Senior Retail Analyst Sofie Willmott comments on John Lewis & Partners and Next's H1 results this morning on BBC News (UK)

Why Next is about to lose its No2 spot in clothing retail to Primark bit.ly/2fTEKuM

My colleague @molly_gdretail on BBC News (UK) discussing Tesco's latest results

You cannot fault Primark on beauty - always on top of the latest trends

Download @Retail_GDUK and Hammerson plc report on Retail Innovation past present and future bit.ly/2gRBY9V

Want to know more about the UK toys & games market? Check out our infographic which includes data from our forthcoming report

BREAKING NEWS: Christopher Bailey to exit Burberry at the end of 2018

Eight consecutive quarters of LFL growth for Morrisons as own brand investment pays off. I spoke to BBC Business bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

M&S food suffering from convenience competition, input costs, and not passing on inflation. Only grocer to post -ve LFL this Q = shows what happens with aggressive expansion in precarious times, a more discretionary product and without proactive cost cutting and price positioning

Modest midterm outlook provided by Gobbetti Burberry with 'stable' constant currency revenue growth forecast. This, combined with little detail on his vision for the brand, has led to share price decline this morning

I spoke to Ryan about the Tesco Booker deal - the CMA has underestimated the impact on the market #food #tescobooker verdict.co.uk/tesco-booker-n… via Verdict

SS18 menswear from boohooMAN was bold and colourful with collections focusing on pastels, embroidery, soft vintage-style shirts and lightweight summer tailoring

I wrote for Verdict about Ocado's first international partnership verdict.co.uk/ocado-casino-o… via Verdict

Despite @ASOS revenue being a fifth of M&S and profits at £80m versus £176m, the pureplay has overtaken the UK clothing market leader in terms of market value. Global prospects remain substantial

Steinhoff scandal continues....shares that had already fallen 80% in 2 days down another 50% today. Now being talked of as South Africa's Enron moneyweb.co.za/news/companies…

Slashing the value of Clubcard points is bad, but telling loyal customers its for their own good because it "simplifies" the scheme just shows contempt. Tesco needs to act now to undo the damage. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

First major fashion retail casualty of 2018 as EAST falls into administration. Increased competition in premium segment from Hush, Mint Velvet, Finery and Modern Rarity will have impacted its performance

Disastrous results from New Look this morning which demonstrate how selling via online marketplaces can cannibalise own website site sales if the own site proposition doesn't measure up. New Look's Q3 YTD own website sales were down -15% versus third-party online sales +21.9%.

Discounters poised to increase share of £1 billion Valentine’s day - @Eleanorgdretail writes globaldata.com/discounters-po…