The label designed by Virgil Abloh has opened a flagship store in the heart of the French capital that will also act as a talent incubator and experimental creativity lab.

Sportswear group Intersport International has announced the sale of its sneaker chain The Athlete’s Foot and its 564 stores to Arklyz Group. The group, based in Switzerland, already owns sock supplier Intersocks.

Pulse Rewards is a new loyalty programme for good payers launched by Clearpay. The financier claims its “unique programme encourages responsible spending, by offering benefits to customers who make on-time payments”. 

​A new billion-pound shopping centre has been hit by flash flooding only days after it officially opened. The St James Quarter in Edinburgh was damaged at the weekend after Scotland’s capital suffered very heavy rain.

​Wednesday will see the launch of a Karl Lagerfeld-Kenneth Ize capsule collection that has been curated by the Paris-based brand’s style advisor Carine Roitfeld.

Activists from social justice organisation Attac on Saturday unfurled a giant banner over the headquarters of French luxury group LVMH and sprayed black paint on the storefront of its newly revamped La Samaritaine.

The house of Patou, which does not boast any boutique of its own, is nonetheless going to open up its own unique pop-up – named Patou Market. It opens this weekend in the City of Light.

​RewardStyle’s platform and its LiketoKnow.it shopping app are rebranding as LTK, a unified platform “to lead the industry in powering global creator commerce, servicing brands, influencers and shoppers”.

Retail in London’s premium Marylebone area has been given a boost with the addition of two new independent stores -- Labour and Wait and John Boyd Hats --added to landlord Portman Estate’s portfolio this month.

​Another major name has opened a new store that underlines the appeal of the new St James Quarter as a key shopping hub in Edinburgh.

Cadogan Estates, the family-owned company that owns swathes of commercial and private properties across London’s Chelsea and Knightsbridge, has seen the value of its 93-acre portfolio fall by almost £800 million.

Uplifting news for UK non-food retailers. Footfall will continue to strengthen over the summer, reaching almost three-quarters of its 2019 level in Q3, retail analyst Ipsos predicted this week.

​An online marketplace that combines health and sport brands is being launched in the UK by Decathlon. And the brand has lofty expectations to build the international digital venture into a billion euro-plus business.

​LVMH’s Fendi has inked an exclusive deal with the group’s eyewear specialist Thélios for the design, development, production, and distribution of its eyewear category.

​The giant Bluewater mall in Kent will be home to the first standalone store for new fashion brand Vanilla following its initial success online and with concessions.