​Digital department store Freemans is on a journey to reinvent itself as a modern pureplay retailer. So the next stage of the brand’s evolution now involves hiring agency MullenLowe.

Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein announced on Thursday its expansion into new product categories, via collaborations with selected global brands and third-party sellers on its global marketplace. 

UK property giant Landsec has appointed Nisha Manaktala to a newly created role of Chief Data and Technology Officer. The importance of the post means she will report directly to CEO Mark Allan.

Overstock.com will buy certain assets of bankrupt home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond for $21.5 million, the online retailer said on Tuesday.

​May was a particularly good month for Scottish retail, as bank holidays and sunny weather finally tempted consumers to restart spending, particularly pushing demand for buying spring/summer fashion.

The owner of Cadogan Estates, Earl Cadogan, has died at the age of 86. He joined the family firm in 1974 after a career in finance and after his father retired in 1979 set about a major transformation.

Online retail sales continued to fall in the UK with a 1.2% decline in May year on year, although sales last month were 2.4% higher than the month before.

A hundred days into the integration of property giants Shaftesbury and Capco and the combined business is going well, according to the new entity Shaftesbury Capital in a trading update Wednesday,

Apple remains the world’s “most valuable brand” based on the new Kantar BrandZ list. But two key LVMH luxury labels have put in a strong showing too while Shein is now in the top 100 and Amazon keeps its top 10 place.

It’s festival season and sportswear/outdoor giant Decathlon wants to do its bit to support the eco side of the high-profile summer events, while also boosting its store footfall.

Grosvenor is intensifying its focus on the group’s environmental strategies. The property giant has promoted Tor Burrows as Group Sustainability Director to lead its strategy across all its international property.

The late designer's branded hotel opened in the Portuguese-influenced Chinese gambling and resort island with more projects in Southeast Asia to come.

Ikea is training call centre workers to become interior design advisers as the Swedish furniture giant aims to offer more home improvement services and hand run-of-the-mill customer queries to artificial intelligence.

​Footfall to UK retail destinations continues to jump around from week to week and sometimes the underlying news appears to be good while at others it highlights the ongoing gap between now and the pre-pandemic period.

If the future of Britain’s malls and shopping centres came into serious doubt as the pandemic ended, look at them now. 

Six months after opening his second Monarch restaurant, Humberto Leon, the founder of Opening Ceremony and former creative director of Kenzo, has opened Arroz & Fun, in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood.