Retail|Interview

Inside Fifth Avenue’s luxury land rush: Why 2026 will be a defining year

High-end retail competition is heating up, and with urban transformation reshaping some of the world’s central shopping districts, strategic opportunities and market dynamics are rapidly shifting. New York’s prestigious Fifth Avenue is particularly in a state of flux. The famed shopping street is currently experiencing a unique merging of a 400...

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N4XT Experiences partners with SAP to drive new digital & retail infrastructure for NYFW

N4XT Experiences, one of the organisations behind New York Fashion Week (NYFW), has signed a new multi-season partnership with SAP to enhance the digital, retail, and experiential infrastructure of NYFW and N4XT’s recently launched NYFW Collections platform. Under the agreement, SAP will serve as N4XT’s official technology and co-innovation...

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Fairs|Interview

The Luxury Fabric Show gears up for second edition as British representation widens

Following its inaugural edition in October, The Luxury Fabric Show is set to return to The Box Office Studio in Shoreditch, London, for a spring iteration. After what was described as a successful first event, the show, scheduled March 10 to 11, is set to widen its representation of British suppliers, as it looks to simultaneously fuel the...

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Tex-Eco Initiative: future-proofing Indian textile and garment exporters for global ESG compliance

India's Union Budget 2026-27, revealed earlier this week, outlines strategic shifts for the textile and garment industry to enhance its global supply chain role, focusing on value, sustainability and technology. The Tex-Eco Initiative was unveiled as one of the “Integrated Programme for Textiles"' pillars: It is designed to align Indian textile...

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