UK retail footfall is continuing to creep up in a clear sign that consumers feel normality is back. New figures from the Ipsos Retail Traffic Index show footfall down only 4.7% against 2019, and up 6.3% on the week.
Shaftesbury and Capco have confirmed long-expected merger talks with the companies saying that they're in advanced discussions, although there's still a chance a deal might not happen.
Made.com Group — the stock exchange-listed artisan interiors retailer — announced on Monday that it’s buying Trouva “to advance the group's growth strategy”.
Sports Direct is teaming up with creative agency Cult this spring with a multi-level environmental campaign whose main focus will be on the importance of bumblebees and helping the declining population.
A U.S. labor board official believes Amazon violated federal law during mandatory staff meetings it held in New York City to discourage unionizing, a board spokesperson said on Friday.
The event’s first edition will be held at the Grand Palais Ephémère from June 23 to 25 with Sneakerness and 70 fashion brands, and will feature video games, a skate park, and a metaverse dubbed ‘Dropville’.
Watchmaker Movado Group has announced the appointment of Stéphane Gerschel to the role of chief marketing officer, effective April 18.
HanesBrands announced on Friday a 5% uptick it net sales for the first quarter, on the back of increased sales in the company's U.S. and international markets, and continued demand for its Champion brand.
Founder Brian Hill said he will step down as chief executive officer after 38 years and transition to executive chair on May 21, 2022, leaving Jennifer Wong to become chief executive officer of Aritzia at that time.
The Estée Lauder Companies announced on Friday the appointment of Tara Simon to the role of global brand president of Too Faced, effective July 1, 2022.
The court in Vicenza, Italy, has accepted the offer of Milano 1984, a company headed by Andrea Citterio, for the acquisition of Grotto SpA, parent company of the beleaguered Italian denim brand with 140 employees.
Fat Face has a new COO with the company promoting its global operations director Mark Wright to the newly-created post with immediate effect.
There has been speculation for several years that West End landlords Capco and Shaftesbury could link up and now it seems that they really are in talks about a merger that would value the joint firm at around £3.5bn.
Under Armour Inc forecast full-year profit below estimates on Friday, as the sportswear maker grapples with higher transportation costs and a hit to its business from renewed Covid-19 curbs in China.
After being held in Milan last October, the trade fair is now heading to Berlin for the first time on May 17 and 18, featuring 80 exhibitors at Arena Berlin and a digital trade fair running in parallel.
