Retail’s New Axis: Volatility and the Rise of the Second Tier

While London’s New Bond Street, Milan’s Via Montenapoleone, and New York’s Upper Fifth Avenue command the world’s highest rents, achieving the status of permanent trophy assets, their stability masks an intense dynamism in the next tier of global destinations. The real estate strategy of the world’s most powerful luxury houses is no longer just about … Read more

Which cities have the strongest brands to attract international tourism

Riyadh and Jeddah debut with promising city brand assets. Riyadh and Jeddah feature as first time entrants in Saffron’s City Brand Barometer 2022. Abu Dhabi signals the rise of Middle Eastern city brands, leaping from a 2020 One to Watch to a Top 20 Challenger in Saffron’s first tourism ‘City Brand Barometer’ post-pandemic. Dubai remains … Read more

Refillable beauty: ‘Skincare is such a high consumption industry … but it doesn’t need to be’

What if beauty products came without packaging, like nuts at a wholefoods store? A new Australian beauty brand is giving the concept a go

Crown and Star casinos outline survival strategies for coronavirus shutdowns

Staff stand downs and debt-funding facilities detailed, while terms agreed to allow Barangaroo build to continue

Sydney Biennale 2020: First Nations art upends Eurocentrism in powerful, occasionally confounding show

More than 100 artists from 36 countries come together, across six venues, to take part in the major exhibition – while refuting the concepts that underpin it

Would you pay $120 to attend a fashion show?

It was once the exclusive domain of media, buyers and VIPs but in 2020 Australian fashion week will open its runways to the public for the first time