Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
real-estate
Retail
UK Retail Property Values May Be Slashed, Report Says
Values of UK shopping centers and high street stores could be reduced significantly after property agents were told to reflect the seismic changes sweeping the retail industry, according to the Sunday Times.
UK Retail Property Values May Be Slashed, Report Says
Values of UK shopping centers and high street stores could be reduced significantly after property agents were told to reflect the seismic changes sweeping the retail industry, according to the Sunday Times.
Retail
If We Built the Retail Model From Scratch, What Would It Be?
With the rise of the experience economy, retail spaces are undergoing a radical rethink of their business models — as well as their very purpose.
If We Built the Retail Model From Scratch, What Would It Be?
With the rise of the experience economy, retail spaces are undergoing a radical rethink of their business models — as well as their very purpose.
News & Analysis
The Start-Ups Behind New York's Retail Reawakening
Start-ups and pop-ups are filling storefronts abandoned by struggling chains, taking advantage of plunging rents and landlords desperate to fill long-vacant spaces.
The Start-Ups Behind New York's Retail Reawakening
Start-ups and pop-ups are filling storefronts abandoned by struggling chains, taking advantage of plunging rents and landlords desperate to fill long-vacant spaces.
News & Analysis
Build Condos Above Stores, Shareholder Tells Hudson's Bay
Condo prices are rising in many Canadian cities even as the overall market shows signs of cooling off.
Build Condos Above Stores, Shareholder Tells Hudson's Bay
Condo prices are rising in many Canadian cities even as the overall market shows signs of cooling off.
Retail
Buyer Pool Evaporates for America's Fading Malls
Only about $3 billion of retail real estate changed hands in April, a 27 percent drop from a year earlier and the lowest monthly tally since February 2013.
Buyer Pool Evaporates for America's Fading Malls
Only about $3 billion of retail real estate changed hands in April, a 27 percent drop from a year earlier and the lowest monthly tally since February 2013.
News & Analysis
Hudson's Bay Company Said to Sell Flagship Vancouver Store
The deal progresses HBC's efforts to extract value from its substantial real estate holdings as it battles a retail industry-wide slump
Hudson's Bay Company Said to Sell Flagship Vancouver Store
The deal progresses HBC's efforts to extract value from its substantial real estate holdings as it battles a retail industry-wide slump
News & Analysis
Hudson's Bay Exploring Sale of Downtown Vancouver Store
The news follows HBC's agreement last week to sell its Lord & Taylor flagship building for $850 million, as the department-store operator steps up efforts to extract value from its real estate holdings amid struggling sales.
Hudson's Bay Exploring Sale of Downtown Vancouver Store
The news follows HBC's agreement last week to sell its Lord & Taylor flagship building for $850 million, as the department-store operator steps up efforts to extract value from its real estate holdings amid struggling sales.
Retail
Hudson Bay Company’s Richard Baker Speaks on Latest Strategic Move
The Canadian retail-real estate group’s mastermind explains why selling the historic Lord & Taylor building to WeWork Property Advisors, combined with an equity investment, will free up the company to continue executing its ‘transformation plan.'
Hudson Bay Company’s Richard Baker Speaks on Latest Strategic Move
The Canadian retail-real estate group’s mastermind explains why selling the historic Lord & Taylor building to WeWork Property Advisors, combined with an equity investment, will free up the company to continue executing its ‘transformation plan.'
News & Analysis
LVMH's Plan to Turn Historic Paris Grounds into Theme Park
LVMH is to lead a €60 million plan to turn Paris's 157 year-old Jardin d'Acclimatation into one of France's top three amusement parks. LVMH has managed the park since 1984 and holds an 80 percent stake.
LVMH's Plan to Turn Historic Paris Grounds into Theme Park
LVMH is to lead a €60 million plan to turn Paris's 157 year-old Jardin d'Acclimatation into one of France's top three amusement parks. LVMH has managed the park since 1984 and holds an 80 percent stake.
Retail
Retailers Brace for New York Real Estate Apocalypse
In Manhattan’s prime retail districts, tourist traffic is down, rents are high, Trump is looming large and overstoring is about as bad as it is in Middle America. Something has got to give.
Retailers Brace for New York Real Estate Apocalypse
In Manhattan’s prime retail districts, tourist traffic is down, rents are high, Trump is looming large and overstoring is about as bad as it is in Middle America. Something has got to give.
Retail
Kohl's, Macy's Turn Landlords in Bid to Unlock Real Estate Value
The move underscores the pressing need for the two chains to better monetise their real estate assets.
Kohl's, Macy's Turn Landlords in Bid to Unlock Real Estate Value
The move underscores the pressing need for the two chains to better monetise their real estate assets.
Luxury
The End of Holiday Shopping Season As We Know It?
Amidst disruption on New York’s Fifth Avenue, discounting season has come early this year, but more and more sales are no longer a salve for the deeper problems facing retail.
The End of Holiday Shopping Season As We Know It?
Amidst disruption on New York’s Fifth Avenue, discounting season has come early this year, but more and more sales are no longer a salve for the deeper problems facing retail.
The News in Brief
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.
Alexandre Arnault Joins Nike’s Board of Directors
The LVMH executive joins Nike’s board as the sportswear giant prepares to be removed from the S&P 100 index after nearly two decades.
Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year
The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent.
Supergoop Announces Chief Commercial Officer
The sunscreen label has appointed former Coty executive Jamie Parker to the newly created role as it gears up to become a “global skin health company.”
Mytheresa Owner’s Sales Rise as Ultra Wealthy Keep Shopping
LuxExperience posted a rise in sales as the luxury multibrand platform’s strategy of catering to the ultra wealthy helped it navigate a difficult environment for high-end fashion.
The Independents Acquires Production Studio Smuggler
The global collective has brought film studio Smuggler under its umbrella to bolster its entertainment capabilities.