#luxury-retail

#luxury-retail

Cyber criminals have stolen the personal details of potentially millions of Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen customers in a ransomware attack on their parent company, Kering. The luxury group confirmed that in April hackers gained "temporary access" to its systems and accessed customer records, though it insists no financial information such as card or bank details was stolen.

(A baby sand shark named Sinatra eventually had to be removed, for bullying his tank mates.) Across its nine floors, the store boasted twenty-three escalators, trimmed in goatskin leather. But construction delays meant that they didn't start revolving until the final moments before the grand-opening party, and new escalators need at least two weeks of use to stretch out their creaks.

To be fair, my use of the word precinct to describe this lovingly titivated landmark feels a bit shabby, as does retail experience. And plain old mall definitely won't do, because Battersea's collection of 150-odd shops is very much in the la-di-da, aspirational, lululemon, Mulberry and Malin+Goetz range of money-frittering, all set over multiple floors with dramatic mezzanines. This is a sumptuous paean to industrial chic, with pleasing air-conditioning and polished floors,

Throughout history, apothecaries have acted as spaces of both curiosity and care. Traditionally defined by dark wood, elaborate detailing, and a plethora of small drawers containing unseen intrigues, these service-forward spaces offered intimate consultations conducted on either side of a counter. Living Beauty boldly reinvents this bygone but invaluable typology, defining an impactful interior design identity for the luxury beauty retailer.

Selfridges is set to open 40 Duke, a private members' club, in spring 2026, featuring a bar, lounge, and terrace seating up to 144 guests.

Inside the new space, Bisazza will also showcase collaborations like the trompe-l'œil architectural lllusions by American visual artist Daniel Arsham, and fashion brand Pucci's haute couture patterns reimagined in glass.

Ferrari's move to 425 Park Ave illustrates their commitment to enhance their brand presence with a more accessible, architecturally prominent showroom in New York City.