Shoreditch is set to be home to a "mini Bond Street" as luxury fashion houses Christian Louboutin, Ralph Lauren and Vivienne Westwood home in on London's east end, setting the stage for a possible doubling of rents over five years... more
As the political debate over the debt crisis rages on, Emma Messenger, who racked up £20,000 on her cards, explains how she's trying to solve her own money crisis... more
Covent Garden's makeover into a trendy, luxury district steps up a gear as the landlord behind much of the area raises more than £100 million to add to its estate... more
The backstreets of Bermondsey and an area once famed for its Peek Freans biscuit factory seem an unlikely home for a online retailer aiming at the top end of the fashion market, but Alexandalexa has just moved in and is looking to grow as fast as the children of the yummy mummies they kit out in designer togs... more
Polo Ralph Lauren reports a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and again raises its full-year sales outlook, sending its shares up more than 5%... more
The son of Ralph Lauren tried his best to avoid working for his dad — but found the chance to create the company’s online arm irresistible. It’s now their ‘biggest shop in the world’... more
Argentinian Nacho Figueras is the polo world's poster boy. He's been voted the second sexiest man in the world and is the face of Ralph Lauren. Now he is using his considerable talents to bring polo to a wider audience... more
When you've dressed the world's most stylish women, the next step is designing a hotel's figure-of-eight plunge pool and introducing live seahorses into the lobby. Andy Barker sizes up the latest collection of chic suites... more
They've driven men to lust and murder, been immortalised by poets and painters, and now orchids are the corporate gift du jour. Liz Hoggard discovers a growing trend... more
Elen Rives puts her bitter split from Chelsea star Frank Lampard aside as she takes their daughters to an art party at Ralph Lauren in the Brompton Road in aid of the children’s cancer charity Clic Sargent... more
There was blood on the stucco this week as the quarterly rent bills thudded in, giving coronaries to the owners of many little independent boutiques, delis, and shops in my 'hood, Notting Hill... more
"Who'S that man?" asked my seven-year-old, staring at the well-groomed twentysomething who had just handed me a letter and was now heading off to the neighbour's house... more
Department stores group House of Fraser has reported steady sales growth as model Yasmin Le Bon helped it buck the downturn on the High Street.... more
London's 20 most "unmissable" shops have been named. They have been selected by people who should know - Britain's most powerful high street bosses... more
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