An important name on London’s Savile Row has arrived in Yorkshire. In a 254-year retail first, British luxury heritage brand Gieves & Hawkes, now owned by Frasers Group, has opened a store-in-store within the group’s Flannels flagship in Leeds.
And the brand’s journey outside London won’t stop there. The North-East debut “marks a significant milestone in the brand’s history and is a precursor to a wider regional expansion strategy to tap into a desire for craftsmanship, integrity, and authenticity outside of the capital”, Frasers, which operates 80 Flannels stores, said.
Located on the second floor alongside luxury peers including Burberry, Alexander McQueen and Tom Ford, the 600 sq ft Leeds space carries a design reminiscent of its Gieves & Hawkes’ No.1 Savile Row home.
The space will provide “an elite service across made-to-measure and Spring/Summer 2025 ready-to- wear collections from expert staff, trained at the No.1 Savile Row headquarters”.
“For centuries, Gieves & Hawkes has sourced tailoring fabrics from Yorkshire, making this opening in the heart of Leeds especially meaningful,” said Michael Murray, CEO of Frasers Group.
“This store-in-store enables Gieves to showcase its quintessentially British luxury house alongside some of the most desirable brands in the world,” he added.
Target is set to launch on April 12 a limited-time collaboration with global lifestyle brand Kate Spade New York.
Target unveils limited-time Kate Spade New York collection. – Target
The collection includes more than 300 pieces spanning women’s, kids’, and baby apparel, handbags, home accessories, and entertaining essentials.
Key pieces include graphic tees, two-piece sets, tops, shorts, skirts and dresses in a range of silhouettes, while accessories span handbags and playful bag charms. The home and entertaining assortment includes a mix of drinkware, dining sets, colorful party décor, and interactive games like checkers and cornhole.
Unexpected finds complete the collection such as a disposable camera, a vintage-inspired record player, a $200 party tent and a $300 designer bicycle. With prices starting at $5, more than half of the collection will be available for $15 or less.
“With versatile pieces that work for every occasion and can’t-miss prices, this partnership brings together Kate Spade’s signature style with Target’s legacy of making the best design accessible to all,” said Jill Sando, Target’s executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, apparel and accessories, home and hardlines.
“Our teams worked together for two years to create this collection, and I can’t wait for consumers to see everything we have to offer. It’s stylish, affordable and loaded with items that’ll add plenty of joy to everyday moments.”
Since 1993, Kate Spade New York has been known for a spirited approach and playful wit, which is brought to life through this partnership.
“Kate Spade New York has always been rooted in joy. Our products deliver a distinct point of view that blends effortless style with a youthful edge,” added Charlotte Warshaw, VP, Americas wholesale, global licensing and collaborations of Kate Spade New York.
“This iconic collaboration with Target does just that. We’re excited for customers across generations to experience a little piece of the magic we’ve created together.”
Sales of French wine and spirits are expected to slide at least 20% in the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs, the French wine and spirits exporters group FEVS said on Wednesday.
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Trump said the United States would impose a 20% duty on imports from the European Union. The French wine and spirits industry had already been under pressure, with exports globally falling for the second consecutive year in 2024 due to threats of U.S. tariffs, a softer Chinese market and lower prices.
FEVS chairman Gabriel Picard described the 20% tariff on EU beverages as colossal. “It will have a very significant impact on business in the United States … a very significant impact on the American consumer,” he told Reuters.
The United States is the largest market for French wine and spirits, with shipments to the U.S. rising 5% in 2024 to 3.8 billion euros ($4.12 billion).
Exporters include LVMH, which owns Moet et Chandon champagne and Hennessy cognac, as well as Pernod Ricard and Remy Cointreau.
As the weekend deadline for TikTok to find a buyer approaches, bidders for the short-video social media site are piling up.
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Amazon and, separately, a consortium led by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely are the latest to throw their hats into the ring for TikTok. The site faces an April 5 deadline to reach a deal to find a non-Chinese buyer under threat of being banned from the United States.
U.S. officials have raised security concerns over the app’s ties to China, which TikTok and owner ByteDance have denied. Trump administration officials are meeting on Wednesday to discuss the various options for TikTok.
Amazon has long harbored ambitions for an in-house social media network that could help it sell more goods and appeal to a younger audience. It bought live video site Twitch in 2014 for nearly $1 billion and book review site Goodreads in 2013 as part of its efforts to build a viable social network.
Amazon also developed and tested a TikTok-like short-form video and photo feed called Inspire that it shuttered earlier this year.
Trump said last month his administration was in touch with four different groups about the sale of the platform, without identifying them.
Private equity firm Blackstone is discussing joining ByteDance’s non-Chinese shareholders, led by Susquehanna International Group and General Atlantic, in contributing fresh capital to bid for TikTok’s U.S. business, Reuters reported last week.
U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is also in talks to add outside funding to buy out TikTok’s Chinese investors, as part of a bid led by Oracle and other American investors to carve it out of ByteDance, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
White House-led talks entail plans to spin off a U.S. entity for TikTok and dilute Chinese ownership in the new business to below a 20% threshold required by U.S. law, Reuters reported last month. The New York Times first reported Amazon’s involvement on Wednesday. Various parties who have been involved in the talks do not appear to be taking Amazon’s bid seriously, the Times reported.
The future of the app used by nearly half of all Americans has been up in the air since a 2024 law, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, required ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19.
Washington officials have said TikTok’s ownership by ByteDance makes it beholden to the Chinese government, and Beijing could use the app to conduct influence operations against the United States and collect data on Americans.