The battle between high street and high-end played out at London Fashion Week, with John Rocha and Mulberry vying for catwalk dominance against Whistles, Topshop Unique, and Rihanna for River Island, reports the Irish Examiner's Annmarie O’Connor.

HAVE I met Kate?” asks Jane Shepherdson, CEO of Whistles, pioneer of the vastly improved high street shopping experience.

Former TopShop boss Jane Shepherdson today made her high street comeback after taking a stake in Whistles and becoming its chief executive.

Former Top Shop director Jane Shepherdson insists she is "embarrassed" by claims she quit the British fashion chain store over rows regarding supermodel Kate Moss.

Retail entrepreneur Sir Philip Green has signed up celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to help with a revamp of more than 100 in-store restaurants at Bhs, it was reported today.