Swiss watchmaker Girard-Perregaux and German jewelry and timepiece retailer Wempe have joined forces to support a New York charity that needs help with its food-rescue operations.

While other fashion weeks’ schedules are up in the air due to bans on large gatherings, Denmark’s quick return to normality has enabled Copenhagen Fashion Week’s dates to move only a few days from the original time frame.

British automaker Bentley Motors has released a new collection of furniture as part of its Bentley Home business.

U.K. department store Harrods has found a way to offload its off-season and unsold inventory that piled up over the COVID-19 lockdown period: open an outlet store in a separate location to handle the crowds.

China’s apparel market is expected to contract by $60 billion, or 15 percent, in 2020 as the store shutdowns during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak hampered sales in the category.

French fashion giant Louis Vuitton has created a movie club with influencers as a way to connect with housebound consumers on social media even as COVID-19 movement restrictions are slowly being lifted in parts of the world.

Facebook has introduced a new tool to help small businesses sell directly from the social marketing platform. The tool might be a boon to small luxury brands or boutiques that want to sell directly to customers online.

Even as more women ascend the decision-making ranks at luxury marketers amid the current healthcare crisis, work needs to be done to attract them to C-suite and key marketing, retail, media and digital positions in a business that shows resilience and long-term focus in good times and bad.

A new version of Esquire’s millennial-targeted issue, Esquire Fine, appeared on newsstands across China at the end of March. The cover features hot celeb and Dior ambassador Wang Junkai performing a roundabout kick while dressed head-to-toe Dior.

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Ralph Lauren Corp., owner of an umbrella of Ralph Lauren brands and the casualwear brand Club Monaco, reported double-digit revenue decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Hong Kong protests.

Informa Markets Fashion and wholesale ecommerce platform NuOrder have joined forces to debut what they claim is the fashion industry’s largest digital tradeshow.

The commercials form part of Jaguar’s marketing outreach to the United Kingdom after a bruising COVID-19 lockdown that has impacted business.

The campaign honors those individuals who have gone the extra mile to help others during the healthcare crisis.

IWC Schaffhausen and social network Facebook have joined hands to introduce a chatbot for the launch of the Swiss watch brand’s latest Portugieser collection.