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Harvey Nichols swung to the red in its last financial year, although its turnover was flat amid “considerable disruption” caused by a major refurbishment scheme. The luxury department store made loss of £6.7 million before tax – and after charitable donations of £2.7 million – in the fiscal year ending April...

Waitrose has invested in new food development facilities at its Bracknell head office and doubled the number of chefs working on new food ideas as part of its long-term plans for product innovation. A new £1.5 million development kitchen is on track to open at the site in the middle of...

The Advertising Standards Authority has set its sights on Amazon, saying the online retail giant could be investigated after receiving complaints about its premium delivery service. According to reports in The Sunday Telegraph and the Guardian, Amazon customers have contacted the ASA to complain that the “unlimited one-day delivery” that comes with the Prime...

Michael Kors has become the latest high street giant to commit to banning fur from its fashion and accessory collections. In a statement published last Friday, the company – which recently acquired British high street staple Jimmy Choo – said it would no longer use animal fur in any of its...

House of Fraser has launched a new localised pop-up concession scheme in some of its branches around the country, as it seeks ways to make use of “dead” space and drive footfall. The scheme involves the department store chain partnering with data-driven tech firm Popertee to invite retailers into its outlets to take...

Supergroup has revealed that Superdry Sport has been appointed as the official clothing supplier to the UK delegation for the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney. The appointment means that Superdry Sport's in-house team of designers and technicians will create full technical training and competition wear for the UK competitors. This will also...

South African retail group Steinhoff has confirmed that Christo Wiese has stepped down as chairman of its supervisory board. In a statement made by Steinhoff Wiese has said that he had offered to resign from the board to reinforce the independent governance of the company of which he is a major shareholder. It...

H&M said its Monki brand has made good progress in China since its Tmall launch so the company is now extending the collaboration to include both the H&M brand and H&M Home. H&M is also in advanced discussions regarding the launch of other H&M brands on Tmall. Karl-Johan Persson, chief executive...

Simon Coble will join the John Lewis management board in January, and report into the department store chain’s managing director Paula Nickolds. His responsibilities will include leadership of the trading team, which includes the buying and merchandising teams. Coble will be joining the business from The Body Shop where he was managing director...

Cross-border trade is looking to increase by 57 per cent in the UK this festive period, showing that more overseas shoppers are turning to British retailers than ever before for their Christmas shopping. According to new research from VoucherCodes and the Centre for Retail Research, sales from international trade is expected to hit...