Property

US clothing and lifestyle brand Abercrombie & Fitch has opened its first store in east London on Spitalfields' Horner Square.

Manchester-based sportswear brand Castore has signed a 10-year lease for a 1,771 sq ft retail unit in Derby's Derbion shopping centre in the East Midlands.

Frasers Group's Sports Direct and House of Fraser have renewed their retail unit lease agreements with Croydon's two main shopping centres, as owner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield signs three new fashion retailers.

Womenswear brands Nobody's Child and Whistles are both set to open permanent stores in London's Covent Garden in the coming weeks.

British clothing and lifestyle brand Seasalt has reported a 146% rise in operating profit to £7.9m for the year to 27 January, driven by strong store sales and new openings across the UK and Ireland.

JD Sports Fashion’s renovated store at London's Westfield Stratford City has achieved the highest turnover and footfall across its global portfolio. Mike Armstrong, global managing director of JD, walks Drapers through the location and shares the retailer’s latest store innovations.

Italian luxury fashion brand Prada is to launch its "first major Hong Kong expansion in years".

Premium knitwear label Hades and custom sneaker brand Canvvs are among the first group of businesses to open just off London's Oxford Street as part of Westminster City Council's efforts to rejuvenate the area.

British heritage and lifestyle brand Barbour will open its first Leeds standalone store in Victoria Quarter later this summer.

Shopping centre owner Hammerson has entered into a binding agreement to sell its 42% stake in designer outlet group Value Retail to a subsidiary of LVMH-backed private equity form L Catterton for an enterprise value of £1.5bn.