Burberry hires former Kingfisher boss Gerry Murphy as chairman
Sir John Peace says his successor is right choice to lead luxury brand through new chapter
Sarah Butler
Burberry UK sales slump as Chinese shopping spree ends
Stabilising pound deters bargain hunters, knocking sales at established stores down 8%
London’s Walkie Talkie building sold for record-breaking £1.3bn
Sum paid for City skyscraper by Hong Kong food conglomerate Lee Kum Kee is highest ever for a single UK building
Jimmy Choo auctioned off to US fashion brand Michael Kors for £900m
American firm fends off rival bids for fabled British luxury shoes and bag firm
Burberry drops plans to redevelop Leeds mill despite pick-up in sales
Luxury brand insists it is committed to city, where it is moving 300 head office jobs, as it also delays decision on new factory
Handbags at dawn with Farfetch, the latest thing in upmarket online fashion
It has a Chinese deal, a Condé Nast tie-up and has lured the founder of its biggest rival – but can it really change the luxury market?