A look inside the newly refreshed Gucci Garden Galleria

  New Period Rooms and ground floor boutique unveiled by Gucci‘s creative genius Alessandro  Michele. The newly refreshed Gucci Garden reopens with On / Off, by Italian artist MP5. The two-part wall painting features below a darkened room where darkness is not perceived as a threat but as a liberating protection and strength. Upstairs, the … Read more

Flat-pack fashion: Ikea takes swipe at Balenciaga’s $2,150 shopping bag

Swedish furniture giant issues a guide to identifying a genuine Frakta bag after influential fashion house launches uncannily similar tote

Holiday sales in America to increase 3.5 to 4 percent in stores and 15 to 17 percent in non-store sales

Deloitte forecasts 3.5 to 4 percent increase in holiday sales. Deloitte’s retail & distribution practice expects total holiday sales to climb to between $920 and $925 billion, representing a 3.5 to 4 percent increase in November through January holiday sales (excluding motor vehicles and gasoline) over last season. This growth rate is below last year’s … Read more

Luxury shoppers visit the mall 25% more times than the average shopper

Luxury shoppers are bucking the trend in retail: visiting the mall more often and spending more money in each visit than the average shopper. They’re in malls because they know they can find the most variety and enjoy spending time there, according to Eye’s survey, one of the US leading mall media provider, that has … Read more