Inditex’s first-half results on Wednesday saw the Zara, Massimo Dutta and Bershka owner reporting a 40.1% surge in profits, even though it had kept a lid on price rises linked to higher costs.

Hot weather isn’t for everyone. And it seems among those are shoppers. The brief burst of fine weather after a mostly dismal August did little to whet consumers’ appetite last week.

​Pepco’s Poundland operation is to take over the leases of 71 stores from the failed Wilko chain with all of those stores set to be rebranded under the Poundland name.

​In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Pepco Group said that its CEO Trevor Masters is stepping down with immediate effect. No reason was given for the move.

U.S. footwear group Caleres announced on Monday the promotion of Natelle Baddeley to the role of chief design and product officer, effective immediately. 

It’s been a good year for property giants securing retail leasings and Grosvenor hasn’t been left out, enjoying an impressive first half-year of captures.

​There was bad news for Wilko on Monday as rescue talks for the bulk of the chain between HMV owner Doug Putman and administrators PWC collapsed.

Rimowa rocked up in New York this week with an exhibition entitled Seit 1898, a cleverly staged expression about arty durability and brand burnishing. 

​The British Retail Consortium has assembled an impressive line-up of retail leaders to urge the government to reduce the business rates burden that’s set to rise by over £400 million a year.

Youth unemployment is at a record high and growth is faltering — but China’s gloomy economic backdrop hasn’t stopped Gen Z from shelling out for travel and leisure.

​The latest BDO high street sales tracker may have detailed higher sales for August but there was no underlying good news to celebrate and in-store fashion sales struggled during the month.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating billionaire Ryan Cohen's ownership and surprise sale of Bed Bath & Beyond shares, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

​Selfridges has unveiled two high-profile developments with the opening of a Versace residency in its always-in-demand Corner Shop space, and also the launch of its new zine, dubbed Yellow Pages. 

In what looks to be a race to open new - and often bigger - stores ahead of the critical autumn/winter trading period, another UK shopping destination is announcing multiple signings.

​With MPs debating the ‘tourist tax’ on Thursday, new data released by the London-focused New West End Company showed that the absence of tax-free shopping has negatively impacted the majority of West End businesses.

Primark has promoted Fintan Costello to head its Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland operations, which trades as Penneys. He's replacing Damien O’Neill who's moving to the new role of Vice-President of US Retail.