Australian discount department store retailer Target could see up to 75 of its stores being closed and many others converted to another of its owner’s banners. Over 1,000 jobs will be affected, owner Wesfarmers said.

With retail going through a major transformation due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new report says that one key difference we’ll see going forward is the larger number of older people shopping online.

Department store chain John Lewis’s blueprint for reopening its shops is still a work in progress even though the potential opening date is looming early next month. And it says reopening will also be a learning curve.

M&S has plans to hibernate some of its SS20 stock as it reveals a big sales hit due to the pandemic. But the firm is upbeat and says Clothing & Home is progressing, even though fashion retail will change post-crisis.

UK consumers are feeling battered and lack confidence as their incomes drop at a faster pace than ever due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Springboard’s latest report on Monday said that in the first week of eased lockdown restrictions, UK footfall increased by just 3.3% from the week before across all retail destinations. 

Giorgio Armani has reopened around one hundred boutiques in his global retail network on Monday, May 18, with added security measures, a new system of booking appointments; also, he will open Armani Silos this week.

M&S has surprised the fashion retail sector by saying that its new managing director of the under-pressure Clothing & Home unit will start earlier than expected. Richard Price will join the retail giant on July 6. 

Marimekko was hit by the coronavirus pandemic in Q1, but its investment in its digital operations paid off during March and the firm's stores have started to reopen.

Ten zero-waste and upcycling experts from nine regions will vye for the menswear and womenswear awards in the Grand Final taking place in September 2020 in Hong Kong.

Burberry – and other major luxury names – are likely to see a very slow recovery due to the global decline in tourism caused by the coronavirus pandemic, analysts at UBS have said.

Two UK consumer spending reports on Wednesday showed just how big a hit British retail — and other spending categories — have taken in recent weeks.

After a two-month lockdown, the stores on Paris’s Champs-Elysées avenue opened again at 10 am on Monday, some with their customary queues outside, though the usual throngs of foreign tourists were sadly missing.

The Tax Free World Association has cancelled its flagship World Exhibition that was due to take place in Cannes in September and October.

As non-essential retailers prepare for reopening, the BRC has called for more clarity from government, a survey shows that consumers are wary of entering physical shops, and we’re told that tech will be ever more vital.

The value-focused e-tailer has poached Rupert Nichols from Dixons Carphone to be its new trading director. The appointment is part of a strategy to improve the company's retail profitability.