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Shanghai Fashion Week: A Barometer for the World’s Largest Fashion Market

1 October 2020 • By Casey Hall

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Shanghai Fashion Week: A Barometer for the World’s Largest Fashion Market

China’s fashion capital will be the first to completely return to live, physical shows but insiders concede it’s not quite ‘business as usual.’

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Harrods Is the Most Famous Department Store in the World. But That’s Not Enough.

16 December 2019 • By Sarah Shannon

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Harrods Is the Most Famous Department Store in the World. But That’s Not Enough.

The iconic department store has initiated a £300 million refurbishment and a digital upgrade to attract a new generation of luxury customers. BoF sat down with Managing Director Michael Ward to unpack the strategy.

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Why Department Stores Are Supersizing Their Beauty Floors

14 June 2019 • By Rachel Strugatz

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Why Department Stores Are Supersizing Their Beauty Floors

Harrods, Bloomingdale's, Saks are among the retailers that have built out enormous beauty floors stuffed with exclusive products and services to keep shoppers inside their stores and away from the competition.

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Britain's Luxury Sector Warns of £6.8 Billion Loss From No-Deal Brexit

11 March 2019 • By Reuters

11 March 2019 • By Reuters

About 80 percent of Britain's luxury goods go overseas, and Europe is its largest market.

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Britain's Luxury Sector Warns of £6.8 Billion Loss From No-Deal Brexit

About 80 percent of Britain's luxury goods go overseas, and Europe is its largest market.

A Beauty Startup Has Launched Skincare Made from Pure Silk

10 August 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

10 August 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

The world’s first beauty products to be made from the sustainable fibre are launching at Harrods.

A Beauty Startup Has Launched Skincare Made from Pure Silk

The world’s first beauty products to be made from the sustainable fibre are launching at Harrods.

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Don't Go Hunting for Black Friday Bargains at Harrods

23 November 2017 • By Bloomberg

23 November 2017 • By Bloomberg

As Brexit jitters dampen the outlook for UK holiday spending, retailers are gearing up for Black Friday earlier this year. But not Harrods.

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Don't Go Hunting for Black Friday Bargains at Harrods

As Brexit jitters dampen the outlook for UK holiday spending, retailers are gearing up for Black Friday earlier this year. But not Harrods.

The Business Of Blogging

Inside Huda Kattan's Blog-to-Brand Beauty Empire

14 December 2016 • By Kati Chitrakorn

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The Business Of Blogging

Inside Huda Kattan's Blog-to-Brand Beauty Empire

In our ongoing series on influential bloggers and the businesses they have built, BoF speaks with Huda Kattan, the Dubai-based founder of a global beauty empire, who has over 16 million followers on Instagram alone.

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How Charlotte Simone Built a Multi-Million Dollar Scarf Brand

10 October 2016 • By Bloomberg

10 October 2016 • By Bloomberg

Charlotte Beecham, 27, started her scarf business just four years ago. Today, revenues are now in the multi-millions with sales growing 40 percent in the past year.

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How Charlotte Simone Built a Multi-Million Dollar Scarf Brand

Charlotte Beecham, 27, started her scarf business just four years ago. Today, revenues are now in the multi-millions with sales growing 40 percent in the past year.

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Who's Tapping the Childrenswear Boom?

23 June 2016 • By Enrique Menendez

23 June 2016 • By Enrique Menendez

From online virtual shopping destinations and interactive magical story books to celebrity hot spots, these leading retailers are seizing the growing opportunity in the childrenswear market.

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Who's Tapping the Childrenswear Boom?

From online virtual shopping destinations and interactive magical story books to celebrity hot spots, these leading retailers are seizing the growing opportunity in the childrenswear market.

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Harrods Calls on UK to Ease Visa Policy for Chinese Tourists

16 October 2015 • By Bloomberg

16 October 2015 • By Bloomberg

The UK requires a more progressive visa policy for Chinese nationals or it will continue to lose more than a billion pounds of revenue annually to countries such as France, according to Michael Ward, managing director of Harrods Ltd.

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Harrods Calls on UK to Ease Visa Policy for Chinese Tourists

The UK requires a more progressive visa policy for Chinese nationals or it will continue to lose more than a billion pounds of revenue annually to countries such as France, according to Michael Ward, managing director of Harrods Ltd.