Thailand’s Central Group has partnered with Austria’s Signa Holding to acquire Selfridges in one of the UK’s biggest retail deals in years.

The fortunes of many global brands are now in the hands of a few powerful families pondering what comes next for their fashion dynasties.

BANGKOK, Thailand — Central Group, the Thai company that bought Italian department-store chain La Rinascente in 2011 and Denmark's Illum outlets last

"Four years ago, Tos Chirathivat was scrambling to rebuild his company's flagship CentralWorld Bangkok mall after it was torched during the last

How can a market embroiled in political turmoil, street clashes and extreme uncertainty keep the world's fashion brands smiling? Market GPS is sponsored by Marvin Traub Associates.