Mike Ashley, the Sports Direct entrepreneur, is preparing to step back from his high-profile role as CEO of his growing retail empire. He’ll hand control to his future son-in-law Michael Murray, the Telegraph reported.

​Joules reported its annual results on Tuesday and talked of a “strong performance underpinned by continued digital growth, the strength of the Joules brand, and increasing diversification of revenue streams”.

A U.S. labor board official has recommended a rerun of a landmark Amazon union election in Alabama where employees had voted against making their warehouse the online retailer’s first to organize in the United States.

​Following news on Monday that Daniel Lalonde is moving on from his role as CEO of SMCP, Design Holding has announced his appointment as its new chief executive with effect from October.

Facebook's acquisition of U.S. customer service startup Kustomer may hurt competition and boost its market power in online ads, EU antitrust regulators warned Monday as they opened a major investigation into the deal.

German retail sales increased much more than expected in June following an easing of Covid-19 restrictions, supporting a consumer-driven recovery in Europe's largest economy.

Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is poised to start a bidding war for British supermarket chain Morrisons, the target of a £6.3 billion ($8.8 billion) offer from a group led by another U.S. firm.

Just how tough UK retail’s pandemic mauling has been — especially for fashion — came into stark focus on July 30. More than one in seven stores are now vacant on UK high streets, retail parks and in shopping centres.

Global payments and and shopping services provider Klarna has launched a £3 million Small Business Support Package to help British small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) recover from the pandemic.

The latest initiative to get shoppers spending sees adults in Northern Ireland being given shopping vouchers as part of a £145 million investment to attract people back to high streets.

​Hermès became the latest luxury group to announce a rebound on Friday as the upscale leather goods and fashion maker saw its sales soaring during Q2 and the first half as a whole.

​Consumers want more transparency from brands around eco practices with nearly a third of them thinking not enough is being done, while almost a quarter think there’s too much ‘greenwashing’ simply to improve sales.

Yet more positive news on UK retail rent collections. This time it comes from Midlands-based Mailbox REIT, which recorded a “strong” 92% collection rate for the 24 June-28 September period.

After news this week of Marks & Spencer and JD Sports Fashion improving their digital and logistics focus, Very Group is also highlighting its own credentials.

Unibail Rodamco Westfield has reported H1 results and continued to see “significant Covid-19-related disruption” in the first six months. But it also highlighted its ongoing “resilience in tough operating conditions”.

​UK retail sales continued to grow at a rate well above the long-run average in the year to July, but clothing and footwear stores are yet to see demand recover to usual levels, the CBI’s latest survey has showed.