
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Palermo holiday guide: what to see plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants
The capital of Sicily is a crumbling film set of a city with unmissable architecture, vivid street life, and a great choice of alfresco restaurants and bars
The future of smart toys and the battle for digital children
As smart toys gain popularity, many are hoping that when technology becomes less visible play will come to the fore
10 of the best foodie retreats in rural France
These charming B&Bs, guesthouses and gîtes offer comfortable pitstops on a French adventure, but with their mouth-watering regional food and wine they may prove hard to leave
Burberry’s seasonless clothes usher in fashion’s stream-of-consciousness era
September show breaks with arcane structures of fashion week, putting clothes online and on the catwalk simultaneously
Sci-fi socialism and Soviet snowmobiles: the best of the London Design Biennale
Its presentation may seem hurried and chaotic, but the inaugural edition of this design gala brings eye-opening visions of utopia from all corners of the globe