Burberry holiday-quarter sales rose 3% in comparable-store terms during the 13 weeks ended 27 December 2025, beating the company-compiled analyst expectation of 2%. Retail revenue was £665 million (up 1% reported and 3% at constant exchange rates). What actually improved (and where) The quarter’s lift was led by Asia, while Europe was steady: Greater China: comparable sales +6% Asia Pacific: +5% (including a +13% rebound in South Korea; Japan +2%) Americas: +2% EMEIA (Europe,

UK luxury department stores are back in build-mode for one reason: product-only retail doesn’t protect margin anymore. What does? Services, expertise, personalization, and destinations inside the store—the “experience zones” that make customers stay longer, return more often, and spend across multiple high-margin categories. Luxury department store experience zones: the commercial logic behind the refurbishment wave This isn’t theory. Across the UK, major players are investin