Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Peng is a a major shareholder in Laura Ashley through his Malayan United Industries Berhad (MUI) business and has been its chairman since 1999.

H&M is continuing its love affair with London’s Regent Street and said this week that it will open a new H&M Home concept store there next spring at number 208.

French luxury goods group Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy has agreed to buy luxury hotel group Belmond in a deal valuing the company at $3.2 billion.

The online retail platform has announced the appointment of ex-Uber boss Niall Wass as non-executive chair, as it prepares to launch in Amsterdam, Madrid and Copenhagen.

You can always rely on Inditex to turn in a powerful set of results and while so many of its retail peers are struggling, the company on Wednesday again pulled it off.

MySale issued a profit warning on Tuesday with the Cocosa owner saying that it has seen “challenging conditions during its peak trading period.” And it's reviewing its UK business as it focuses on "ANZ-first".

The ready-to-wear label has hired the French designer, who worked for labels like Jimmy Choo and Alexander McQueen, to take charge of accessories design, a key category for Karl Lagerfeld.

The online fashion retailer is considering expanding its offering with soft furnishings such as bedding and blankets.

​H&M has opened a new store in London's Hammersmith but it’s more than ‘just another’ branch with the location including several new features that are part of the chain’s drive to increase sales at its physical stores.

​Retail footfall took another turn for the worse in the UK last month with the latest comprehensive tracking figures by Springboard showing a 3.2% decline year-on-year. 

Shops shuttered in the run-up to Christmas, chaos on the roads: France's "yellow vest" protests are dealing a blow to the economy which the finance minister says is no less than a "catastrophe".

France braced on Friday for another wave of protests against high living costs that could inflict more pain on tourism and transport stocks in the euro zone's No.2 economy.

Global visitors to the UK are flocking to London's luxury stores and while spending is down country-wide, luxe shops, especially those on Bond Street, are enjoying an upsurge in spending.

The B2B wholesale e-commerce platform announced on Wednesday that it has received $15 million in Series C financing, funds that the company said it will put toward accelerating product innovation and growing its team.

New Yorkers by a wide margin approve of plans for Amazon to build a massive new campus in the city, although they are divided over terms of a multibillion-dollar incentive package used to lure the online retailer.