The closure of France’s Galeries Lafayette in the Chinese capital on Wednesday takes place against the backdrop of a sluggish post-pandemic economy and shifting consumption practices. Read More
At a sprawling bazaar on the outskirts of Vietnam’s capital, the trade in counterfeit goods is bustling despite government crackdowns and the threat of US tariffs over the issue, two visits by Reuters journalists found. Read More
Down but perhaps not out, The Face, has been acquired by C86 Holdings from Wasted Talent Limited, just a couple of months after it ceased publication for the second time. Read More
British retailers, including Next and Marks & Spencer, have called for a £2.60 customs duty to be imposed urgently on low-value parcels from overseas to close a tax loophole that benefits online players like Shein. Read More
Amazon invested over £15 billion ($20 billion) in Britain in 2025, keeping the e-commerce giant on track to deliver its planned £40 billion investment in the three years to the end of 2027, it said on Wednesday. Read More
Target is moving from “using AI to running on AI,” but a shift in the pricing of the technology by its providers is prompting the U.S. retailer to reassess the way it is deployed, its India head told Reuters on Monday. Read More
Miniso has officially entered the Swiss market with the opening of its first store in Switzerland at Westside Mall in Bern. Read More
Shop prices are still rising, according to the British Retail Consortium’s latest monthly snapshot. The BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor showed them up 1.2% year on year in the first week of May. That’s up from 1% in April. Read More
France’s Shopopop has announced expansion to the UK in a “push to build a global crowdshipping community”. It’s aiming to secure a partnership with at least one major UK retailer by the end of 2026. Read More
If anyone thought that Jonathan Anderson’s appointment as creative supremo of Dior and his reshaping of the JW Anderson label meant the latter was taking a back seat has been proved wrong. Read More
