The continued regeneration of London’s Oxford Street needs supporting in order to maintain its ‘iconic status’, a major retail executive has said.

French fashion house Dior has opened a new store in Miami’s Design District.

Ikea opened its doors to a new store in downtown San Francisco on Wednesday, bucking the trend of big retailers such as Nordstrom and Old Navy closing shops amid falling foot traffic and rising crime in the city.

The majority of homeware and household goods discount retailer Wilko's stores are to close in the coming weeks after a purchase fell through, the GMB trade union said following a meeting with administrators on Wednesday.

Founded by Birta Ólafsdóttir and Guido Callarelli, the online platform by invitation-only, opened its first pop-up in Los Angeles. After partnering with Just One Eye, LDV is now targeting fashion collaborations. 

Gap-owned-fashion brand Banana Republic opened a brand-new store on Melrose Avenue in early August, mixing home interior and fashion. Another store dedicated to furniture and a home collection will open in September. 

Ireland’s increasingly popular Dundrum Town Centre on the outskirts of Dublin has two important new residents. The centre has signed leading Irish retailer Dunnes Stores and health & beauty retailer Superdrug. 

The John Lewis Partnership talked of reduction and expansion on two different fronts Monday. On the one hand, the UK retail giant is planning to halve its London HQ size by relocating from Victoria to nearby Pimlico.

The French house celebrated the opening of its first store on Rodeo Drive at the Goldwyn House in Hollywood, the Future Perfect's Los Angeles-based design gallery.  

The label is returning to Cristóbal Balenciaga’s historic avenue George V headquarters in Paris, the new home of its studio and ateliers for couture and ready-to-wear, where it shot a new campaign with Isabelle Huppert.

Billed as a digitalised meeting system that will “revolutionise the traditional trade show model” when it has launched in February, how has Hyve Group’s Connect @ Autumn Fair been received?

The French luxury house unveiled the brand's Art Deco-inspired store design.

Olly Tress, the founder of fashion, lifestyle and homewares retailer Oliver Bonas, said he’s finding it difficult to grow his brand in Ireland, citing “teething problems” related to Brexit.

H&M will be launching its popular Home concept in Ireland later this year with a debut in Cork to be followed by Dublin. The Opera Lane store on 8 September will be the first location to offer H&M Home in the country.

UK supermarket giant Sainsbury's is planning to close 100 Argos high street stores in the next 12 month the as part of an ongoing rationalisation programme. 

​It’s being hailed as a ground-breaking design collaboration to demonstrate how multiple industries can make the urgent shift to renewable, circular materials in their products.