The science of shopping: digital innovations shaping the future of retail

Stroll the boutiques of Milan without leaving home, lay a bet by voice, try on a dozen frocks without taking your coat off… Technology will soon make all these possible

Crown Estate, ranging from retail parks to windfarms, valued at record £10bn

Queen benefits as commercial property empire raises more than £267m in profits for Treasury and monarch

The strange science behind design: materials from unusual sources

From clothing made from crab compounds to recycled blue jeans worked into your Ford Fusion, innovation in textile manufacture and design is getting weirder – and more sustainable

Books inspire Burberry’s show at London Collections: Men

Christopher Bailey says collection’s starting point was a Bruce Chatwin first edition, meanwhile Craig Green ‘gets a bit deep’

Virunga is saved but Africa’s wildlife is being encircled sliver by sliver

Campaigners have managed to keep the Congo national park free from drilling just as protected sites elsewhere are being cravenly redrawn

Electric vehicles: how can brands get consumers behind the wheel?

The burgeoning network of electric vehicle charge points across the UK means it’s easier than ever to justify a purchase, but ‘range anxiety’ and cost are still deterring consumers