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On Friday, guests explored a millinery in central London, where they saw hats of various shapes and sizes. Some leant in to smell one crafted from chocolate, while others admired a design infused with the scent of autumn.

In what’s going to be a busy year for Wax London on both sides of the Atlantic, its new SS25 collection ‘Embrace the World’ gains cultural inspiration from  London while its film ‘Love On The Run’ has a strong US vibe.

Chanel is reinforcing its fight against counterfeiting with a new e-logo designed to clearly identify its authorised online retailers for fragrance and beauty products.

Effective March 1, Mélanie Flouquet, Kering’s chief strategy officer, will be promoted to the newly created role of secretary general.  Joël Hazan will take over as head of strategy and development.

Following the launch of its first space inside the iconic French department store in Paris, the Milanese concept store debuts a shop-in-shop in Qatar—its first foray into the Middle East—with plans to expand to New York.

Tumi is heading north. The travel and lifestyle brand is set to join Leeds’ historic Victoria Quarter in June, marking its first location in the North of England, and more specifically, Yorkshire.

The Perfume Shop and Deliveroo are extending their retail partnership to cover further UK locations following a successful launch period last year.

There’s no such thing as consistency when it comes to consumer confidence, at the moment at least, as trying to read consumer emotions in February is a little tough.

​Scotch & Soda has released its latest campaign starring pop star, songwriter, actor and brand ambassador Joe Jonas shot in a variety of American city settings.

In an unprecedented move, the house of Zegna will present its Summer 2026 collection outside the traditional Milan Fashion Week calendar, choosing Dubai as the stage for its next runway show. 

​New data has shown Britons embracing workouts, driving a surge in January fitness spend. And while there’s no specific fashion info in there, the trend is clearly encouraging for sports stores and athleisure sellers.

The official UK retail sales figures for January are out and the Office for National Statistics has announced a 1.7% month-on-month volume increase and a 1% year-on-year rise, welcome news after recent falls.

Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen has grown his personal stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to roughly $1 billion in recent months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Sports retailer Lids announced on Thursday the appointment of Greg Cox to the role chief financial officer. 

American Apparel owner Gildan Activewear reported on Wednesday a 5% uptick in sales to $822 million for the fourth quarter, on the back of double-digit sales growth in the Canadian company’s activewear segment.

Mattel’s Barbie has partnered with the Black in Fashion Council (BIFC) to highlight and celebrate Black female designers, past, present, and future, during Black History Month. 

This renewed multi-year partnership also sets the stage for further global expansion, including plans to enter the UK.

Skechers announced on Thursday the signing of Spanish football star Isco Alarcón, currently playing for Real Betis Balompié. 

Gold exports from Switzerland rose year on year in January as supplies to the United States soared to the highest in at least 13 years and offset lower deliveries to top consumers China and India.

The European Commission will propose at least five sets of legislation this year to spur investment and simplify regulation on companies, including in the field of artificial intelligence.

Italian luxury group Prada has been given access, ahead of any other potential suitors, to the financial data of smaller rival Versace which owner Capri Holdings has put up for sale.

​Frasers Group announced on Thursday that it won’t be proceeding with its intended voluntary offer for the shares of Norway’s XXL ASA it doesn’t already own at NOK10 (around 71p) per share.

THG Studios, the creative operation of e-commerce solutions provider ​THG Ingenuity, has unveiled iGen, an intelligent image creation service that’s part of its recently- launched iLab innovation hub.  

Although Valentine’s Day unsurpingly delivered a week-on-week boost in demand for UK online retailers, the period wasn’t able to better last year’s performance.

Walmart Inc. forecast lower-than-expected profit for the full year, signaling that even the world’s largest retailer isn’t immune to risks in the broader economic environment.

According to an initial audit, the data reportedly stolen was stored in the IT systems operated by Replay’s parent company Fashion Box, and could contain company information and the personal data of stakeholders.

On Thursday, France’s Parliament is set to definitively approve an environmental bill restricting the manufacture and sale of products containing PFAS, a “ground-breaking” new law for the European Union.

The label owned by Neapolitan group Arav has decided it will present its new collection in London this month, having made numerous but vain attempts to join the official Milan Fashion Week calendar, organised by CNMI.

On February 19, the British designer opened a 50-square-metre space on the first floor of Galeries Lafayette Haussmann in Paris, her label’s first and only physical store in France.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. posted its fastest pace of revenue growth in more than a year, as the Chinese internet pioneer co-founded by Jack Ma takes another step toward a recovery after years of turbulence.