​Multichannel retailer Wolf & badger saw a strong rise in global sales last year, despite the closure of its King’s Cross flagship in London and its New York City location during lockdowns.

Reitmans took the top spot as the retailer providing the best in-store customer experience, followed by personal care brands Lush, The Body Shop, and Sage in the fourth spot.  

​Online retail giant Very Group could be the next big name in line for an IPO with a report that its owners, who also own the Telegraph newspaper, are exploring the potential of a £3 billion+ stock market float.

Fast-expanding retailer Next and its US partner Davidson Kempner are being widely touted as the frontrunners to buy failed Arcadia out of administration.

Shana Randhava, who previously oversaw the company's new business development, recently transitioned to take on an expanded role leading the company's new incubation ventures.

Sephora U.S. revealed a new action plan to help combat racial bias that includes changes across its marketing and merchandising sectors, in-store operations, and corporate workspaces.

Buy Now, Pay Later online payments platform Clearpay has released its October-December trends, confirming comfortable clothing, jewellery and beauty were the holiday shopping season’s top picks.

From April, Blanca Juti will step into the role of chief communications and public affairs officer for cosmetics giant L’Oréal. Heineken Group’s current chief corporate affairs officer will take over from Lucia Dumas.

Space NK was continuing to progress steadily pre-pandemic, its latest results show. But while Covid has impacted it more recently, its online channel and wholesale have been sources of strength.

​H&M Group has announced that its Head of Media Relations Andreas Eriksson, is to take on the role of Communications Director across the group succeeding Kristina Stenvinkel. 

Unilever expects global consumption patterns to be suppressed in the first half of this year, even as business returns to normal in East Asia and markets in Africa and Latin America show resiliency, its CEO announced.

New York-based department store retailer Macy’s, Inc. is bringing its off-mall concept store strategy to the WestBend lifestyle shopping center in Fort Worth, Texas.

JD Sports is reportedly linking up with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) to try to buy Topshop, the leading brand in the portfolio of failed fashion retail giant Arcadia.

To strengthen its global presence, the selective perfumery brand founded by Romano Ricci has sold a minority stake to investment fund Cathay Capital.

​Luxury e-tailer Net-A-Porter has this week launched a social-first, digital Beauty Festival called ‘The Beauty of You’ with plans for it to be an annual event.

Asos concluded a strong year with a four-month autumn and festive period that showed just how strong a business it is. Sales soared not just in the UK but globally and it expects higher profit as a result.