​ESW has forged what it calls a “ground-breaking alliance” with UPS to offer brands faster D2C e-commerce access in international markets.

London’s Oxford Street has launched a second sustainability awareness campaign. Actress and activist Amy Jackson is fronting the campaign and there will be a Beyond Now 2022 event to be staged from 22-24 April.

​Online retail giant The Very Group has announced that operations director Sean Hallows is being promoted to the role of chief operating officer, joining the executive team and reporting to CEO Henry Birch. 

​UK footfall may still be down compared to the pre-pandemic period, but in the latest week, it saw a major improvement compared to the previous seven days, offering hope that the upturn can continue.

In early March, the LVMH-owned Louis Vuitton Malletier brand was sentenced to pay over €800,000 in damages and interest to an independent designer for the unauthorised use of a clasp she created.

​Fresh from the opening of its London flagship on Bond Street, Kering’s Balenciaga on Monday announced the launch of the Balenciaga Runner Sculpture, an “extremely limited-edition Balenciaga Object”.

​Online sales may be seeing tepid growth compared to the huge strides they made during lockdowns in the past two years, but overall trends in UK and global e-commerce are accelerating, a new study says.

Speed-to-market isn’t just for retailers. Commercial property giant Grosvenor has now got in on the act, launching its ‘Simplified Lease’ for some of its central London locations.

On what should have been a day of celebration — another strong set of trading figures for last year and the launch of a new logo to mark the retailer’s 40th anniversary —  Next was also forced to deliver some bad news.

UK consumers stayed cautious and retail sales were unimpressive in February with volumes down 0.3% month-on-month, although they were still 3.7% above their pre-Covid February 2020 levels. 

​Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is continuing its retail park strategy and has today announced the acquisition of Belfast’s Boucher Shopping Park.

​If you thought click & collect couldn't get any more innovative, think again. Parcel delivery firm DPD has partnered with retail tech company HubBox claiming to do just that.

​There are big plans — both near term and long term — on the horizon for Newcastle’s Fenwick department store. Headline news is that the flagship is to receive a £40 million multi-year investment makeover. 

​Selfridges has become the latest retailer to commit to making the shopping experience for autistic consumers more enjoyable with the launch of a ‘quiet' shopping hour in all of its branches to run every Wednesday. 

​British retailers saw their sales dropping this month as higher prices weighed on consumer enthusiasm for spending, a Confederation of British Industry survey showed on Thursday.