Hong Kong’s police chief has slammed the alleged involvement of a lawyer and doctors in a spate of so-called crash-for-cash scams as “unforgivable and unacceptable”. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said on Saturday that the force would speed up its investigation into such cases, and expected a fresh wave of arrests as part of…
Published December 12, 2025 The principle has been agreed, but the practical details have yet to be worked out. From July 1, a three-euro tax will be applied to small non-EU parcels entering the European Union, marking the end of the tax exemption for parcels under 150 euros, in a bid to rein in Shein…
By Reuters Published December 1, 2025 Hong Kong’s retail sales by value rose 6.9% in October compared to a year earlier, the sixth month of gains, as recovery in retail sales gathered strength and sales of most broad retail outlet types continued to grow, government data showed on Monday. A view of Hong Kong –…
Published November 24, 2025 After two bleak years, Italian fashion can see light at the end of the tunnel, yet new challenges are casting a shadow over the recovery—from the influx of low-cost Chinese fashion to the mainstream narrative that delegitimises the Made in Italy system. The president of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Carlo…
By EFE Published November 21, 2025 On Friday, photographer Annie Leibovitz unveiled her world in “Wonderland,” her first major exhibition in Spain, promoted by the Marta Ortega Pérez Foundation, featuring images of Rihanna– “a super-intelligent woman”- as well as Penélope Cruz, Almodóvar, Elon Musk, and Salman Rushdie. Entrance to the exhibition – MOP Foundation Born…
Published November 21, 2025 The weak state of UK retail was shown on Friday by the Office for National Statistics’ figures covering both the three months to October and the latest month’s sales alone. Reuters In the first case the volume of goods bought for the quarter rose 1.1% compared to the previous quarter. Clothing…
Published November 19, 2025 Johnny Coca is leaving his role as director of women’s fashion leather goods and accessories at Louis Vuitton. According to FashionNetwork.com, the LVMH-owned French luxury house has parted ways with the designer after more than five and a half years of collaboration. Johnny Coca Coca, one of the industry’s foremost handbag experts, worked…
Published November 13, 2025 Dillard’s announced on Thursday a 3 percent uptick in net sales for the third quarter, with women’s apparel, accessories and lingerie logging strong sales growth on last year. Dillard’s The Little Rock, Arkansas-based company said retail sales for the three months ending November 1 rose 3 percent, while sales in comparable stores…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published November 12, 2025 The European Accelerator is a new initiative by The Fashion Pact, the non-profit organisation founded in 2019 to promote sustainability in fashion. The European Accelerator brings together major luxury names such as Chanel, Ermenegildo Zegna, Kering, Moncler and Prada, with the aim of advocating collective action, starting…
By Reuters Published November 12, 2025 Italy is working to adopt a tax on low-value postal packages from non-European countries, politicians said, as part of measures to protect its fashion industry from low-cost foreign imports mostly from China. Temu is known for its low priced fashion and lifestyle goods – Shutterstock The move, aimed at…