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Specialist media group Future has expanded its proprietary creator-led initiative, Future Collab, into the UK market through its fashion and beauty brands Marie Claire UK and Who What Wear UK.

Positive news for the UK’s SME clothing manufacturing base. They saw sales revenue hold steady at just under £500,000 in Q4 2025 – the third-highest level since 2018 — putting  them a “growth-footing” for 2026.

​Boss By Beckham is back for SS26, the Hugo Boss-owned label releasing a “versatile wardrobe informed by a life of style”. 

Cornish lifestyle brand Seasalt Cornwall is set to open its latest store in a very suitable location, the Yorkshire spa town Ilkley.

​French fashion-sport brand Lacoste has debuted offline in Northeast India and launched a mono-brand outlet in Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.

Swiss sportswear brand On Holding said on Wednesday its co-founders David Allemann ⁠and Caspar Coppetti will take over as co-CEOs from May 1, replacing Martin Hoffmann.

Meta Platforms Inc.’s rollout of new display-equipped Ray-Ban smart glasses in the European Union has been hampered by battery and artificial intelligence regulations in addition to supply constraints. 

At Italy’s ITS Contest, FashionNetwork.com spoke with OTB’s sustainability ambassador and the CEO and co-founder of Wråd, who is also CEO of Inside Out Fashion, Textiles & Home, to discuss environmental sustainability.

Two of Debenhams Group’s key brands have filed their accounts at Companies House and while they only cover the period to the end of February last year, they do give us an idea of how they’ve been performing.

​ASOS on Wednesday issued a pre-close trading update that showed its turnaround is continuing to make progress, especially in its four key markets the UK, US, Germany and France.

Private equity investor Advent announced on Tuesday plans to acquire a majority stake in premium body care brand, Salt & Stone.

The company announced the introduction of personalized fit guidance powered by Bold Metrics’ Agent Sizing Protocol alongside support for Google’s new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). 

The assortment includes statement dresses, jumpsuits, mini and maxi dresses, and rompers designed for occasion dressing and social events.

San Antonio-based premium beauty and lifestyle brand Nopalera has secured $4 million in new funding as it looks to expand its retail presence and product offerings.

Tod’s on Wednesday reopened its renovated flagship store in Sydney, as the Italian luxury brand rolls out its refreshed retail concept across the globe.

Returned to founder control in 2025 after two challenging financial years, Ba&sh posted sales of €300 million last year. To improve performance, management aims to transform it into a tech-led brand.

​Parcel price comparison site Parcelhero has launched artificial intelligence-powered live tracking alongside a new high-speed booking interface.

Artificial intelligence-powered search and product discovery platform Constuctor has unveiled Merchant Intelligence Agent (MIA), a new AI agent “that brings conversational intelligence to e-commerce merchandising teams”.

Repossi has opened its first boutique at luxury department store Harrods in Knightsbridge, with its debut “representing an important milestone” for the Italian jewellery brand.

French e-tailer La Redoute has put Marie Mercier Briand in charge of its new AI and innovation department, with the goal of accelerating the company’s digital transformation.

LVMH-owned international cosmetics company Sephora has today reached a new milestone in the race towards AI‑fuelled consumption by linking its product catalogue to ChatGPT.

The Catalan company’s share price climbed by about 14% on Tuesday. If it were to merge with Estée Lauder- talks the company has confirmed- the combined group would be valued at approximately €34 billion.

Since 2025, ready-to-wear label Wood Wood has been integrated into the Danish fashion giant that saved it from collapse, and it now aims to expand in France, where it has been entrusted to Nicolas Bézy.

H&M and Stella McCartney are pulling out all the stops ahead of the release of their second collaboration collection in May and the latest development to be announced is the Insights Board.

​Heritage and its classic raincoat are never far away from Burberry’s thoughts. And with the luxury London fashion house continuing its 170th anniversary celebrations, it’s decided to refresh those trenches for summer. 

Specialised fashion group AWWG, the parent company of Pepe Jeans, Hackett, and Façonnable, has announced changes to its management structure.

​Couturier JJ Valaya has expanded into handbags, launching a line of intricately detailed accessories which blend craftsmanship and heritage storytelling.

Two big changes at the top of N Brown Group. The digital fashion/lifestyle group has just promoted Dan Joy to chief executive while Malcolm Le May joins as new company chair.

The outfit doesn’t simply dress the celebrity. It positions them within a system of values, power, and desire. This is the vision behind the new exhibition curated by Tom Eerebout at an Italian fashion museum.

Debenhams Group has named Richard Vanoli managing director of the Debenhams brand as it continues to bounce back from a bruising few years to continue its ascent as a major UK online department store.