​The high-end luggage sector has seen plenty of development most-pandemic and now a new brand, Timothy London, has launched its “innovation-rich premium collection” and a new Jermyn Street flagship store in London.

Birmingham’s Bullring & Grand Central shopping destination is expanding its entertainment offer, with the Hammerson-operated mall having just opening a TOCA Social venue. 

​First, the good news. Tourists are back in London. And the bad news? They’re not generally there to shop with the withdrawal of the VAT-free perk post-Brexit directly affecting their behaviour.

Shopping centres are continuing to link-up with partners providing experiences to drive greater retail footfall. And now malls giant Westfield is expanding its experiences format via a partnership with TOCA Football.

Retailer Chateau Orlando has made an unusual choice of venue to open its first London pop-up store. Chiltern Street’s Shreeji News and Magazines will be its debut “immersive temporary store”.

Cosmetics group L'Occitane, owner of L'Occitane en Provence, Melvita, Sol de Janeiro and more has appointed Evelyne Ly-Wainer Managing Director of global travel retail.

Shaftesbury Capital maintained the positive momentum in the commercial property sector with one of London West End’s biggest landlords enjoying the fruits of a big increase in tourism in the last 12 months.

M&S almost declared its turnaround ‘job done’ as it delivered its annual results. It didn’t quite use those words, but it may as well have done with some spectacular figures for the 52 weeks to the end of March.

Landsec, the London-centric property giant, said Friday that the business continues to outperform, boosted by rising occupancy and positive rental uplifts in the capital.

On July 1, Jesus Abia will assume the role of managing director travel retail for Asia-Pacific at cosmetics group L'Oréal, succeeding Tao Zhang, who has held this post since July 2022.

​The number of global luxury store openings fell 13% last year, but several regions bucked the trend as brands diversified their strategies and increased their focus on locations with strong domestic fundamentals.

Consumers awaiting the highly anticipated arrival of IKEA on London’s Oxford Circus will have to wait yet longer for the opening.

Digital department store Freemans is continuing its successful ‘Made You Look’ theme for its new summer ad campaign with the creative rolling out today (13 May).

​Paul Smith is the latest big name to weigh in on the issue of tax-free shopping for tourists in the UK, saying the axing of the perk post-Brexit has deterred non-EU tourists from visiting to shop and spend.

​The UK government’s refusal to reinstate tax-free shopping to expand luxury spending and boost hospitality continues to cost jobs at Selfridges.

Thousands of tourists who used to come to Britain for tax-free shopping are now visiting stores in Paris, Milan and Madrid after the UK scrapped the incentive in the wake of Brexit.