After more than 20 years in Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping plaza, McDonald’s is being pushed out of its location by Prada.

Currently the web’s largest store, online retailer Amazon could be on course to become the latest destination to shop luxury fashion.

Famous Parisian department store Printemps is to open a new branch in Marseille as well as a store in the Louvre Museum’s Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall.

Is China suffering from bling fatigue? The central government’s attempt to rein in its high-ranking civil servants’ ostentatious displays and promote a “frugal working style” sounds like bad news to the luxe industry.

Hoping to target honeymooners and romance vacationers, the tourism industry in Asia is implementing more adults-only features.

The Akyra Chura Samui luxury hotel will ban children under the age of 12 from Nov 1 due to increasing demand by vacationers for more private, couples-oriented holidays. The hotel is the second resort in Thailand to accept bookings only for adults.

Marc Jacobs is opening a pair of his BookMarc bookstores in London and Paris, joining the brand’s previous offerings in New York City and Los Angeles.