​Ongoing demand for “high-quality space across Mayfair and Belgravia throughout 2023” reduced vacancy rates to 4.3% by the end of the year in the Grosvenor-controlled London retail, residential and office portfolio.  

Two very different ready-to-wear designers added intrigue to NYFW day five.

M&S has begun its High Court bid to overturn a decision to block the demolition and replacement of the retailer’s flagship Marble Arch, London store. If unsuccessful, M&S has threatened to close the store permanently.

​Boohoo has filed the accounts for its subsidiary Debenhams at Companies House with the year to the end of last February showing losses that were much, much smaller than the previous year.

Fads pass, but classics remain, rarely more so than at Michael Kors, whose latest spruce and often superlative collection shown Tuesday was inspired by that most noble of all figures – his grandmother.

The designer, known for revealing sexy clothes and sharp tailoring, elevated his message for Fall/Winter 2024.

Two contrasting moments in New York, from a Tory Burch power show in the city’s greatest library, to a poetic moment by newcomer Meruert Tolegen in a snowstorm in Chinatown.

Morning blue skies gave an optimistic start to with three indie brands.

The latest New York collection to pay homage to the city itself is Coach, which presented a subversive vision of luxury and style on a chilly winter Monday afternoon show.

​When a sales report is titled “January a contender for weakest-ever e-commerce month”, you know it will be bad. And the latest IMRG Online Retail Index said 2024 has got off to a “very slow” start for online.

Frasers Group continues to flex its financial muscle in early 2024. The fast-expanding retail group has now upped its stakes in both online fashion/lifestyle business N Brown and digital fashion retailer Boohoo.

Sunday in New York Fashion Week was all about two indie designers, Piotrek Panszczyk of Area and Ludovic de Saint Sernin, a Frenchman declaring his love for the Big Apple, in a link up with Robert Mapplethorpe.

The setting for Khaite’s latest show was as dark as a G. W. Pabst or Carl Meyer film; two jet black halls, where the huge catwalk looked like it was made of black ice. 

As New York Fashion Week kicked off on day one, four calendar regulars proposed their view of Big Apple gals.

A weekend of renaissance by experienced designers - Proenza Schouler, Anna Sui and Keren Craig of Nidra Devi - staying true to their DNA to create convincing urban chic. 

Brooklyn and fashion moment might have historically sounded like an oxymoron, but that’s exactly what we witnessed at a great Willy Chavarria show near the banks of the East River on Friday night.