At any given moment, the ship-shaped Louis Vuitton flagship on Shanghai’s Huaihai Road is surrounded by people of all ages taking selfies. The scene would suggest China’s shoppers are clamoring for luxury once again. Cecile…
Bet on it Financial markets can turn on a dime, and AI can’t predict the future. However, Google seems to think that people make smart predictions in aggregate when there’s money on the line. That’s…
Published November 5, 2025 The Spanish brand Mercules is bringing its leather goods, ready-to-wear, and accessories offering to London for the festive season: from November 10 to January 22, the brand will set up at…
Byredo-owner Puig reported a 6.1 percent sales increase on a like-for-like basis in its latest quarter, reaching $1.5 billion. In the first nine months of the year, overall revenues increased 7 percent to $4 billion.The…
IntrCity SmartBus, a tech-enabled intercity bus platform in India, has raised $30 million in funding to expand its network across smaller cities and towns in the South Asian nation. The all-equity Series D round, led…
Every few weekends, 21-year-old student Lavanya Jain opens the BlaBlaCar app to find a lift from Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi to his home in Kandhla, a small town in northern India’s Uttar…
Published October 21, 2025 The Indian e-commerce market is set to cross the $200 billion mark in 2025, growing at a rate of 12.5% as consumer appetite for online purchases and trust in digital payments…
By AFP Published October 20, 2025 This week's appointment of Maria Grazia Chiuri at the helm of Fendi does not change the picture: despite their historic role in the fashion industry, women remain largely excluded…
As VIP day at Frieze London opens on a brisk Wednesday morning, there are whispers of a recovery: is the market finally showing signs of life, emerging from a coma that has seen galleries shuttering,…
LONDON — Art has become as much about the crowds and fashion as it is about the pieces. At Frieze London and Frieze Masters, the twin fine art fairs that take place in Regent’s Park,…