Ikea will open for business for a final time in Russia on Tuesday, with customers permitted to buy goods in an online-only fire sale before it winds down its operations in a market to which it hopes one day to return.

London-based fintech business Revolut wants to speed up high street customer transactions by launching its first card reader.

By signing a license agreement with K2 to design and distribute in Europe mountaineering brand Eider, French outdoor apparel and equipment e-tailer Snowleader has entered a new development phase.

The radical makeover of Battersea Power Station has reached “practical completion” ahead of the grand opening as a major London retail destination this autumn.

​Easy payments financier Klarna has launched a campaign with credit/debit card giant Visa to promote its own Klarna card during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 football tournament which runs across 6-31 July in England. 

​The Very Group is losing its CEO of four-and-a-half years, Henry Birch, but it’s gaining a big name with an impressive international background.

​Sainsbury's, one of the UK's biggest supermarkets and the owner of the giant Tu clothing brand, issued a trading statement for the 16 weeks to the end of June on Tuesday and its fashion ops are doing reasonably well.

M&S is hoping its third-party brands success to continue into the back-to-school (BTS) category, adding a host of related names to the important trading season.

​Only days after news that the sale process for Boots has been cancelled after prospective new owners failed to meet the expected price, it has emerged that fashion chain Seasalt has also scrapped its sale plans.

​With the British Grand Prix having taken place at the weekend, and moving to Austria, France and Hungary later in July, Selfridges is aiming to tap into F1 frenzy and has opened a new experience as its London flagship.

A panel of art and culture experts, led by Alexandre Mattiussi and Nicolas Santi-Weil from Ami, awarded the first prize to the duo, Atxi X Sed Nove Studio, for their innovative work on leather.

As the cost-of-living crisis escalates, a “significant” section of the UK public has pulled back on online shopping in the last six months, a new report from research platform Attest finds.

The children's fashion fair held in Valencia from June 17 to 19 wrapped up its latest edition with 123 participating brands and its sights set abroad, as well as making progress in innovation and sustainability. 

Here’s an interesting development. In the brand’s 40th year, Diet Coke has appointed its first Creative Director in over a decade with Kate Moss stepping up.

​Laura Ashley has revealed plans for a collab with kidswear and nursery retailer Mamas & Papas. It’s part of the firm’s celebration of the label’s 70th anniversary next year.

Unbound Group on Thursday unveiled the first raft of brands that will be part of the new curated multibrand platform to be launched by the owner of the Hotter Shoes brand.