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  On the face of it, Paris is going to be the place to be this summer, as the French capital gears up to host the 2024 Summer Olympics from 26 th July to 11 th August. The French fashion house Louis Vuitton is evidently optimistic about the increased financial takings it could generate as a result of the multi-sport event, having struck a premium partnership with the Olympics and produced trunks and medal cases to tie in with the games.  Paradoxically, however, it looks like fashion businesses in a different major European city on the other side of the English Channel could actually have more to gain from Paris’s big moment. As London Shopify Plus experts , we know how fashion outlets in the UK capital can prepare to take advantage of what could be a surprisingly lucrative opportunity. Concerns that the Olympics could pose challenges for Parisian fashion retail    London and Paris are similarly well-regarded cities in the fashion world. These citie...

  Physical retail shops have more than just bounced back after the COVID-19 pandemic; they have also continued to flourish. This has been in large part due to the luxury goods sector pivoting its retail strategies to account for the post-COVID boom finally beginning to fade. Just recently, we have seen prestige labels not only opening new shops, but also expanding the amount of physical space in existing ones. These enlarged footprints have enabled the brands to display a broader range of products, as well as fuel the rise of “experiential” shopping. In May, the commercial real-estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield published its first report on Europe’s luxury retail scene. This revealed intriguing insights into how the above-mentioned trends have taken hold across several of the continent’s most bustling cosmopolitan cities. More and more opportunities to pick up luxury goods in Europe The report looks at activities of many high-end brands, including a number owne...