The cancellation of the Mayor of London-backed Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan has been followed up by a new strategy from the local authority that controls the area, Westminster City Council.
Amazon.com is opening its first office in Manchester, northern England, and expanding two other centres to house 1,000 new R&D roles in what it said was a major new investment in British innovation.
The Netherlands’ Hema announced today that it is in talks with Marcel Boekhoorn of investment company Ramphastos Investments, who has the intention to acquire the 92 year-old chain from its current British owner.
Steinhoff said on Wednesday investors who are suing the crisis-hit firm had agreed to suspend litigation until next year, allowing the retailer time to focus on its recovery.
News this week that Oasis and Warehouse CEO Liz Evans is to quit next year has been followed up with the announcement of her next destination. She’s to be the new CEO of retail peer Fat Face.
Macy’s and Marxent have partnered for what the two companies have said is "the largest virtual reality rollout in retail history," with Macy's VR installations set to hit 90 stores nationwide by January 2019.
Barneys has launched new Home and Kids departments, which will make their debut on October 20.
Fashion label Karl Lagerfeld will move its Amsterdam office to the Amsterdam-based heritage site Zonnewijser. The sustainable building will welcome 150 employees by spring 2019.
Upscale heritage department store Liberty London said it’s entering an exclusive deal with Secoo, Asia’s biggest premium lifestyle platform, with the Chinese company set to carry the brand exclusively in the region.
Netherlands-based FashionPower has received the Standard 100 certificate by Oeko-Tex. The company is known for producing clothing with innovative natural materials such as bamboo, coffee and coconut
Amazon could face a threat other than just EU antitrust scrutiny after a key EU lawmaker announced proposals aimed at curbing online marketplaces' use of merchants' data to boost sales of own brand products.
Sears Holdings Corp is planning to close up to 150 of its department and discount stores and keep at least another 300 open as part of a plan to restructure under U.S.
The long-running saga around House of Fraser stores continues to rumble on and news emerged on Friday that its new owner Sports Direct is to acquire the freehold of the Frasers building in Glasgow in a £95m deal.
We know times are hard in UK retail, but BDO’s latest High Street Sales Tracker (HSST) really summed it up Friday with its release saying “the UK high street is suffering the worst year on record.”
Denim trade show Kingpins will be kicking off its next edition with a transformers summit on 23 October, followed by the Kingpins Amsterdam show on 24 and 25 October, highlighting the latest denim innovations.