As the Christmas shopping season enters its final fortnight, malls giant Intu has launched a new campaign designed to drive shoppers into its physical spaces. But it’s one that will continue post-Christmas too.

Brexit will happen after the Conservatives won a resounding majority in the general election but we don't know what sort of Brexit it will be with the chances of both a hard and soft EU exit potentially having risen.

Lone Design Club, described as “the innovative pioneer of sustainable retail”, opened one of its unique concept stores in Hammerson’s flagship Cabot Circus mall in Bristol on Wednesday with the shop only open for a week.

M&S is beefing up its logistics strength with the appointment of Paul Babbs who will be in charge of the retail giant’s supply chain, something that has come under pressure in recent periods.

Another acting CEO has taken over at Ted Baker as the firm's trading continued to be weak in recent months. It has now issued a profit warning and launched a review of its business. 

Widespread predictions of Black Friday/Cyber Monday fatigue have been proved to have been wildly out of touch. And a week on, a new study shows that enthusiasm was high, and online conversion rates continued to rise.

Footfall was down 3.4% last month, worse than the 3.2% drop of a year ago and was affected by rain in the last two weeks of the month, as well as by the late timing of Black Friday this year.

Pantone has announced its Color of the Year for 2020 and has selected Pantone 19-4502 Classic Blue as the shade that should drive sales and interest next year.

Joules saw higher H1 sales despite facing the same issues as its peers in tough September. But its sales have picked up in the past two months, even without heavy markdowns, and e-tail and international are strong.

Trouva, the online marketplace that specialises in offering hard-to-find pieces from a wide variety of retailers, has received an investment boost and plans to use the cash to fund its European expansion.

Black Friday week may be upon us, but a new report suggests that the event as a whole has "had its day". Home delivery specialist ParcelHero said this Black Friday is likely to see stalling growth in overall e-spend.

Robbers made off with three priceless diamond sets from a state museum in Dresden, police and museum directors confirmed Monday, in what German media have described as the biggest art heist since World War Two.

Richard Price, the head of Tesco's F&F fashion line, will be on his way back to M&S next year as he takes up the demanding role of head of its under-pressure Clothing & Home division.

October saw its worst online sales rise ever and although fashion sales were up, discounting was key. Meanwhile, smartphone shopping continued to advance.

UK consumers are split on the virtues of Black Friday but will still spend more this year. And while electricals remains the key category, clothing is a big spending area both for Britons and in Europe.