Battersea Power Station has been an undeniable success since its opening almost two years ago and on Thursday we were told that the mall and the general neighbourhood have just enjoyed their “strongest summer yet”.

​John Lewis released its half-year results Thursday and said its “transformation is on track” with a “marked improvement” in H1 and the retailer set to "deliver significantly higher profits for the full year”.

​UK off-price premium/luxury brand e-tailer BrandAlley said taking full control of its end-to-end customer services ops has helped deliver “remarkable growth” in the business.

Maison & Objet concluded on a notably positive note this September 9. Looking forward, the fair is set to undergo a significant transformation, with a renewed focus on expanding its offerings in fashion and home decor.

Shein — whose much-talked-about London IPO is still a will-it-or-won’t-it event — is continuing its business-as-usual series of launches and its latest is with The Smiley Company, featuring the SmileyWorld brand.

​Digital retail group N Brown has appointed Motel as the creative agency for its three strategic brands, Jacamo, JD Williams and Simply Be.

And the winner is Emma Joan Foley, a mid-westerner who nabbed Supima’s 17th Annual Design Competition after a joint show in New York Fashion Week on Thursday evening.

Despite store closures, Union Square, San Francisco's flagship luxury district, is still alive. What is really left of the San Francisco luxury market and what projects are on the horizon?

A re-commerce revolution is sweeping the UK. Now worth £7 billion annually, over a third of consumers are embracing secondhand shopping, according to a ShipStation survey. 

Maison & Objet is set to infuse its semiannual editions with unique themes to satisfy its attendees, 95% of whom are on the lookout for novel ideas. 

Ireland’s premier fragrance and candle brand La Bougie has launched in the UK.

Italian luxury house Versace has teamed up with RGZ Developers to design eight villas in the Nueva Andalucía area of Marbella. 

The latest fashion boutiques to open in LA reveal their character through the design of their store. From Departamento's new concept to Swedish brand Toteme, the Los Angeles fashion retail scene bets on creativity. 

UK department stores chain John Lewis is undergoing a major and mostly positive restructure of its buying and merchandising teams across fashion and home. 

A prolific fashion and beauty products shoplifter has finally been jailed for 10 years. And it’s taken almost 10 years to bring Narinder Kaur to justice.

Amanda James has finally stepped down as Group Finance Director of Next after fulfilling a nine-month grace period. She will, however, remain an employee until after the retailer’s interim results on 26 September.