Saks Global said Friday it was closing 15 more stores as the luxury retailer, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, tries to cut losses and focus on more profitable, higher-end locations. The company has largely completed the process of shutting down underperforming stores with Friday’s announcement, but was still working with some landlords to finalize its store count after weak … Read more
Can anyone make a New York City street smell truly good? One of the Big Apple’s hottest holiday destinations – Fifth Avenue in Midtown – is doing its best to cut through the city’s usual less-than-lovable aroma this shopping season, partnering with luxury brand NEST New York to pipe the perfumer’s beloved Holiday scent into the … Read more
The pandemic devastated Madison Avenue’s storefronts. But luxury retailers are now back in force, pumping new life into this world-famous shopping district. Earlier this year, IWC Schaffhausen brought a flagship store to 60th Street and Madison Avenue, and in September, French jewelry house Boucheron opened its first-ever NYC boutique at 65th Street. It’s boosting real … Read more
A woman reportedly had a bizarre experience when trying to return a dress at Saks Fifth Avenue — and she’s warning shoppers to be wary. Brittany Paige, a content creator on TikTok, has gone viral with a three-part story of the incident, amassing over 550,600 collective views, and has prompted viewers to share that they’ve … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? Boucheron makes its Manhattan debut, goop drops a collection of … Read more
Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus have reportedly agreed to a blockbuster merger that combines the nation’s two dominant luxury retailers – and Amazon is joining the deal, too. Saks owner HBC, whose talks to merge with its longtime archrival were first reported by The Post last summer, will acquire Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, … Read more
Decked in diamonds and fantasy tweeds, a glittering celebrity crowd lit up Chanel’s new jewel-box boutique. The French house celebrated the opening today of its first standalone watch and fine jewelry flagship in the U.S. with a decadent cocktail party and dinner for dozens, followed by a surprise performance by Grammy-nominated artist Gracie Abrams. Chanel-clad artists including … Read more
He’s got back to back appointments. For decades, Manhattan chiropractor Doug Willen has treated some of the city’s top bodies — including Rockettes and professional ballerinas such as Misty Copeland — in his Fifth Avenue office. He specializes in “medical aesthetics” — manipulating the human form to not just feel better, but look better — and … Read more
There’s no need to score a reservation at one of Daniel Boulud’s popular restaurants for a select group of well-heeled diners: They have brought the Michelin-starred chef to their doorstep. Boulud – whose vast empire spans from his French flagship Daniel to the recently opened Japanese speakeasy Joji – will launch his first private eatery, … Read more
Saks Fifth Avenue lowered a $250,000 electric car into the posh jewelry section that lies below street level at its Manhattan flagship — an engineering feat that included removing the store’s century-old brass exterior doors and installing a makeshift crane inside. For the rest of the holiday season, the iconic department store will display one … Read more
The Core Club is doubling down on the Big Apple boom in swanky member-only hideouts. The exclusive club — which counts designer Kenneth Cole, Mets owner Steve Cohen and rocker Patty Smyth among its mix of power players — will allow an additional 3,500 members, doubling its current roster, when it reopens its lavish doors … Read more
Break out the blue balloons — after a four-year absence, breakfast at Tiffany’s is back. There’s a ton of turquoise at the new, sixth-floor Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud — the latest bauble to debut as part of the Fifth Avenue luxury jeweler’s flagship renovation. But the restaurant is happily no replica of its … Read more