Retail & Brands

There is good news and bad news for the US retail industry when it comes to defaults and bankruptcies.The default rate in retail and...

The infusion of stimulus payments, coupled with the broader reopening across the country, gave a boost to US retail growth in March as the country...

Covering the five weeks 28 February 2021 – 03 April 2021For the UK, 2020 was a turbulent year in which much of retail bounced...

Levi Strauss & Co has raised its half-year revenue growth forecast, banking on Covid-19 vaccine rollouts to spur a return to normalcy, after the...

The unprecedented surge of imports at retail container ports that began last summer is expected to continue at least through the end of this...

Faced with accusations that it was profiting from the forced labour of Uyghur people in the Chinese territory of Xinjiang, the H&M Group -...

Swedish fashion retailer H&M was forced to close 20 stores in China following its statement on forced labour in Xinjiang. Recently, several companies including...

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has assigned the apparel retail sector an improving outlook for FY22. After a complete washout in 1QFY21, and the...

Inditex plans to shut down 1200 stores worldwide, leaving many of its staff jobless. The world's biggest clothes retailer is closing smaller outlets while...

Leading UK retailers have been making significant progress in reducing their impact on the environment. This includes reducing absolute carbon emissions by 45%, far...