​Frasers Group’s plan to create an upscale chain of department stores called Frasers may have seemed to take a back seat to its Flannels chain expansion, but it’s still very much a major project for the firm.

Waste management firm MyGroup is building a sustainable textiles factory at its Hull, North England, site supported by £500k funding.

Lifestyle retailer Parasol is opening a new bigger store within the Cheshire/Greater Manchester area in October. After outgrowing its previous store last year, it said it's found the “perfect location” on George Street. 

Ian Griffiths, Creative Director of Max Mara, and Vogue’s outgoing British Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful have been awarded Honorary Doctorates from the Royal College of Art (RCA).

Almost a third of UK consumers have started Christmas shopping already. But the the fashion and beauty industries can breath easily as those 30 percenters are mostly made up of those buying just cards and decorations.

It was a case of 'more loafers, fewer sofas' at John Lewis in the latest half as the retailer reported narrower losses and strong fashion sales. But interiors and tech struggled.

It’s billed as a “unique collaborative design project to explore and unlock the power of renewable circularity”. And a combination of Finnish biochemicals firm UPM and Central Saint Martins is aiming to achieve that.

A 5.6% headline rise in total monthly year-on-year sales is good, right? Not when it’s up against a year-ago 6.2% rise and the fact it was below the three-month average increase of 7.5%.

​As the discussion around the future of London’s Oxford Street continues, what used to be Europe's busiest shopping thoroughfare enjoyed a boost this week with approval for the first stage of funding for its revamp.

​Pepco’s widely-anticipated acquisition of a large portfolio of Wilko stores following the latter’s demise should see them being converted into Poundland branches very quickly.

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.

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.