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Airport retail: Why the passenger experience is becoming a key success factor for brands

What factors contribute to a retail location’s success? For the longest time, the answer was: location, footfall and visibility. Today, another question is becoming more important: at what moment do customers encounter a brand? Especially at the airport, this moment makes all the difference. Travellers have time on their hands, are in a...

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UK footfall falls 4.7 percent in October as stormy weather hits high streets

UK retail footfall fell 4.7 percent year-on-year in October, a steeper decline than September’s 2.9 percent drop, according to the latest BRC-Sensormatic Footfall Monitor. The figures cover the four weeks from October 4 to 31, 2026. High streets recorded the sharpest fall, with footfall down 5.2 percent, compared with a 3 percent decline in...

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Lady Pipa prepares pop-ups in 3 major European capitals

Madrid-based occasionwear brand Lady Pipa will open three pop-ups in London, Amsterdam and Paris between March and May 2027, with one opening in each city. The initiative is part of the company’s international expansion strategy. Its online sales outside Spain already account for 60 percent of the total, compared to 15 percent recorded in 2020....

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Spanish brand Byan explores Italian future with Milan pop-up and local collaboration

Madrid-based womenswear brand Byan opens a pop-up space in Milan today, November 5, at 35 Corso Vercelli. The store will remain open until December 30 as part of the company's international expansion strategy. It seeks to gauge the response of Italian customers firsthand while evaluating a permanent presence in the market. The pop-up's retail...

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Lacoste strengthens presence in Asia with new flagship in Seoul

A few days after presenting its autumn/winter 2026 collection for a second time in Shanghai, Lacoste is once again demonstrating its commitment to the Asian market with a new store in Seoul, South Korea. Announced on November 2, 2026, this flagship spanning over 800 square metres is located in Seongsu, one of the most dynamic districts in the...

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Aubade accelerates international expansion with Farfetch launch

French lingerie house Aubade has reached a new milestone in its digital strategy by launching on Farfetch. The global luxury fashion platform now offers the brand's collections in more than 60 countries and territories. Distribution expanded to over 60 markets Aubade's partnership with Farfetch enables the brand to expand its distribution...

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When retail loses footfall and relevance, brands must step in

The figures are clear. According to a forecast by the German Retail Federation (HDE), the number of brick and mortar retail stores in Germany will fall below 300,000 in 2026 for the first time since reunification – to around 296,600. At the end of 2015, there were still approximately 372,000. Nearly 80 percent of retailers report in an HDE...

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How Gen Z and millennials are bringing AI into holiday shopping

Younger shoppers want AI’s advice when it comes to holiday shopping, but not its finger on the buy button. Deloitte’s 2026 Holiday Retail Survey finds that 49 percent of Gen Z and 50 percent of millennials name generative AI as their primary tool for at least one holiday-shopping task, giving retailers another reason to pay attention to how...

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Browns brings luxury skiwear brand Amerl to Europe

London luxury retailer Browns, part of Farfetch, has added women's ski and après-ski brand Amerl to its offer. It is the first time the label, which launched its debut skiwear collection in late 2024, is available in Europe. The collection is sold at the Browns flagship on Brook Street in Mayfair and on the retailer's website. One-day showcase...

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Outdoor Voices expands into UK and Europe with Focus Brands

Outdoor Voices has partnered with UK-based Focus Brands to expand across the United Kingdom and European Union, initially through wholesale and e-commerce. The deal follows the American active-lifestyle brand’s recent expansion into Korea, China and Southeast Asia under owner Consortium Brand Partners (CBP). Focus Brands, whose partnerships...

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Carmina Shoemaker expands into standalone retail in Germany with Munich opening

Spanish artisanal footwear brand Carmina Shoemaker (Carmina) has opened its first standalone store in Germany in Munich, a move that strengthens its presence in one of its primary European markets. The 55-square-metre retail space brings to fruition the project that the Majorcan company had been announcing since last June. Until now, the brand...

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France's BHV department store enters receivership to secure recovery plan

The Paris economic activities court (TAE) has approved a request by BHV Marais management to place the department store into receivership. Known in France as redressement judiciaire, the court-supervised reorganisation procedure allows a business in financial difficulty to continue operating while it works towards recovery, rather than...