A local’s guide to Treviso, Italy: 10 top tips
Criss-crossed with picturesque canals, this historic town also offers great art and eating – to a soundtrack of popping prosecco corks
Shopping trips
10 of the best delis for traditional food and Christmas treats
Step into a world of spices and chocolates, cold cuts, cheeses and Christmas favourites at delicatessens from Venice to New York
Ralph Lauren snow gear and arty socks: what to buy this week
Get back to the 90s with snowboarder gear from a cult range, don specs from Andy Warhol’s eyewear makers and check out iconic Irving Penn images in Paris. Here are our top style tips for the week ahead…
Swiss watch exports to UK rise as tourists make most of fall in sterling
Increase taps into surge of visitors to UK, exploiting what has become the cheapest luxury market in the world, say analysts
10 of the best museum shops around the world
It’s not always a case of avoiding the ‘exit through the gift store’ bit. These striking and creatively stocked museum shops are worth a visit in their own right
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How New York’s department stores are fighting back against e-commerce
As classic retailers up the ante and new arrivals come to Manhattan’s famous shopping areas , what does the superstore of the future look like?