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.

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”.

Italian luxury house Versace has teamed up with RGZ Developers to design eight villas in the Nueva Andalucía area of Marbella. 

Covent Garden’s tourist/consumer appeal is a key element of landlord Shaftesbury Capital’s portfolio and maintaining that appeal is essential.

The health of UK retail continues to be reflected in the positive performances being delivered by commercial property landlords. The latest, Shaftesbury Capital, talks of a “pleasing” half-year performance to 30 June.

Mohari Hospitality Ltd is in exclusive talks to purchase Venice’s five-star Hotel Bauer, according to people familiar with the matter, beating other bidders including billionaire Bernard Arnault.   

​Andrew Keith is quitting as CEO of the Selfridges division of Selfridges Group with the group’s chief executive André Maeder replacing him. He’s leaving this autumn to pursue new ventures.

The Crown Estate is one of the key landlords in central London’s retail sector and it said this week that yearly net profits more than doubled to a record £1.1 billion.

​We've heard a lot of UK luxury retailers and brands begging for the government to bring back tax-free shopping for tourists and now a major French brand has added its voice to the chorus.

Mélanie Carron, head of Ladurée, talks to Olivier Guyot on the LuxurynsightXFashionNetwork podcast (in French) about how the century-old pastry house is maintaining its competitive edge in the market.

​Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has made an offer that would boost its stake in Selfridges to 50%, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News, after the UK department store’s co-owner fell into insolvency.

​Luxury giant Richemont’s Q1 results on Tuesday showed the fashion-to-fine jewellery brand owner with “resilient” sales. But while Alaïa prospered, Chloé and YNAP were less buoyant.

Riding a wave of booming tourism spurred by a historically weak yen, the Japanese market has emerged as the new El Dorado for luxury brands. However, this euphoria might be fleeting.

​We may hear a lot about how London’s West End footfall hasn’t fully recovered and how tourists shoppers aren’t back in force, but the West End has other advantages, and in parts is outperforming the rest of the UK.

An increase in the duty-free quota for Chinese tourists to Hong Kong may go some way to support the city's retailers, but visitors from the mainland say prices are still unattractive.

Widespread reports of outlet centre success rates continue with London’s O2 joining the party, publishing strong first half gains.