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​Upscale footwear specialist Russell & Bromley saw a third consecutive year of declining sales in 2017 with revenue falling to £100.6 million while operating profit dropped by £11.6 million to only £6.7 million. […]

Major national retailers including Mothercare, Schuh and Gap have been warned of a potential GDPR breach linked to the use of e-receipts. […]

The online menswear destination has unveiled a chatbot designed to help customers find the right Christmas present for themselves or their loved ones. […]

Justin King, the former chief executive of British supermarket group Sainsbury's , is to re-join Marks & Spencer as a non-executive director, the clothing and food retailer said on Tuesday. […]

Burberry, H&M, Stella McCartney and Hugo Boss are teaming up to fight climate change with the signing of a new charter. […]

​The Christmas shopping season doesn't seem to be getting any better for John Lewis. After a strong Black Friday, it seems to have slipped back with a series of weekly reports in which sales have been sluggish at best. […]

​The arrival of Inditex’s Bershka at the St David’s mall in Welsh capital Cardiff sees the mall extending its fashion offer but also Bershka targeting new consumers as it’s the brand's first location in the region. […]

MySale issued a profit warning on Tuesday with the Cocosa owner saying that it has seen “challenging conditions during its peak trading period.” And it's reviewing its UK business as it focuses on "ANZ-first". […]

Whilst a plan to close 100 of its stores by 2022 is underway in the UK, the retailer has agreed terms to open its first high street store in Spain in a move that represents a change of strategy for the company. […]

​Yoox Net-A-Porter is adding more new tech to its webstores offer and this week has unveiled “a unique styling suite to deliver [an] innovative shopping experience to customers worldwide” for its Yoox off-price store. […]

​Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton has launched another attack on the brand’s current management and business model. Ahead of its interim results, due on Wednesday, Dunkerton told an analyst about his concerns. […]

It was probably inevitable given the publicity she received in May for the Meghan Markle wedding dress, but Givenchy artistic director Clare Waight Keller was named womenswear designer of the year on Monday evening. […]

The online personal shopping service reported a surge of 24% in net revenue in the first quarter of 2019, as subscriber numbers soar and the company reaps the benefits of a model rooted in customer feedback. […]

Australia on Tuesday trimmed its forecast for wool production by nearly 5 percent as dry weather across the world’s largest producer of the fibre squeezes production to at least a 21-year low - the worst on record. […]

Alphabet said on Monday it would shut down its Google+ social media service in April, after finding a software flaw for the second time this year that allowed partner apps to access its users’ private data. […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal to avoid a crushing defeat, saying she would head to Europe for further talks. […]

The Russian designer has denied allegations he engaged in inappropriate behaviour with a minor after screenshots posted on gossip sites seemed to suggest the designer had tried to obtain racy photos from a 16-year-old. […]

The UK Fashion and Textile Association is set to take over the management of Textiles Scotland from January 2019 in a move that will give Scottish textile companies access to a wider support network. […]

British speciality beauty retailer Lush has opened in Birmingham its largest store yet, offering spa treatments from facials to sensory massage experiences. […]

The owner of prestige beauty e-tailer Feelunique has reportedly called off its sale after bidders failed to match the firm’s £200m valuation. […]

EU regulators looked into Apple's mobile payment service and found it was not market dominant but they could review it again if they receive formal complaints, Europe's antitrust chief said on Monday. […]

The ready-to-wear label has hired the French designer, who worked for labels like Jimmy Choo and Alexander McQueen, to take charge of accessories design, a key category for Karl Lagerfeld. […]

The online fashion retailer is considering expanding its offering with soft furnishings such as bedding and blankets. […]

A raft of major fashion names have benefited from the rise of street fashion and luxury’s growth in the past decade with a new study of Google search data showing just how popular some brands have become in the UK. […]

The Swiss watch brand Hublot has unveiled the "Big Bang Meca-10 Nicky Jam" wristwatch, paying homage to the famous reggaeton singer. […]

French upmarket department store Printemps said it had suffered a 25-30 percent slump in sales over the last four weeks as a result of the "yellow vest" anti-government protests. […]

China’s central bank on Monday warned that rejecting cash as a form of payment was illegal, saying that such practices could eventually could cause the loss of confidence in physical money. […]

Coach stormed the catwalk in Shanghai over the weekend, as the US heritage house presented its pre-fall 2019 ready-to-wear collection. […]

​British pop star Cheryl’s long-running contract with L’Oréal for haircare and styling products has ended with a split after a nine-year run. […]

Sports Direct’s luxury fascia Flannels is understood to have received £125,000 in business rates relief by a local council for a store it opened in Doncaster in October. […]