Footwear retailer Shoe Carnival has announced the acquisition of Shoe Station, in a $67-million deal.

Chanel Fashion President Bruno Pavlovsky is predicting strong growth in 2022, as the house unveils its latest Métiers d’Art collection in its brand-new crafts center 19M on Tuesday.

The Birmingham, Alabama-based sportswear and fashion retailer achieved net sales of $381.7 million in the third quarter, representing growth of 15.2% compared to $331.4 million in the same period in the previous year.

Luxury sportswear brands, such as Golden Goose, Stone Island and Barbour, dominate Deloitte's global ranking of the top 20 fastest-growing labels, in which Moncler is making an appearance for the sixth consecutive year. 

​Klarna is heading into high-end beauty. The financier has partnered with luxury department store Harrods, initially offering its beauty customers buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) options.

​Thriving London Designer Outlet in Wembley Park is securely on the recovery trail as the centre “sees sales approach pre-pandemic levels, having taken on a raft of new brands over the course of the past two years."

​John Barton, the chairman of fashion and lifestyle retailer Ted Baker, has died suddenly. Helena Feltham, senior independent director, will assume the role of interim chairman with immediate effect.

Hotter is a footwear brand that's riding the wave of older consumers switching to online shopping, as well as the comfort trend that's permeating the footwear market from the high-end to the mass-market.

​Luxury label Elie Saab has launched a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) transactional site, offering “a content-rich, immersive brand experience that recreates the VIP in-store customer journey virtually”.

U.S.-based hedge fund Engine Capital LP is urging Kohl's Corp (KSS.N) to consider a sale of the company or a separation of its e-commerce business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Macy's Inc is grappling with how to make its e-commerce business a standalone company without losing customers who rely on its department stores to pick up or return items they bought online.

North American sportswear retail giant Lids is on a major international physical store expansion drive and has chosen the UK for its first standalone stores in Europe.

Following an incursion into gaming last year, the Parisian label has announced plans to take a deep dive into the virtual world with the creation of a dedicated metaverse service. 

​The owner of giant UK beauty and health chain Boots is reportedly thinking of selling the business, five years after it took full control of the firm.

The Paris trade court has ruled in favour of the creditors of SMCP’s Chinese owners. The creditors hold a 29% stake in the fashion group and wanted to convene an AGM to solve the group's ownership issues.