Luxury maison Dior is set to open its first spa in the Middle East, opting for the cosmopolitan city of Dubai to make its debut in the region. 

​The so-called tourist tax is “deterring two million foreign visitors from coming to the UK and costing the economy £11.1 billion in lost GDP,” according to new economic analysis.

More rail strikes in the UK can only mean one thing: further disruption to retail with footfall severely affected and a time when stores struggle to attract winter shoppers. 

​M&S has seen lot of transformational change in recent periods and with its turnaround strategy having met with great success, it’s not slowing down on that front.

News of strong performances from city centre malls continues to come in thick and fast. Next up is Manchester Arndale, which tells us its gearing up for a “bumper 2024... following a hugely successful 2023”.

​Fortnum & Mason has filed its accounts for the year to last July with the luxury department store saying the financial period saw a recovery in sales.

There was good news and not so good news this week about the performance of London's West End during the festive period as footfall to the neighbourhood grew but actual spending dipped slightly.

Premium British luggage brand Antler has reported a positive festive sales period with turnover in November and December up 43% year on year, following on from a stellar year in which it relaunched. 

Uniqlo has continued its long-standing partnership with Tate Modern to launch a new lifewear collection via its graphic T-shirt brand UT from 19 January.

Fenwick’s flagship New Bond Street London store is finally set to close, bringing to an end 133 years’ trading on the capital’s luxury shopping thoroughfare for the independent department store retailer in February.

​Battersea Power Station appears to be justifying the tens of billions that have been spent on it, not to mention the multi-decade development project, and for Christmas 2023, the mall saw a 30% jump in visitors.

​Paul Smith's results for the year to the end of June show it continuing to "recover strongly". However, it remained loss-making and admitted it faced challenges, along with the rest of the industry.

Central Retail Corp., one of Thailand’s biggest retailers, said that it has not received any communication about investing in the iconic Selfridges department store, which is majority owned by its parent company.

TK Maxx and Hollywood Bowl are to become new additions to The Oracle in Reading town centre as part of the mall’s “enlivenment and repositioning” strategy.

Opened in mid-December, the 3,644-room casino and luxury resort has just unveiled its retail offering. Chrome Hearts, Giuseppe Zanotti, Missoni and Morris & Co are among the first brands to take over the space.  

UK Christmas shopping finished with a flourish as ‘Super Saturday’ and ‘Frenzied Friday’ lived up to their names. And Boxing Day shopping? Bargain hunters were clearly out in force and Bicester Village saw huge queues.