​The UK has a “golden opportunity” to reform business rates for a retail sector that’s “overtaxed”. And without such reform, thousands more stores could close.

The four designers who showed on the last two days of New York Fashion Week demonstrated its vast diversity of talent and brand vision.

Digital department store Freemans is hitting the fashion campaign trail hard for the upcoming season, choosing singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor as the face of its statement AW24 ads.

A new collaboration sees the BFC forging a partnership with one of LFW’s favourites names, Roksanda Ilinčić, and one of the UK’s most budget-focused fashion brands.

In line with its futuristic aesthetic, the label has created a space suit to train the European Space Agency’s astronauts preparing for a lunar mission.

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”.

The sportswear brand has created a new collection exclusively for the German e-tailer, an opportunity for K-Way’s owner BasicNet, also the owner of Kappa, Superga and Sebago, to tap new consumer categories.

This year, the label headed by Alessandro Michele will be holding three shows instead of the usual five, presenting its haute couture once a year and its men's and women's ready-to-wear collections together.

​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”.

Zara will offer its service for selling, repairing or donating secondhand clothes in the United States by the end of October as a way of prolonging their life cycle and reducing waste.

The French giant in the organisation of fashion and luxury events is strengthening its skills and relationships in the world of art and culture with the acquisition of the company headed by Renaud Sabari.

​John Lewis is continuing to expand its fashion line-up via an exclusive collaboration with contemporary label Awake Mode, set to launch mid-October across all stores and online.

Covent Garden’s appeal for niche fashion retail continues apace. After sustainable menswear brand NN.07 debuted there, eco-conscious suits retailer Batch London and travel apparel brand Gandys have signed up too.

A strategy of consolidation and investment in a high-interest-rate environment continues to come at a price for London commercial property owner/manager Howard de Walden Estates.

The ITS competition for young designers is launching its 22nd edition. Entries can be submitted until 30 September. The ten finalists will be invited to take up residence in Trieste from March 9 to 19, 2025.

​ASOS’s news last week that it was selling majority control of Topshop and Topman and refinancing its debt appears to have had a very positive impact on its overall net debt position, it showed on Wednesday.