The Annual Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rate rose by 2.2% in the 12 months to July 2024, up from the 2% Bank of England target achieved in June.
John Lewis cuts jobs in customer service push
The John Lewis Partnership will cut 153 roles as part of its store teams restructure in a bid to improve customer service.
Go Outdoors to open ‘Europe’s largest outdoor store’
JD Sports-owned outdoorwear and sportswear retailer Go Outdoors is taking on the former John Lewis retail unit in York's Vangarde Shopping Park to open what it says is the "biggest outdoor store in Europe".
Ganni closes London office
Danish fashion brand Ganni closed its UK office late last month, affecting up to 50 roles, as it looks towards Paris "as a global platform for the brand", Drapers can exclusively reveal.
Vinted responds to user backlash
Second-hand marketplace Vinted said it has "heard the feedback" from users disappointed in an update to its delivery options earlier this week.
M&S introduces stoma knickers in high street first
Marks & Spencer has become the first major UK high street retailer to introduce stoma knickers to its lingerie collection.
This week’s fashion retail people moves: Asos, Selfridges, Fashion Retail Academy
For all the latest fashion retail people moves bookmark this page Find your perfect fashion role at Drapers Jobs Click on the headlines below for more details Lord Rose named as first patron of Fashion Retail Academy The London-based specialist college has appointed former Marks & Spencer CEO Lord Rose as…
George at Asda reports ‘record start’ in back-to-school sales
Asda's in-house clothing and homeware brand George has reported a "record start" to its back-to-school season, with store sales almost doubling year on year in the first two weeks of the campaign.
Bangladesh ‘open for business’ as Nobel Prize winner named interim PM
Amid Bangladesh's student uprising and subsequent change of leadership, Drapers speaks with manufacturing, sourcing and logistics industry professionals on what UK retailers can expect ahead of peak trading — and what they can do to support Bangladesh's garment industry.
Castore to open new store in Derby
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.