Katie Ross

Chinese ecommerce giant JD is reportedly weighing a potential £2bn takeover of British online retailer The Very Group. as it steps up efforts to strengthen its foothold in the UK market.

Italian luxury group Tod's has confirmed the departure of chief executive John Galantic after fewer than two years in post.

Everlane co-founder Michael Preysman has announced the launch of a new brand, less than a week after the 'quiet luxury' business was snapped up by Shein.

Givenchy has appointed former Etro creative director Marco De Vincenzo as its head of leather goods design, under the artistic direction of Sarah Burton.

UK retailers have praised the heatwave-induced spike in footfall over the last week.

Amid an ambitious transformation drive which is already bearing fruit, Drapers gets a tour of Matalan's updated Milton Keynes store.

American Eagle Outfitters has posted $28.2m (£20.9m) in operating profit for the first quarter ended 2 May, a 133.1% year-on-year increase from a loss of $85.2m (£63.3m) the year prior.

The number of young people (aged 16-24) who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) in the UK rose to 1,012,000 between January and March 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A claim has been brought in the High Court by Gymshark co-founder Lewis Morgan against Aybl co-founders Reiss and Kristian Edgerton, over the circumstances surrounding his departure from the women's sportwear business.

British Retail Consortium (BRC) chief executive Helen Dickinson advised the government to not create barriers to the employment of young people.