​Another major UK retailer is upping its supply chain credentials. JD Sport Fashion will open a 514,000 sq ft warehouse complex on the outskirts of Derby towards the end of the year, employing up to 500 people.

​German retail group S Oliver has acquired footwear brand Copenhagen Studios with the company saying that the brand is “on a promising path” both in Germany and internationally.

​Finnish retail giant Stockmann's Q2 and half-year results showed a dramatic improvement all round. Revenue rose over 20% in the last three months, while the gross margin and adjusted operating profits jumped too.

​Concerns have emerged that Morrisons may face heavy costs after it's been taken over by private equity. The lead bidder will conduct a review of the property portfolio, raising the spectre of sale/leaseback deals.

Uk retail sales rose last month, official figures showed, although clothing was down. That said, consumers are still buying fashion online in higher numbers than ever.

In a surprise move, Ted Baker said on Friday that it’s moving to a new London HQ. It will resettle in Fitzrovia, with the new home costing much less than the existing head office it has operated from for 20+ years.  

The Colorado-based footwear maker reported record Q2 revenues of $640.8 million on Thursday, a year-over-year increase of 93.3%, and revealed a new goal to become a net zero emissions company within the next decade.

​AllSaints needs to find a new creative director with the long-term incumbent, Wil Beedle, leaving the business to focus on his own Shoreditch Ski Club (SSC) label.

​The original private equity bidder for Morrisons, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), is mulling another bid after its original £5.5 billion offer was quickly turned down.

Kurt Geiger-owned women’s footwear and accessories retail brand Carvela has opened a standalone store at the Landsec-operated Bluewater mall in Kent. It becomes Carvela's seventh UK store and first in the South East.

​Fast-growing fashion retail giant Next said on Wednesday that it had easily beaten its own expectations for full-price sales, with the last 11 weeks seeing an 18.6% surge compared to the same period in 2019.

​H&M’s much-anticipated collab with Toga Archives launches on September 2 and on Tuesday the Swedish fashion retail giant revealed the full collection and released images from the supporting campaign.

​The prospects of an all-out bidding war for UK supermarkets giant Morrisons have receded with news that one of the private equity groups that was interested in it won’t be making a bid on its own.

​Following earlier news that Amanda Holden and Davina McCall had become ambassadors for N Brown’s JD Williams brand, the company has now unveiled its relaunch campaign starring the pair.

UK online retail group Very could be in line for a stock market listing. Its private owners in the Barclay family are reportedly considering a possible flotation or sale of the business early in 2022.

Following the appointment of the rapper as PacSun’s guest artistic director, the youth-focused fashion retailer has revealed the first fruits of the partnership: two collaborations, with Vans and Russell Athletic.