​Selfridges is reportedly up for sale — or at least its owners are exploring their options — after a mystery buyer approached the business with an offer, reports claimed on Friday.

Some 17% of Oxford Street’s properties are currently standing empty, it was claimed on Thursday, with the reason being about the rise of online shopping as well as the pandemic.

​Online sales in the UK fell 9.1% year-on-year last month, although this was against a 61% increase in May 2020. And even with the fall, spend remain strong with sales volumes rising 46% compared to May 2019.

The women’s fashion accessories brand has teamed up with the outdoor furnishings manufacturer for a limited-edition, co-branded outdoor living collection featuring signature Vera Bradley prints.

Saje Natural Wellness announced on Friday the launch of a new collaboration with The Little Market – a non-profit fair-trade shop, founded by Lauren Conrad and Hannah Skvarla. 

The New York-based non-profit has announced that entries are now open for the third annual Design Excellence Awards, a competition that seeks to recognize outstanding products in the fashion accessories sector.

​LVMH-owned luggage brand Rimowa has launched a collab with London-based accessories label Chaos. The company said the two labels are “united by their common appreciation for luxurious design and innovative solutions”.

Anthropologie has introduced its first hotel pop-up at New Jersey’s luxury boutique hotel The Reeds at Shelter Haven. 

​The Debenhams physical store chain may be history in the UK, but one part of the business is continuing as a physical entity with its Danish Magasin du Nord operation sold to Peek & Cloppenburg for an undisclosed sum.

​As they work to drive shopper traffic back to London’s West End, the New West End Company, local authority Westminster City Council and landlord Crown Estate have announced the launch of a pop-up programme.

​M&S has delivered a bleak full-year earnings report, although the bad news was far from unexpected. In year to April 3 — which included three lockdowns during which its clothing departments were shut — sales plummeted.

The house of Trussardi has appointed Serhat Işık and Benjamin A. Huseby – the design duo behind Berlin indie brand GmbH - to be its new creative directors in a surprise move.

​Britons are increasingly switching on to subscription boxes and the pandemic has helped accelerate a trend that was already moving fast before the global health crisis started.

It’s been a busy week for Amélie Huynh, the CEO of Parfums D’Orsay, the inventive French perfume marque, who just launched a series of new scents and interior fragrances in Paris.

Brands should get ready for a rush of wedding-related purchases and new nuptial trends this summer, in anticipation of ceremonies getting back on track in June, according to eBay.

The Touchwood shopping centre in Solihull has a new owner. US-based real estate investment and asset management firm Ardent Companies has bought the Midlands mall from Lendlease Retail Partnership for an undisclosed sum.