Published October 31, 2025 When Net-A-Porter was acquired by Richemont and became a key part of the luxury giant’s Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) operation, its Outnet off-price business always seemed to stick out as not quite fitting. It was dwarfed by the huge Yoox off-price business. The Outnet And it seems that YNAP’s new owner LuxExperience…
By Ansa Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 31, 2025 In the first nine months of 2025, BasicNet, the Italian group that owns among others the Robe di Kappa, Sebago, Superga and K-Way brands, recorded aggregate product sales by its brands worth €909 million, up 7.3%. K-Way BasicNet’s own consolidated revenue in the period was…
On July 4, President Trump signed into law a budget and tax bill that includes significant changes to the Medicaid program including new requirements for states to implement work requirements for individuals enrolled through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion pathway or certain state waivers. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that this requirement will have the largest…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 31, 2025 Danish men’s ready-to-wear label Les Deux had been expanding its presence in Paris over the last few seasons through its concession at Galeries Lafayette‘s menswear store. Premium fashion consumers in the French capital appreciate the street-casual, preppy-inspired style of Les Deux’s collections, featuring formal jackets, fine knitwear…
By AFP Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 31, 2025 Ultra-fast-fashion giant Shein, widely criticized for its practices, will open its first-ever permanent physical store worldwide on Wednesday at BHV in Paris, BHV’s owner, Société des Grands Magasins (SGM), announced on Instagram on Friday. Shein will open its space at BHV on Wednesday, November…
By Reuters Published October 31, 2025 Hong Kong’s retail sector recorded its fifth consecutive month of growth in September, with sales rising 5.9% year-on-year to HK$31.3 billion ($4.03 billion), according to government data released Friday. The gains were driven by stronger tourism and local consumption, though fashion-related categories saw a downturn. Tourism drives Hong Kong…
The government has been urged to get a grip on long A&E waits with campaigners saying it is the rot eating away at the heart of the NHS. The plea by Age UK comes as it publishes a report detailing “heartbreaking” stories of how older people are suffering, spending hours in corridors and side-rooms. It…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 31, 2025 WOW opened its doors on Madrid’s Gran Vía in 2022, bringing a new department store concept to the heart of the Spanish capital. In 2023, it opened a second store on Calle Serrano and, in 2025, the company aims to reach €30 million ($32 million) in…
Phil Shepka,Cambridgeshire political reporter and Harriet Heywood Phil Shepka/BBC Natasha, pictured with her daughter Neave, said her child would “never walk again” after two failed surgeries at Addenbrooke’s “My daughter walked into Addenbrooke’s talking, and she was wheeled out non-verbal.” A mother is demanding “accountability” from Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Trust after two failed…
Guillermo del Toro loves a challenge. Nothing the 61-year-old director does could be termed “half-assed,” and each of his movies is planned, scripted, and storyboarded with immense attention to detail. Such discipline is evident in Frankenstein, his adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel. It’s a movie del Toro has been trying to make for years,…
