Welcome to another exciting week in the world of eCommerce and retail.

✦ Regulatory & Legal

⚖️ SHEIN has been hit with €22m in new fines by French authorities, with the largest fine of €16.7m relating to a lack of legally required information in confirmation emails, including product pricing, delivery times and seller details. French authorities have now imposed more than €210m in penalties against the retailer in roughly a year. (source)

🚨 Temu has been fined €200m by the European Commission after regulators found that shoppers on the platform are very likely to encounter items, including fashion and jewellery, deemed unsafe or dangerous. (source)

✦ Revenue & Financial Updates

📈 Inditex has reported its best first quarter in history, with sales reaching €8.75bn, a 5.75% increase from the €8.27bn invoiced in the same period in 2025. (source)

💰 Victoria's Secret expects sales to top $7bn this year, with its "promo detox" strategy driving more full-price selling in Q1. Both the namesake and Pink brands took market share during the quarter. (source)

💄 Ulta Beauty raised its annual profit forecast after beating Q1 estimates, driven by demand for higher-priced products and a TikTok push under CEO Kecia Steelman that is helping to pull in younger customers. (source)

📊 Debenhams Group has edged back to growth, with GMV up 0.5% year on year in the three months ended 31st May 2026. Performance improved across Debenhams, PrettyLittleThing, boohoo, BoohooMan and Karen Millen as the group's turnaround continues. (source)

✦ Partnerships & New Launches

🛒 The Body Shop has launched on Lookfantastic, marking the first time the British beauty brand is carried on a non-owned platform in its home market. (source)

⚽ Jacquemus and Nike have teamed up with the French Football Federation on a new collection that includes a jersey to be worn as a pre-match shirt by French national team players this summer. (source)

🛒 easyGroup is entering mainstream online retail with the launch of easyShop.com, a new marketplace set to go live later this year. The site will be operated by e-commerce and marketplace technology company OnBuy. (source)

📺 Walmart Live is expanding beyond livestreaming to on-demand content on Vizio devices, bringing creator-led shopping events from the small screen to the big screen. Vizio, the American TV and software brand, has been owned by Walmart since 2024. (source)

✦ Administrations & Restructuring

❌ BrandAlley has collapsed into administration, with BDO LLP appointed as administrators. The off-price etailer has been sold through a pre-pack deal to a company called BrandAlley International Limited. (source)

⚠️ Selfridges is looking to restructure its head office teams as part of a wider process that could affect 2% of its 3,100-strong workforce. (source)

✦ Investment & Expansion

💰 Violette_FR, the French make-up brand founded by Violette Serrat, has secured $5m in funding to grow its beauty empire. The brand launched in 2021 and spans make-up, skincare and fragrance. (source)

✦ Store Openings & Physical Retail

🏬 Quince is testing physical retail with pop-ups across North America, including its first ever furniture showroom experience at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles. The e-commerce brand said its biggest goal with the pop-ups is building trust in product quality to encourage customers to try new categories. (source)

🌏 Abercrombie & Fitch has opened a new store in the Philippines at SM Mall of Asia, marking a milestone in the American fashion brand's continued expansion into the Asian market. (source)

That's a wrap for this week! If you found this useful or if you have any feedback, hit reply and let me know, or share it with someone in the industry who'd enjoy the read. See you next Friday. 📬

Thanks - Sue