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The U.S. will impose steep new tariffs on garments from Bangladesh and Cambodia, raising fears of mass layoffs, factory shutdowns, and severe consequences for female workers across Asia’s garment manufacturing hubs.

Prada is exploring a collaboration with Indian footwear artisans after backlash over a sandal design resembling traditional Kolhapuri styles sparked debate—and pride—across India’s cultural and fashion communities.

Nike has appointed Aaron Cain, VP of Men’s, as CEO of Converse to revive the brand’s falling sales. Cain replaces Jared Carver as Converse struggles through eight consecutive quarters of revenue decline.

Zalando seals 91.45% takeover of About You, merging into a fashion-tech powerhouse. The group targets a 6–8% EBIT margin by 2028, with its first official outlook set for August 6 amid bold European growth ambitions.

Rami Al Ali, Germanier and Jordan Roth closed Paris couture with stark contrasts: a cultural renaissance, upcycled maximalism, and performance-art theatrics staged inside the Louvre. Couture’s finale pulled no punches.

A busy summer for the sneakers brand, which has opened in Milan and Dubai its first junior stores, is back in Forte dei Marmi with the new Pescheria concept, and has opened in Dallas its third Forward store in the US.

Womenswear label La Française, launched in 2020 with Christine Phung as creative director, will account by the end of the year for 10% of the revenue of French knitwear specialist Solfin.

Louis Vuitton UK confirms a cyberattack exposing customer names, contacts, and purchase history. No financial data was accessed. The breach follows similar incidents at Dior and Louis Vuitton Korea.

Zara founder Amancio Ortega has acquired a five-star hotel near Paris’s Palais Garnier for $113 million—his second property deal in the city in a year through his real estate-focused family office, Pontegadea.

Gen Z is reshaping fashion consumption and brand engagement “through a unique blend of pragmatism and purpose”. That’s the view of global marketing company Dentsu in its latest Consumer Navigator report.

Levi Strauss shares rose over 7% in premarket trading after the brand raised its annual forecast, citing strong international sales and e-commerce demand, while navigating U.S. tariff pressures with supply chain shifts.

​One in four Britons now carries a Boots Advantage Card and just how they’re saving and spending their points comes to light in the heath & beauty giant’s new study. 

Independent women’s fashion label Nobody’s Child is opening a new 1,000 sq ft standalone store in Berkshire’s tourist hotspot Windsor at the end of July.

Beyond Retro is big on repurposing fashion but now the retailer’s taken its sustainability focus to another level, launching its largest collection made entirely from material components diverted from landfill.

Sustainability platform Positive Luxury has formed a strategic partnership with Buyerdock, a pioneering digital compliance and traceability platform.

​Online retailer Not On The High Street has filed its latest accounts filed at Companies House and they don’t paint a pretty picture.

The show’s 41st edition on July 8-10 saw rising attendance figures for most international markets, especially the Netherlands (up 46%) and Germany (up 33%), while attendance was down 3.5% from China and 14% from Korea.

​In UK retail the big are getting bigger and Next is enthusiastically embracing the supersize trend. The company has just opened its brand new flagship store at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex — and it’s big.

Online beauty dupes from retailers like Temu and AliExpress may mimic high-end brands, but experts warn many lack safety testing and contain toxic ingredients—posing serious health risks to unaware consumers.

Nocibé launches a new concept at Westfield La Défense, placing express services like facials, head spas, and nail care at the center. The brand aims to deliver a wellness-driven, omnichannel retail experience.

Pandora may license its China operations after years of declining sales, as local digital rivals and shifting tastes toward gold challenge the world’s top jewelry maker by volume in the world’s biggest jewelry market.

Giorgio Armani, founder of the iconic Italian fashion house, turns 91 and assures his return in September after a health issue caused him to miss recent Milan and Paris fashion shows for the first time.

A footfall report from MRI Software this week has already told us that visitor traffic to UK stores was weak in June. And on Friday another report — this time from the BRC-Sensormatic — went further.

​Lifestyle and womenswear brand Club L London is seeing strong international growth and has just announced the opening of a German-language website.

​Fast Retailing’s nine-month and Q3 results this week showed its star Uniqlo chain is continuing its strong performance, albeit facing a tough market in China. But what about its other brands?

Income, organization, relationship with brands, and harassment. A study paints a picture of European creators, caught between ethical aspirations and sometimes unrealistic brand demands.

Pitti Immagine has announced that Satoshi Kuwata, founder and creative director of Setchu, will be the special guest at the upcoming edition of Fragranze, where he will preview his first perfume collection.

On Thursday, LVMH’s eyewear division inaugurated a new production site entirely dedicated to metal eyewear in its Longarone stronghold in the Veneto region, bringing its total production area to 40,000 square meters.

Fast Retailing Co. reported third-quarter earnings that missed estimates, as weaker sales in China weighed on the Japanese apparel maker’s performance.

Revenues at Brunello Cucinelli rose 10.7% at constant exchange rates in the first half of the year, the Italian luxury group said on Thursday, slightly beating analysts forecasts.