Fashion

SYKY has launched a short-form online publication led by Nicola Formichetti. It's “an extension of the mission to bring the future of a fully digital, physical, and augmented reality of fashion to life”.  

​January is a major month for launching activewear collections and edits. And H&M's new Good Move edit reflects this while also incorporating the retail giant’s beauty and interiors offer too.

Just a day or so into the year and Hugo Boss has announced a key appointment. It has named Briton James Foster as its new senior Vice president global marketing.

Lululemon has named PGA golfer Max Homa as its newest ambassador.

Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing Co. and Seven & i Holdings are among the first to kick off this earnings season in Asia. 

Amazon.com has fallen short in its bid to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the e-commerce giant of hurting competition in the online superstore market, causing rival Zulily to lose sales and consumers to pay higher prices.

Italian manufacturing activity contracted for a ninth month running in December albeit at a slower pace than the month before, a survey showed on Thursday, amid persisting declines in output and new orders.

Hong Kong's November retail sales fell 7.3% by value from a year earlier, reflecting a change in consumption patterns and the relatively strong Hong Kong dollar, government data showed on Thursday.

World shares struggled for traction on Thursday after a jittery close to 2024, while the dollar weakened as investor sentiment dithered ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.

A record number of activist shareholders mounted campaigns at global companies in 2024, a Barclays report showed on Thursday, as their pressure tactics produced strong returns, and further growth is likely this year.

​US-based licensing giant Marquee Brands has acquired heritage lifestyle and fashion brand Laura Ashley from Gordon Brothers for an undisclosed sum. 

​UK retail is bracing for a tough 2025 as 2024 closed with the news around 13,500 stores closed last year, a rise of 28% on 2023, according to Centre for Retail Research (CRR).

​After a strong performance throughout 2024, UK shopping centres ended the year with a flourish topping the footfall list of places to shop in December.

​Aspinal of London’s latest year looks to have been a good one on the sales front with the company’s accounts for the year to the end of March showing a 9% revenues jump.

​Ashworth and Parker —better known as UK luxury retailer END. — continued to face tough market conditions in the year to the end of March, its latest accounts filing has shown.

​Bollé Brands has inked a new partnership with Seaport-ODLM for the distribution of its sunglasses and ophthalmic collections to opticians in Western Europe, effective January 1.