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Colgate-Palmolive is exploring a sale of certain mass-market personal care brands, including Softsoap, Irish Spring, and Speed Stick, sources ⁠familiar with the matter told Reuters. 

Facing difficulties, the brand founded by Kenza Keller in 2021 is joining the group founded by Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas, while retaining its own identity and management. Kenza Keller continues as chief executive.

​British footwear brand Clarks has just opened (11 September) a store at Marble Arch, “strengthening its presence on London’s Oxford Street and underlining its continued investment in the UK retail market.”

US fashion brand Edikted is opening its second European standalone flagship store in the UK, debuting at Birmingham’s Bullring this autumn.

Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s turnaround won’t be a quick or easy fix as the athletic wear company cedes market share to rivals and suffers deepening sales declines.

​Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds has strengthened its retail presence in Mumbai, opening its eighth mono-brand store in the metro to offer its range of men’s and women’s jewellery in Kalyan.

​Howard de Walden, the private landlord to central London’s high-demand, highly successful Marylebone Village, has, unsurprisingly, reported record turnover and revenue profit for the year to the end of March.

If there’s one thing that appears to be constant in the world of UK online fashion retail it’s ‘serial returners’ and a willingness to abandon a brand/business with an inadequate returns policy.

END. is launching a private label collection called END. Label that brings together the brand’s “heritage and its deep understanding of ‘dressing for real life’ — curated to provide the foundation for individual style”.

Whistles is 50 years old in 2026 and it’s marked the anniversary with a brand relaunch that takes in a new product direction and a campaign featuring 50 customers.

Fast fashion giant Inditex is investing in the ⁠US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, as the Zara owner opens new stores and revamps existing outlets to woo more aspirational shoppers.

Twenty top lieutenants to EssilorLuxottica SA CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defence in an escalating war of words with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who left the company.

Adanola has filed its accounts for the year to late March and has continued to grow strongly, despite warning this time last year about uncertain conditions and the tough economy.

The French perfumery chain is likely to be bought by David Konckier of the Bogart group, but the financial resources of Behn, a company set up in May for the acquisition, is a cause for concern for the unions.

Chargeurs Invest is formalising its strategic repositioning by adopting a new identity: Belgrano. This name change pays tribute to the first vessel operated by the Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis.

​Dr Martens has named Katie Morton as its new global customer director, joining in late October. She’s spent 20 years+ leading consumer, omnichannel and business transformation in fashion, luxury and retail.

At the Sustainable Leather Forum on September 7, the sector took stock of sluggish demand, set against the rise of Chinese players and the technological intensification of Brazilian farming operations.

TJX Cos Inc., owner of TJ Maxx and Marshalls in the US and TK Maxx in Europe, has quietly become a potent force in top-end goods, selling cut-price finery including Gucci handbags and Ralph Lauren cowboy boots

The German sports apparel and equipment brand is overhauling its senior management team. CCO Matthias Baeumer, who has been with the group since 2007, will step down from his role on September 30.

Columbia Sportswear Company on Thursday announced the appointment of Peter Rauch to the role of president of its Mountain Hardwear brand.

Reformation on Thursday reported a 24.1% uptick in second-quarter sales to $155.2 million, with the sustainable luxury fashion brand logging double-digit growth across all channels

​Groupe Dynamite reported on Thursday a 29.8% increase in second-quarter revenue to $423.6 million, as the Canadian fashion retailer continued to expand its retail footprint in the U.S. and internationally.

​Designer Brands reported on Thursday a 1.2% decline in second-quarter sales, but improved profitability prompted the footwear retailer to raise its full-year 2026 earnings outlook.

French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault fell out of the top 10 list of the world’s biggest fortunes, leaving an all-American roster of mostly tech billionaires to dominate the rankings.

Tommy Hilfiger brought a youthful mix of oversized polo shirts and plaid ⁠bucket hats to his spring/summer 2027 collection, unveiled at Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel on the first official day of New York Fashion Week.

Scottish luxury brand Balfour Cairns has launched its first collection of ‘equipment’ for the global gentleman. FashionNetwork.com sat down with its founders to discuss expansion plans and the future of craftsmanship.

Guests in wrap dresses and bright colours ⁠gathered on New York’s High Line on Thursday as Diane von Furstenberg returned to the runway for the first time in ⁠nearly a ‌decade, opening New York Fashion ⁠Week.

Princess Diana’s famous “revenge dress” that she wore on the evening that then-Prince Charles made a public admission of adultery is to be auctioned in New York in December.

For the season ahead, brands are revisiting their classics through collaborations. Denim, tailoring, knitwear, and prints all feature. Here is a selection of five collaborations.

Inflation is expected to stand at 3% in 2026, as previously forecast in June, but the 2027 projection has been revised up to 2.5% from 2.3%, according to the latest projections.