Birmingham’s Bullring & Grand Central shopping destination is expanding its entertainment offer, with the Hammerson-operated mall having just opening a TOCA Social venue. 

Shopping centres are continuing to link-up with partners providing experiences to drive greater retail footfall. And now malls giant Westfield is expanding its experiences format via a partnership with TOCA Football.

Retailer Chateau Orlando has made an unusual choice of venue to open its first London pop-up store. Chiltern Street’s Shreeji News and Magazines will be its debut “immersive temporary store”.

Californian label Nahmias has dropped an F1-inspired capsule collection, and opened with Alter a pop-up store at the Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Fresh from this week’s disposal of its half-share in Meadowhall Shopping Centre, British Land said its strategy to focus on retail parks, campuses and London urban logistics delivered positive results in H2. 

M&S almost declared its turnaround ‘job done’ as it delivered its annual results. It didn’t quite use those words, but it may as well have done with some spectacular figures for the 52 weeks to the end of March.

On the first day of Milan Design Week, FashionNetwork.com met Massimiliano Ferrari, CEO of Corporate Brand Maison, who talked about the new initiatives and ambitious projects of Elie Saab’s home interiors line.

The Italian label is multiplying its projects in the region, where it already has around forty points of sale, notably by strengthening its presence in Saudi Arabia, with new boutiques and a café in Riyadh.

The New York-based fashion group is debuting food and beverage concepts in Dubai and Jakarta.

Dolce & Gabbana unveiled on Wednesday its first real estate project and condo hotel in the U.S., in collaboration with developer JDS Development Group.

The Milanese label has opened its first Palazzo Versace in Asia in Macao, on the south-east coast of China. A luxury hotel with 271 rooms across 12 floors located within the casino resort managed by SJM in Cotai.

The Bordeaux trade court has approved the recovery plan for the three luxury hotels owned by businessman Michel Ohayon, despite opposition from their main creditor.

Fashion designer Claude Montana, who died in Paris on Friday aged 76, had established himself as a fashion icon of the 1980s before being eclipsing from the catwalks by reversal of fortune.

Hammerson has signed three more brands at Bristol’s Cabot Circus, supporting the property giant’s investment to reposition the city centre destination.

The Bullring & Grand Central mall in Birmingham has continued to attract big-name retailers and increase footfall with strong visitor numbers in January, operator Hammerson has said.

In 2027, one year before the Los Angeles Olympic Games, Beverly Hills will see the opening of the first Aman hotel in Los Angeles. An eagerly-awaited opening, where the luxury and fashion spheres are expected to flock.