Asos director James Hart has resigned after 14 years with the online clothing retailer. Hart, who was one of the company's first employees in 1999, alongside founder Nick Robertson, is set to leave the business later this year to spend time developing his new family home...Read More
Some of the UK's finest independent boutiques are closing at a rate of 18 a day as high street retailers continue to suffer, according to the latest figures. More stores are closing than opening with fashion and clothes store retailers suffering the most, data from the Price Waterhouse Coopers and the Local Data claimed without providing specific figures. Meanwhile, charity shops, betting shops and cheque-cashing outlets continue to grow...Read More
Australian menswear retailer Industrie is set to make its UK debut in London’s Seven Dials in Covent Garden with the opening of its first store outside Australia...Read More
London Fashion Week designer Matthew Williamson has teamed up with Swedish high street retailer Lindex to launch a new collection of apparel for both women and children...Read More
Giorgio Armani always closes Milan Fashion Week and as one of Italy's last self-owned fashion companies, Mr Armani knows what to deliver to his clients, even if that means avoiding producing the most press worthy catwalk show...Read More
River Island has signed the Bangladesh factory safety Accord, a union-backed agreement designed to improve workplace safety in the country, following the Rana Plaza factory collapse which killed more than 1,000 textile workers five months ago...Read More
Belgian fashion designer Anthony Vaccarello is rumoured to be in talks with Italian fashion house Versace to be the next guest designer for its sister label Versus...Read More
The Italian luxury label has confirmed recently to be at the lookout for a new financial partner. Sources close to Versace have pointed out that the company would be ideally looking at selling a 15-20 percent stake in its capital. Institutional investors from South Korea and Qatar have been mentioned as potential suitors...Read More
Leather accessories brand Zatchels is to launch its first standalone store in Westfield London at the end of the month...Read More
Luxury designer brands Chanel, Prada and Alexander McQueen all feature in the top 20 of the annual CoolBrands list, following the disappointment last year where no fashion labels were featured. For the 12th annual survey, Chanel came in a 13, placed just ahead of Prada at 14, which hasn’t featured in the top 20 since 2007, while Alexander McQueen helmed by Sarah Burton, which last year was ranked outside the top 20 and named the coolest fashion brand, was ranked 19th...Read More
China “cheats” and “we won’t let it flood our market,” said US president Joe Biden on May 14, to justify... Read more
Walmart, the retail giant, recently announced job cuts in its corporate sector alongside a push for in-office work. This has... Read more
The European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EUCSDDD), which came into effect on April 24, 2024, is set to... Read more
The American textile and apparel industry is facing continued uncertainty as the Biden administration maintains tariffs imposed on Chinese imports... Read more
Despite the massive growth of e-commerce, a new report by Cushman & Wakefield (C&W), a global real estate services firm,... Read more
The European Union (EU) has ushered in a new era for sustainable clothing with the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability... Read more
The US-China trade war, marked by tariff hikes, has led to a surge in US imports from Vietnam. However, Vietnam's... Read more
The American textile and apparel industry is facing a wave of uncertainty due to the recent announcement of tariffs and... Read more
Burberry, the iconic British luxury brand, has shown mixed signals in its recent performance. The brand reported a 10 per... Read more
Despite growing awareness of sustainable fashion, a new report by WRAP, a leading climate action NGO, reveals that nearly half... Read more