Andrea Felsted

Among the many videos from reseller Love Luxury are posts featuring a woman searching for an exotic Hermes bag to “look rich” while going out with a billionaire; a man buying a Birkin as a gift for his first date; and even a customer searching for a super-sized Hermes bag to carry her cat. (Sorry, I love my cat, but she’d be lucky to get a Tesco bag.)

When Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe and Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha ran the men’s London Marathon last month in fewer than two hours, each wearing Adidas AG’s Adizero ultra-light racing shoes, they smashed through one of the biggest barriers in distance running. They also shattered a narrative around rival Nike Inc.’s underperformance in recent years.

Hundreds of people queued for hours in New York City in October to get their hands on discounted luxury clothing and accessories. But the frenzy wasn’t for designer gear from a household name, such as Kering SA’s Gucci or LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE’s Louis Vuitton. Shoppers were clamoring for The Row, an understated US label established by former child stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

The watch world is losing its collective mind over the Royal Pop, a collaboration between Swatch Group AG, best known for its brightly colored plastic timepieces, and Audemars Piguet, one of the world’s most successful upmarket horologists. After a week of fevered speculation, the two companies revealed they’re joining forces on a $400 pocket watch that blends Swatch’s “Pop” line from the 1980s with Audemars’ iconic Royal Oak wristwatch.

THE watch world is losing its collective mind over the Royal Pop, a collaboration between Swatch Group, best known for its brightly coloured plastic

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has finally sold Marc Jacobs, the brand founded by the eponymous designer, to licensing company WHP Global and G-III Apparel Group Ltd. for about $1 billion.

In spring 2020, with Britain in the grip of the Covid-19 outbreak and critical supplies like toilet paper and pasta running short, supermarkets were national heroes for keeping the UK stocked and fed.

Supermarkets have had their margins squeezed by policy already. Easing such burdens will make it easier for them to stay profitable if price caps are placed on high-volume items. If not, other products would have to defray losses on controlled items.

The spectacle of Gucci’s recent cruise show in New York wasn’t just about showcasing Kering SA’s biggest luxury brand.

It’s almost a decade since J Sainsbury Plc tried to buy Asda, then owned by the world’s biggest retailer Walmart Inc. Despite the failure of that proposed £7.3 billion ($9.8 billion) “Sasda” deal, putting together some of Britain’s big supermarkets is an idea worth exploring again.