Property giant Landsec has signed deals with 25 brands covering 139,900 sq ft across its shopping sites with big UK and international names having just joined or set to join its line-up.

Starting this February, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (MFIT) will be hosting an exhibition exploring the influence of the centuries-old art form of classical ballet on modern high fashion.

Value footwear retailer Shoe Zone has confirmed Charles Smith as its permanent Chairman. Smith is already a board member and major shareholder of the retail giant with a 22.2% stake in the business. 

When retailers put the words ‘profit warning’ at the start of a press release these days, it’s always bad news. But in the case of Lindex owner Stockmann, it wasn’t. In fact, profits will be higher.

MySale continued to face tough times in the past six months with a trading update for the period to December 31 showing lower sales and an underlying loss.

Simply Be and Ambrose Wilson were good news for owner N Brown Group in the 18 weeks to January 4, despite the firm’s overall revenues dropping by 5% in the period. 

Primark continued to progress in the first quarter of its new financial year with new stores boosting the UK, while France and Italy looked strong and its US stores turned in a a positive like-for-like performance.

Zalando has announced that it’s partnering with Global Fashion Agenda to push fashion sustainability while Fast Retailing has signed the UN's Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. 

The newly-renamed Very Group reported buoyant Christmas sales for its star Very.co.uk brand on Wednesday with “strong peak trading driven by growth in fashion and sports”.

Recent results from Quiz Clothing have shown a once-high-flier struggling to generate sales growth and its Christmas trading statement on Wednesday showed more of the same. 

Who’s Next will run from January 17 to 20 at the Porte de Versailles, with the theme 'Mirror Palace', driven by its sustainable space 'Impact', which will return for a second edition. 

John Lewis Partnership has been having a turbulent time of it lately, its previous status as an almost-unstoppable retail powerhouse having been seriously damaged by a string of poor sales and profits results. 

Ongoing underperformance at its Australian operations has led to the exit from his group post of Woolworths Holdings’ CEO Ian Moir, the South African company replacing him with an executive from Levi Strauss.

Retailer Anthropologie is continuing the rollout of its smaller, ‘local store’ concept with a third location under the local umbrella having opened. The new store is the second local shop to open in the UK.

Boohoo continued its rapid sales ascent in the four-month period to the end of December and while there was no information about sales at its newly-acquired brands, its existing portfolio went from strength to strength.