Ireland’s premier fragrance and candle brand La Bougie has launched in the UK.

Record England football shirt and merchandise sales linked to the Euro 2024 championships this summer has led to Fanatics signing a new long-term and now-wide-ranging retail agreement with The Football Association.

The Metrocentre shopping destination in Gateshead is planning to spend £6 million on an upgrade to revitalise an area in and around its Green Mall entrance.

Record annual revenues and a return to profit aren’t just good news for UK outdoor clothing retailer Mountain Warehouse but “reflect customers flocking back to the high street post-pandemic”.

​Alibaba Group Holding missed market expectations for first-quarter revenue as the company's domestic e-commerce sales came under pressure from cautious spending by Chinese consumers in a faltering economy.

​Chinese e-commerce group JD.com on Thursday reported forecast beating second-quarter profits, helped by price cuts that attracted cost-conscious shoppers to its platform.

UK retail sales bounced back in July after summer discounts and the Euros football competition unleashed spending at department stores and sports shops.

Britain's aviation regulator has selected six projects, including one by e-commerce giant Amazon, to test the use of drones in deliveries, inspection of infrastructure and emergency services, it said on 15 August.

British consumer price inflation rose to 2.2% after two months at the Bank of England's 2% target, official figures showed on 14 August. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the annual CPI rate would rise to 2.3%.

Riots last week led to a near-5% decline in high street footfall but a 2.5% jump in home deliveries that helped to make up for the dip.

​Capri Holdings is the latest luxury giant to prove that times are tough out there. The company’s Q1 results for fiscal 2025 saw revenue falling 13.2% on a reported basis and 12.1% in constant currency.

​Asda, Britain's third-biggest supermarket group, posted a 5.3% decline in underlying sales in the three months to the end of June, as it continues to underperform its rivals.

China’s consumer prices rose more than expected, offering hope of a recovery in domestic demand that has weighed on growth this year.

Shopify beat analysts' estimates for Q2 results and forecast upbeat sales growth as its AI-enabled tools attracted more merchants to its e-commerce services, sending its US shares up 17% before the bell on Wednesday.

British shoppers kept a tight grip on their purse strings last month as rainy weather again dampened their appetite for spending, according to two surveys published on Tuesday.

UK department stores chain John Lewis is undergoing a major and mostly positive restructure of its buying and merchandising teams across fashion and home.