#BusinessGuide BEIJING, China — China may have helped create the world’s biggest shopping event online, but for Gucci’s owner, physical stores are still the way to go in the most populous country. A total of 14 new outlets are being planned for ...

#BusinessGuide PARIS, France — The first families of French luxury are at it again, firing up a race to gather the world’s brightest baubles and fanciest fashions under their rival houses. Only days after the Arnaults’ LVMH snapped up jeweller T...

#businesstips NEW YORK, United States — A special committee at Hudson’s Bay Co. rejected an offer by private-equity firm Catalyst Capital Group Inc. that values the Canadian retailer at more than C$2 billion ($1.5 billion), giving the upper hand...

#businesstips NEW YORK, United States — Lord & Taylor began 2019 by closing its massive New York store after more than a century in business. It will end the year by opening a tiny new one. The department store will return to Manhattan this holi...

#businesstips STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Hennes & Mauritz AB is testing out a clothing rental service as the fashion industry faces mounting criticism for waste and pollution. As of Friday, consumers can rent garments for 350 kronor ($37) a week in a r...

#businesstips ZURICH, Switzerland — Twenty-time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer has bought a stake in Swiss running shoe manufacturer On, a move prompted by the end of his contract with Nike Inc. and as he plans for life after professio...