​Shein’s British arm — Shein Distribution UK Limited — has filed its accounts at Companies House for the 16 months up to the end of last year and it showed revenue reaching £1.121 billion.

UK property giant Hammerson is continuing to attract key retailers with two new openings supporting its strategy “to enliven and reinvigorate its portfolio of city centre assets”.

A host of bidders are ready to buy The Body Shop after Brazilian beauty giant Natura signalled this summer it’s ready to sell the ethical international beauty retailer.

Property giant British Land is preparing to sell Meadowhall in Sheffield, one of the country’s major shopping centres, for around £750 million.

When it comes to advertising, Fenwick has been quiet for 221 years. But that’s about to change. Under the banner tagline ‘Quiet No More’, the UK department store group is launching its first-ever ad campaign.

​British Vogue has found a replacement for outgoing Editor-In-Chief Edward Enninful from within the wider Vogue family with Chioma Nnadi set to take the helm on 9 October.

Beauty giant L’Oréal India plans to become a €1 billion business in the coming three to four years and is confident that it can grow its business twice as fast as the Indian beauty market.

​Frasers Group’s plan to create an upscale chain of department stores called Frasers may have seemed to take a back seat to its Flannels chain expansion, but it’s still very much a major project for the firm.

Lifestyle retailer Parasol is opening a new bigger store within the Cheshire/Greater Manchester area in October. After outgrowing its previous store last year, it said it's found the “perfect location” on George Street. 

Swedish bodycare brand Estrid is to open a second corporate headquarters in London following a period of “explosive growth”, with revenues up more than 60% year-on-year.

The French beauty giant has announced a series of promotions effective in early 2024. Fabrice Megarbane, head of the China and North Asia businesses, will take over from Frédéric Rozé as chief global growth officer.

Sephora North America has named Artemis Patrick president, succeeding Jean-André Rougeot, who is set to retire next April.

The Spanish group has hired JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs for the estimated €8 billion deal.

TikTok UK/Europe, the platform that has given many a fashion influencer a huge voice and beauty brands an important media link to young customers, saw its sales rocket in the calendar year 2022.

It was a case of 'more loafers, fewer sofas' at John Lewis in the latest half as the retailer reported narrower losses and strong fashion sales. But interiors and tech struggled.

​THG’s results for the first six months of the year showed adjusted EBITDA and cash generation ahead of the top end of its guidance, although the Beauty operation took a hit from one-off industry destocking.