Liverpool One, the major retail and entertainment destination, said it’s expecting a major boost to footfall during the spring/early summer second quarter trading period.

​M&S on Tuesday announced a raft of new investments in collaborative, pioneering projects, funded through its Plan A Accelerator Fund as it continues to target its Net Zero by 2040 goals.

Premium beauty giant Sephora is ramping up its store opening activity in the UK market with its arrival in Newcastle this autumn.

Puig Brands SA is betting on the Fragrance Index for its multibillion-euro initial public offering. 

​Warpaint London, the stock exchange-listed beauty specialist, delivered a short update on Tuesday and said that strong trading had continued in Q1.

​E-tail giant The Very Group has promoted its Retail Managing Director Robbie Feather to Group CEO, succeeding Lionel Desclée, “who has chosen to step down and pursue new opportunities”. 

​UK consumer and retail spending stayed sluggish in March, two reports showed on Tuesday with Barclays (consumer and retail spending) and the BRC (retail only) both suggesting Britons haven’t got the urge to splurge.

Naming and shaming fashion retailers that exaggerate their eco credentials may not be productive, says the BRC, which has stepped in after the CMA's targeting of dubious eco-friendly claims made by retailers.

​After its UK arm’s administration filing, Ted Baker is to close 15 of its British stores with as many as 245 jobs being lost as a result.

The luxury goods group Kering has appointed Thibault Tétrel, formerly at L'Oréal, as sales director of Kering Beauty.

​The John Lewis Partnership has announced its new Chairman following Sharon White’s decision to step down at the end of her term. Her replacement? Former Tesco exec Jason Tarry.

​The number of retailers going insolvent in Britain has leapt 19% in the past year with a spate of big-name failures including The Body Shop, Ted Baker, Farfetch, Matches and Wilko.

The Body Shop’s insolvency practitioners are planning a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to help it survive as the full extent of its money problems has become clearer.

Dexter King has been promoted to senior vice president, global general manager of the cosmetics brand Tom Ford Beauty, owned by the American group Estée Lauder.

​On the same day that the latest BDO report showed UK retail sales falling last month, a new footfall report also showed visitor traffic to stores in decline.

​There’s been little good news coming out of UK retail in recent periods and so it was on Friday with high street sales data from BDO for March.