Digital consumer brands group and beauty goods manufacturer THG has partnered with the British Beauty Council. The aim is to activate initiatives to impact positive change across the beauty industry.

The sale of The Body Shop could be close with strong interest shown in the business but Aurelius reportedly now unlikely to buy it out of administration.

​Cult concept retailer Goodhood has relocated its London store, moving to a bigger space near busy Spitalfields Market and Brick Lane in East London.

​Harrods has released its first-ever Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, “marking a milestone” in its sustainability journey.

Placed in receivership, The Body Shop France is attracting interest from two bidders, Horizon Pharma and Berger International, who have submitted partial takeover bids. 

​Riccardo Tisci is to be the first-ever guest editor/creative director of Boy.Brother.Friend, a London-based publication that “explores Africa and African diaspora and identities through contemporary art and fashion”.

There’s disappointing news on the retail logistics front. Nearly 40% of UK retailers fail to meet delivery times and a worrying 50% take more than five minutes to respond to customer calls.

Inditex’s ability to wring impressive sales growth out of even the toughest economic backdrop seemed to falter in the three months to April 30 as its Q1 growth slowed. But Q2 shows it back on track.

​Julia Sarr-Jamois — the style-focused editor and street style favourite — has co-founded a new agency for creatives called Best Represents, working along with agent and producer Rhia Nottingham.

​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.

Key UK sourcing tradeshow Source Fashion has formed an Advisory Board “featuring dynamic thought-leaders and experts dedicated to responsible and ethical fashion”.

​A new survey in a regular series from cross-border e-commerce specialist ESW shows that international shoppers with the greatest spending power also index the highest when it comes to demand for omnichannel experiences.

​Amazon has announced the names of the start-ups that have made it onto the e-tail giant’s bigger-for-2024 Sustainability Accelerator.

After months of speculation, it’s reported that budget fashion e-tail giant Shein has just-about-decided the location for its IPO and London is almost certainly the chosen stock exchange.

​Retail footfall in the UK remained sluggish in May, no surprise given how wet the weather was at times. BRC-Sensormatic IQ reported a 3.6% drop, but it was better than April and is perhaps a sign of an improving trend.

​Digital department store Freemans has completed its full review and media account re-pitch worth £25 million and has appointed London-based independent agency the7stars.