October saw its worst online sales rise ever and although fashion sales were up, discounting was key. Meanwhile, smartphone shopping continued to advance.

UK consumers are split on the virtues of Black Friday but will still spend more this year. And while electricals remains the key category, clothing is a big spending area both for Britons and in Europe.

Alibaba will raise up to $12.9 billion in its Hong Kong secondary listing, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Amazon.com Inc uses "aggregated data" from sellers in its third-party marketplace to improve its overall business, the online retailer said in response to a congressional antitrust probe.

Department store operator Kohl’s Corp cut its annual profit expectations on Tuesday ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season, and missed same-store sales estimates for the third quarter.

La Samaritaine, the greatest construction project of the world’s largest luxury construction company – encompassing a chic department store, hotel, office space and even public housing –  is finally, almost, ready.

Cold weather fashion gave a boost to John Lewis in the latest week, as did merchandise linked to its newly-unveiled Christmas ad campaign.

We’re constantly being told that UK shoppers are spending less, but it seems that they're actually going to spend more overall this Christmas, although the increase won't be large.

Steinhoff International-owned Greenlit Brands has sold its general merchandise division to Allegro Funds, as the South African retailer grapples with the fallout of an accounting scandal worth about $7 billion.

John Lewis opens an experiential concept at its Southampton store on Tuesday with the company saying it reinvents the department store experience as the way people shop changes radically.

The Italian interiors brand has opened a first Dutch store in Amsterdam, bringing the total of its monobrand shops to seven and launching also its Dutch e-tail site, as it forecasts a revenue of €16 million for 2019.

Joules has followed the popular animation trail for its 2019 Christmas advertising but the lifestyle brand hasn't chosen to create a new animated character. Instead it has linked up with well-known duo, Wallace & Gromit.

The UK's Office for National Statistics said October sales volumes and value fell by 0.1% month-on-month. But department stores reported growth while year-on-year sales rose 3.1% by volume and 3.3% by value.

John Lewis has unveiled its first-ever joint Christmas ad between its department stores chain and its supermarkets. The creative “tells the story of a little girl and her friendship with an excitable young dragon”. 

European outlet malls operator Via Outlets has reported “strong results and continued growth” on the back of  its major remodelling work across its portfolio.