The fashion group concluded 2022 with 78 stores in the country and initiated its expansion plan for the Italian market in March. Alongside new store openings, Mango will also renovate some of its existing stores.

Heritage fashion brand Cotton Traders’ latest set of results saw it reporting another strong year that was its “most successful financial year to date, with a 10.6% year-on-year increase in turnover of £111 million”. 

​Swiss luxury brand Bally on Wednesday named Simone Bellotti as its Design Director. It’s an internal promotion with Bellotti having joined the firm back in October after 16 years at Gucci.

Caledonia Park, Scotland’s premium designer outlet village, has scored two major signings — Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein.

The positives certainly came together for UK retail in the 21-27 May trading week. The run-up to school half-term week, the late May public holiday weekend and good spring weather all contributed to strengthen footfall.

​A new jewellery and accessories brand will launch next month with Amelia Scott making its debut under the guidance of watch and jewellery designer Jane Hebden.

​Fashion retailer New Look is believed to be in talks about refinancing with the focus being a term loan that expires next year.

​Matalan has made a key change to its line-up as it continues to transform itself under new owners. Interim buying and merchandising director Ben Smith is now chief trading officer, reporting to CEO Jo Whitfield,

The Office for National Statistics International Passenger Survey has shown that tourist visitors to the UK are well below 2019 levels with the New West End Co directly blaming the abolition of tax-free tourist shopping.

British shop price inflation picked up this month to reach its highest rate since industry records began in 2005, although growth in food prices cooled slightly, a survey showed on Tuesday.

​Mango opened a new UK store late last week — in London's Westfield Stratford City — and its debut in one of the largest shopping centres in the UK came as it also revealed that it will see many more openings in 2023.

Joe Browns has launched a high summer Ibiza Sunset collection with the ‘drop’ becoming a first for the fashion retailer.

Deichmann is continuing to grow its UK physical store portfolio featuring its all-new retail concept. This time Europe’s largest shoe retailer has opened at Old George Mall, the premier shopping destination in Salisbury.

​English Premier League champions Manchester City has just opened a store at the Manchester Arndale mall, moving into the former Pink unit.

The independent French fashion house Lemaire has returned to its boutique at 1 Rue Elzévir in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris to host its first Parisian exhibition dedicated to Indonesian artist Noviadi Angkasapura.

​The UK government has been asking for evidence that the end of the VAT-three shopping perk for tourists is hurting British retail and payment software specialist Planet came up with some of that again on Friday.