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After six years as head of marketing and communications at Galeries Lafayette, the former Shiseido executive is returning to the world of fragrance to steer the American group’s high-end brands.

​Fashion retail giant H&M Group may have become the latest target of cyber criminals with reports that a group called Shinyhunters accessed some of its data last week.

Luxury bellwether LVMH on Monday reported worse-than-expected third-quarter organic sales growth as ⁠demand for its fashion and leather brands, including Louis Vuitton and Dior deteriorated.

According to the latest joint analysis by Lefty and Insights by Karla Otto, the French capital and its resident fashion houses have never enjoyed such visibility, with Thailand and China watching especially closely.

A study conducted by the European Footwear Confederation on ultra-fast fashion products in seven countries shows that 36% of shoes and 80% of safety shoes do not comply with European regulations.

Following a month of Fashion Weeks, which drew to a close on October 6 in Paris, FashionNetwork.com sought the opinions of buyers from leading department stores. Isabelle Fine singles out standout collections.

Frasers Group is at it again. It has now added to its stake in luxury brand Burberry, increasing its share of the voting rights in the business to 7.42%, having ‌previously raised its holding at the end of September.

Valentin von Arnim and Elke-Cecilia Riehl presented the exclusive anniversary capsule collection to around 80 guests and offered insights into the brand DNA of the Hamburg-based luxury label.

​UK value fashion and homewares retail giant Matalan’s continuing physical growth continues, opening its first store in the Essex coastal town of Clacton in November.

Fashion Museum Bath has announced its annual ‘Dress of the Year 2025’. Actually, this year there are two: Sarah Burton’s acid-yellow dress debut for Givenchy and Giorgio Armani’s menswear suit from his final collection.

​British biotech recycling tech specialist Epoch Biodesign has appointed Jamie Scott chief operating officer as the business “expands its manufacturing footprint and moves towards commercial-scale nylon 6,6 recycling.”

​British haircare brand Umberto Giannini is expanding its US presence with an initial assortment of haircare products launching exclusively online at Ulta.com.

Schuh has appointed former Footasylum chief financial officer Nick Scott as its new CFO, effective 2 November. He succeeds David Gillan-Reid and will report to president Tomas Petersson.

Astrid & Miyu has debuted at New York City’s Bloomingdale’s with the ​​London-based fashion jeweller taking a six-month temporary residence on the department store’s first-floor South East Corner.

THG Ingenuity’s Commerce arm has integrated Criteo Sponsored Products into its artificial intelligence (AI) Shopping Assistant.

Womenswear brand Hush has an ambitious store opening plan as it moves to being a full omnichannel brand. And it has just opened the first of three full-price stores — its first standalones — with a debut at Bluewater.

Brands and designers can discover the Remod collection from October 14 to 15 at the Lenzing stand (No. 19). The three Tencel fibres featured are Lyocell Standard, Lyocell HV100, and Lyocell Dtex 2.2.

​Sports specialist Montirex has filed its accounts for 2025 with revenue and profit surging, as well as announcing a new collaboration with Ilia Topuria.

​Bluestar Alliance’s Dickies brand has announced a new EMEA footwear partnership with London-based Overland Shoes with the first collection to launch for SS27.

​Global Japanese sportswear brand Asics has brought its pan-India store total to 150 with the opening of its third company owned company operated store, located in Jaipur. 

The British designer, formerly at Fendi and Dior and recruited a year ago by Bosideng to steer the creative direction of Areal, is relaunching his label with an Autumn/Winter 2027 collection.

New Look is continuing its programme of store upgrades with a refreshed 10,882 sq ft store at Festival Retail Park in Stoke-on-Trent.

Under the terms of the agreement, Bleckmann will assume responsibility for the logistics operations at the distribution centre of the EMP merchandising platform in Lingen, Germany.

Montblanc has opened a new boutique within Selfridges. It’s “a contemporary expression of the Montblanc universe, placing writing culture, craftsmanship and the Maison’s distinctive design codes at its heart”.

There’s no denying that the comeback for the Bodycare chain has been impressive so far and its next step is a new Studio store at Redical’s Merry Hill mall.

Karen Millen has dived deep into collaborations of late and fresh from news of its four-season Harper’s Bazaar UK link-up, it has announced a new collab with Carvela.

Pepkor Holding Ltd.’s deal to merge its fintech arm with a rival business has upset some who were not allowed to vote on a transaction that marks a major shift in strategy for Africa’s biggest clothing retailer.

A deal worth around seven billion US dollars (6.25 billion euros) is currently under discussion which could see Amazon acquire Decart, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

It’s been a five-year gap, but outdoor specialists Finisterre and Blundstone are reuniting to launch the second chapter of their footwear partnership, a unisex collection “designed to be worn for years, not seasons.”

Net-a-Porter has announced the appointment of Devina Foley to the role of president of its Americas region.