Katie Ross

John Lewis's fashion creative director Jacqui Markham is on a mission to put the department store's own-brand offer "front of mind" by creating classic pieces that resemble "high-end designer items". She tells Drapers about her fashion life.

John Lewis is launching its "biggest fashion collaboration" with Rixo on 22 October, available online and in 30 John Lewis stores.

Sainsbury's CEO Simon Roberts addressed the supermarket's muted 2.6% sales growth in a media call today while praising the progress of its clothing offer, despite the category experiencing a 2% sales dip. Plus: watch our explainer here.

Donald Finlay, the Drapers Lifetime Achievement award winner who spent 49 years working for family menswear business Douglas & Grahame, died on 14 October following a battle with cancer.

Retail sales volumes fell by more than expected in September, as unseasonably warm weather hit demand for autumn and winter clothing, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported today.

Reported EBITDA at Debenhams Group reached £19.7m in the six months to 31 August, while GMV (gross merchandise value) growth accelerated through the period as the Debenhams brand surged.

Group revenue at Gucci and Alexander McQueen owner Kering was down 1% year on year on a comparable basis to €3.35bn (£2.82bn) in the third quarter to 30 September, as Gucci fell 6% and weakened Chinese demand hit the Asia-Pacific region.

French womenswear brand Sézane has opened its third London store on Chelsea's King's Road today (23 October).

Despite a decline in fashion sales, Very Group says it reported record earnings for the year to 27 June, with adjusted EBITDA before securitisation interest up 3.4% year on year to £317.5m, marking a third consecutive year of adjusted EBITDA growth.

On the first day of Oxford Street's pedestrianisation (26 October), the property and retail industry has largely welcomed the move, seeing it as a chance to reclaim ground for one of Europe’s best-known shopping destinations.