​New analysis of online search and social media activity has come up with the world’s most popular department stores. The top 10 is dominated by American and British names with New York and London the key destinations.

A new study of more than 2,000 online shoppers in the UK, US, Germany and Australia suggests 57% have made at least one cross-border purchase in the last 12 months. 

​Shopping malls giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield released its Q3 figures on Thursday and said the reopening in mainland Europe has driven an ongoing recovery with tenant sales at continuing European centres up 6%.

L'Oréal Paris is the most searched cosmetics brand in the world, according to a study using Google Trends to determine search interest in 108 countries.

​Many UK retailers breathed a rare sigh of relief as the annual budget statement saw business rates being cut in half. But the news wasn't as good as it seemed on the surface.

​Investment and real estate development company Eurofund Group has officially launched a UK arm with the appointment of a three-strong team in London.

THG can’t seem to catch a break. After it reported strong figures in its latest update, its share price continued to plummet, down from over £3 each at the previous day’s close to less than £2.40 each in early trading.

​Under-pressure THG issued a Q3 trading statement on Tuesday and said that revenue continues to soar. Group revenue rose 38% year-on-year to £507.8 million and 93.8% on a two-year, constancy-currency basis.

US retail giant JCPenney has a new CEO and has named Marc Rosen to the post, effective November 1. And Stanley Shashoua, chief investment officer at the firm’s owner, Simon Property Group, becomes executive chairman.

​It’s no surprise that another UK consumer confidence indicator (released Monday) was negative and the outlook for Christmas spending's weak as prices rise. But at least it wasn't as bleak as Friday's assessment by GfK.

​TJX UK has reported plunging turnover and a loss for the year to January (its fiscal year 2021) in a results filing at Companies House

​Harvey Nichols Leeds is fast-approaching its 25th birthday. And to mark the Yorkshire department store’s silver anniversary, it’s hosting of series of special events on and around the key 23 October date.

London-centric property giant Shaftesbury is ramping up pre-Christmas festivities for its key Carnaby Street retail destination and its surrounding streets.

​It was all looking so much better in July. UK consumer confidence has since taken a battering with the financial pulse of the nation dropping for third month in a row in October, according to GfK’s latest figures.

​After releasing its Q3 results, the boss of consumer products giant Unilever has issued a warning that suggests beauty and personal care prices are set to rise.

Retail sales failed to impress last month, official UK figures showed on Friday, but the under-pressure fashion sector came out of it relatively well compared to other product sectors.