LVMH Watch Week is on the move again, this time to Milan for its 2026 edition in January. The 2025 event was originally scheduled for Los Angeles, but due to the fires in Southern California was rescheduled and held between New York and Paris.
A watch by Tag Heuer – Divulgação
Next month, however, the luxury timepiece fair will be staged from January 19 to 21 2026 in Milan, when the Italian fashion capital will host the seventh edition of LVMH Watch Week. The luxury group did not reveal the exact location of the salon.
This event will feature nine maisons from the LVMH Group presenting their new watchmaking creations. Each maison will take the opportunity to unveil its innovations and savoir-faire to an audience of international journalists, clients, and retailers.
After notable initial editions that showcased the group’s key markets, LVMH has this time chosen Italy as the setting for this annual gathering. Previous editions of the peripatetic fair have been staged in Dubai, Singapore, and Miami. The Milan edition, highly anticipated by the entire watchmaking community, will bring together Bulgari Horlogerie, Daniel Roth, gérald genta, Hublot, L’Epée 1839, Louis Vuitton, TAG Heuer, Tiffany & Co., and Zenith in Milan.
“This major event will provide new driving force for this essential gathering in the fine watchmaking sector,” said Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of the LVMH Watch Division and CEO of Bulgari.
“Starting early in the year, it allows us to present our brand-new creations to our partners, journalists, and clients. For 2026, we are already planning significant novelties and exceptional pieces across all our Maisons, all united- in their diversity and complementarity- by the group’s creative passion,” Babin added.
This seventh edition of LVMH Watch Week will attest to the strong creative dynamism of the group’s watchmaking division, the group underlined in its release.
Based in France and quoted on the Paris Bourse, LVMH is the world’s largest luxury group, with some 75 luxury labels, including Dior, Louis Vuitton, Moët Chandon and Dom Perignon champagnes, Givenchy, Fendi, Loewe, and Loro Piana. Also including in retail marques such as Sephora, Le Bon Marché department store, DFS, and La Samaritaine. Along with luxe hotel chains Belmont and Cheval Blanc and media properties such as Paris Match and Les Echos-Le Parisien.
Pacsun announced on Thursday it plans to opens its first Dubai store in early 2026, after the U.S. retailer open nine domestic stores in 2025 with 20-35 slated to open across the U.S. next year.
Pacsun
The debut flagship Dubai store will be Pacsun’s first international location in its 40-year history, and comes after the retailer revealed it had inked a new regional partnership in the Middle East with Majid Al Futtaim, earlier this month.
Under the agreement, Pacsun said it plans to open up to 20 stores across the Middle East over the next five years, including another flagship location in Abu Dhabi.
The Dubai location comes on the back of two recent store openings across the U.S. — in New York City and Westchester — as the Los Angeles-based retailer looks to capitalise on double-digit growth in in-store traffic.
Looking ahead, the brand plans to add 20–35 new stores over the next three years, with nine leases already signed for 2026 — making next year the biggest domestic retail expansion for the company in nearly two decades.
“Our stores have become cultural touch points for a generation that values experience as much as product. What begins on our social channels—inspiration and community—ultimately drives young people to see it in person. Doubling down on brick-and-mortar simply reflects what our community is already telling us,” said Brieane Olson, chief executive officer, Pacsun.
Earlier this month, PacSun launched a curated resale shop, introducing PS Vintage Powered by Springy, a dedicated collection of thousands of one-of-a-kind vintage pieces for men and women.
Montpellier-based group Socri Limited has announced a change of identity to become Ceiba, a name registered in around thirty countries to support the group’s international ambitions.
Ceiba
The group notably operates the Polygone shopping centres in Béziers and Montpellier, the Galeries Lafayette department stores in Avignon and Béziers, and the La Coupole shopping centre in Nîmes.
“Ceiba is a logical step,” explained its chairman, Nicolas Chambon. “We are not changing what we do; we are embracing what we have become. This new name allows us to assert an identity that is clear, committed, and true to our values.”
The name Ceiba, taken from the sacred Latin American tree, had already been used by the group’s U.S. subsidiary. Its adoption at group level “forms part of a deliberate international trajectory,” according to the company, which was founded in 2023.
The company’s new logo – Ceiba
The group’s Nîmes shopping centre recently welcomed the opening of a Galeries Lafayette store, inaugurated on October 2. The opening is reported to have delivered a 45% increase in footfall at the 13,500-square-metre shopping centre at the start of autumn.
MadaLuxe Group on Thursday said it has acquired fine jewelry brand Ippolita, as the U.S. lifestyle group looks to bolster its portfolio and expand into the fine jewelry category.
Ippolita
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Under the deal, founder of Ippolita, Ippolita Rostagno, will continue in her role as chief creative officer, overseeing all aspects of design across the brand’s jewelry collections.
“I founded Ippolita with the belief that fine jewelry should celebrate the artistry of the hand and honor the individuality of the women who wear it,” said Rostagno. “Joining MadaLuxe Group opens an exciting new chapter—one that allows us to protect our heritage while embracing meaningful opportunities for growth. I am delighted to continue guiding the brand’s creative vision as we reach an even broader global audience.”
Launching in 1999 exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman, Ippolita is known for its sculptural jewelery that blends contemporary design with Italian craftsmanship. Today, the brand is sold through leading luxury retailers and boutiques worldwide.
“We are thrilled to welcome Ippolita into the MadaLuxe Group family,” said Adam Freede, CEO and co-founder of MadaLuxe Group, which added it will support the New York fine jewelry brand’s continued growth across key markets worldwide.
“Ippolita is an iconic brand with a rich artistic heritage, extraordinary customer loyalty, and a timeless visual vocabulary. We see significant opportunity to drive brand growth through strategic support and investment. Above all, we saw a great chance to add someone as talented as Ippolita to the MadaLuxe family, who views the importance of people and company culture the same way that we do.”