Post-purchase business Shipup has launched in the UK following its acquisition by Global Blue. And along with its arrival in the country, the company has named Agop Ashjan its new Chief Executive.

British Land has hitched its waggon to retail parks as the sector of choice to deliver success. So how’s that going for the UK property giant?

​British luxury brand Sunspel has named Raul Verdicchi as its new CEO, effective immediately, with Nicholas Brooke, owner and CEO since 2005, remaining as Executive Chairman. 

​TJX UK has filed its accounts with Companies House, covering the year to the end of January, and it’s reported a jump in both sales and profits.

Select Model Management announced that TGI Holdings, led by founder and investment principal, Alfred Tagliaferro, has become a co-owner of the business. 

Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has released a new online film series called Fashion Redressed to “inspire the industry to take action to transform the way we produce and consume fashion”.  

Global retail intelligence platform Edited has launched myEdited, a new merchandising experience feature that provides “an easy-to-use question-and-answer interface”.

The luxury label has appointed its current general manager Fashion USA Joyce Green as managing director France. She is replaced by the head of creative and brand communications for the USA, Rebekah McCabe.

​Global luxury shopping destination Matches has appointed Clare Bishop Chief People Officer. She joins from Greystar International where she held the role of Managing Director, People, Europe.

The German designer is targeting a 2023 revenue of €225 million driven by global retail growth, aiming to broaden his reach via the Plein Sport premium sportswear brand, a golfing line and a first luxury hotel in Milan.

Simone Rocha is to design the next Jean-Paul Gaultier couture collection, which will be staged in Paris in January, succeeding Chitose Abe, Glenn Martens, Olivier Rousteing and most recently Haider Ackermann.

The world’s tourist hotspots may need to wait another year before Chinese visitors return in any great numbers, the World Travel & Tourism Council predicts.

So, admiral blue is the new black. And plaid should come in hunter green and yellow daisy, just like the enormous tent in Highbury, where Burberry staged its latest show on a cloudy Monday.

Every editor, buyer or critic in London showed for Fashion East on this weekend, as well they should given its organizer Lulu Kennedy’s legendary antenna for new talent.

Shoppers are gearing up for more luxury purchases during the next several months, according to a survey by Saks Fifth Avenue, although the holiday season is likely to be slower than last year. 

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.