With the new school year just around the corner, we’re told that Gen Z was poised to spend an average of £1,600 per person on back-to-campus supplies, representing a total spend of £4.3 billion, according to UniDays.

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.

Celebrity stylist Gok Wan has a rich history of fashion collaborations and his latest is as ambassador for UK fashion brand JD Williams.

​British fashion brand Sosandar is to open a store at the North East’s Metrocentre mall in October. Making its regional debut, it will be the womenswear retailer’s third standalone store in the UK.

Digital department store Freemans has a handle on blending summer into autumn with a new collection and accompanying campaign. Called The Icons, it’s running for two months to transition into the new season.

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”.

​JD Sports Fashion may have had some downs as well as ups this year, but its Q2 trading update on Thursday (22 August) showed it’s back to seeing mainly the latter.

​A few weeks ago it was a "might happen" and now it looks certain with a report that all Ted Baker shops in the UK will shut for good by midweek.

​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.

Mango has rented a 19,000-square-foot store in Hong Kong’s prime retail district Central, people familiar with the matter said, the latest in a slew of global brands returning to the shopping hub, lured by lower rent.

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

Women's accessories sold by some of the world's most popular online shopping firms contained toxic substances sometimes hundreds of times above acceptable levels, authorities in Seoul said.

Nike Inc. shares gained in late trading on 14 August after Pershing Square Capital Management LP disclosed a new stake in the world’s largest sportswear company.

On the business front, we’ve been hearing about brand revamps, key tech link-ups and lawsuits too.

​Product launches are continuing at pace with major developments in multiple categories ranging from the very practical to the totally quirky.

Summer may be here but companies are already focused on the autumn season with key campaign launches and other developments.