This is a game-changing shopping feature, according to Klarna. The finance provider has launched a shopping app that allows users to pay in three instalments in any online shop, interest-free.
ASOS has added to its Face + Body beauty offer with the company teaming up with British fresh handmade cosmetic pioneer Lush.
UK retail giant Tesco and French giant Carrefour are ending their purchasing partnership when the deal expires later in 2021.
Fashion was a major contributor to rising consumer spending in May, two reports showed on Tuesday. Both Barclaycard and the BRC/KPMG sales monitor showed that British shoppers were in the mood to update their wardrobes.
UK high streets basked in the warmth of consumer popularity last week, latest figures from Springboard show. Indeed good weather, a bank holiday and school breaks saw footfall across all retail destinations rise 11.6%.
A gruelling year for physical retail comes into stark focus with news that up to 70 of 700 UK shopping centres could be set for demolition. Even more ageing centres are in line for redevelopment, a report shows.
Salvatore Ferragamo is in negotiations with fragrance group Interparfums, which produces perfumes for brands including Coach and Jimmy Choo, about a licensing deal for the development of its own fragrances.
On Thursday, Swiss group Givaudan announced a new partnership with Chinese website Tmall to accelerate perfume creation by analysing consumer behaviour data.
Here’s one piece of positive tech for retail. Grosvenor Europe and technology firm MeltSpot have developed a digital tool to track the behaviour of visitors in shopping centres to identify areas of congestion.
Icon Outlet at the O2 now has an "interactive experience designed for capturing content to post on Instagram and TikTok”.The opening of Tikky Town underlines the importance of extra experiences for shopping malls.
Body Shop owner Natura &Co has unveiled Fable Investments, a investment vehicle set up to support beauty, health and wellness companies. And its first investment is in Britain's Perfumer H.
Estée Lauder announced on Thursday fashion model Adut Akech as its newest global brand ambassador.
Thursday, June 3, L'Oréal Paris named Kate Winslet as its latest global ambassador.
Fragonard, the Provençal marque par excellence, has teamed up with designer Thierry Colson to create a new summer collection, which begins retailing next month.
UK consumers may be back spending but the pace isn’t electric as demand for hospitality in particular lagged last month, according to Springboard’s footfall overview for the period covering 2-29 May.
