Frasers is doubling down on its efforts to get MySale shareholders to accept its buyout offer as it also says it’s on the verge of owning more than half of the firm’s shares, even though it’s still well below its target.

​Anecdotal evidence suggests that while the plunging value of the pound may be bad news, it has an upside. American tourists are taking advantage of the situation to book shopping trips to the UK.

​With LFW’s celebratory angle having been on hold due to the death of the Queen in September, the British Fashion Council has now unveiled a “city-wide celebration” that’s set to kick off on 6 October.

Seamm, a start-up digitising fashion goods for virtual worlds, has raised $1.7 million in funding “to scale go-to-market activities, attract and hire top talent, and accelerate the development of its platform”.

Major London commercial property landlord GPE reported strong leasing activity during in its first half as demand for key capital spaces continues to attract retailers.

Are You Mad. No, that’s not a question but the name of Shaftesbury’s latest consumer-facing effort to promote sustainability. The London property giant has opened its first visible recycling unit on Carnaby Street.

​Browns has closed its much-talked-about Browns East branch in Shoreditch with the retailer saying the branch had originally been planned as a pop-up in 2017, but “was so successful that we stayed the course for longer”.

​Next is one of the most successful UK fashion retailers, so when it downgrades profit guidance that it only upgraded last month, you know the sector as a whole is facing tough times. And that’s what it did Thursday.

​H&M Group’s nine-month report showed a 13% rise in net sales. But Q3 was very weak due to the Russia exit and “many other external challenges”, although September saw a recovery.

Shiseido Europe is set to acquire Gallinée, a brand founded in 2016 by France’s Marie Drago. The brand harnesses active probiotics to soothe, balance and strengthen skin.

As Labour surges in the UK polls, it’s clearly scenting opportunity in areas the Conservatives haven’t fully addresses and has pledged to abolish business rates and introduce initiatives to ‘save the high street’.

​The countdown has begun to the opening of London's repurposed Battersea Power Station.The official launch of the new retail, leisure and residential area will begin with a five-day ‘Festival of Power’ in October.

A key section of London’s South Molton Street is to be the subject of a major multi-million-pound upgrade. The South Molton Triangle remodel will be a venture between property giants Grosvenor and Mitsui Fudosan UK.

​John Lewis is the latest retailer to launch initiatives to help customers afford their festive shopping this season with a wider returns window, click & collect tweaks and special promotions.

It may not be a merry Christmas for many in global retail as the holiday shopping season looms with a new study showing consumers are planning to spend less than last year due to inflation.

Burberry has delivered what would have been a bombshell announcement had it not been rumoured for some time — Riccardo Tisci will be stepping down as Chief Creative Officer. And his replacement? Step forward Daniel Lee.