​Copenhagen Fashion Week is to return physically for SS22 in August. It will run at the same time as tradeshows CIFF and Revolver as fashion events across Europe start their physical comeback.

Young consumers are keen to get out and socialise and they boosted their fashion spend last month, the latest Barclaycard spending report has shown. 

​As Debenhams exits the high street, many of its former stores are being converted to non-retail uses. But there appears to be an opportunity opening up for the return of smaller department store operators. 

​Joules Group had good news on Tuesday as it’s expecting a “positive performance” across all retail channels for the financial year that ends in a few weeks, with revenue and pre-tax profit ahead of expectations. 

The American fashion company has joined forces with MLB to launch three collaborative collections featuring iconic teams including the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.

​New Look has won a crucial court fight, defeating a landlord challenge to its company voluntary arrangement with the landlords feeling they were unfairly treated by last year's CVA process for the retailer.

​Kurt Geiger’s discount Shoeaholics retail brand has opened the biggest shoe shop in the UK at Westfield London, the brand having taken over a massive 25,0000 sq ft space.

JD sports has been on the acquisition trail again with news that it's bought menswear retailer Oi Polloi. It's also been reported that CEO Peter Cowgill could step back from day-to-day control of JD this year.

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and the SPARC Group announced on Friday the acquisition of Eddie Bauer.

Shoe designer Maya Lakis has teamed up with her good friend Melanie Huynh, the noted stylist and founder of beauty brand Holidermie, to create a capsule boot collection for a Cambodian girls' charity.

The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode confirmed Friday that it is planning to host live catwalk shows in Paris this summer, during the upcoming menswear season in June.

​German sportswear giant Adidas raised its 2021 sales outlook on Friday, saying it expects strong demand for new products despite ongoing lockdowns in Europe, supply chain challenges and political tensions.

​Same-store sales at Uniqlo’s Japanese stores and webstore surged by as much as 84.5% year-on-year in April while its total sales rose 92.1%.

Middlebury, Connecticut-based Timex Group, a world leader in watchmaking, and Adidas, revealed on Thursday a new global licensing agreement for watches. 

UK supermarkets giant Sainsbury’s has announced that former John Lewis MD Paula Nickolds is to join the business in June as General Merchandise and Clothing Commercial Director and become a member of its operating board.

In a further sign of how important environmental, social, and governance-linked (ESG) issues are these days, lifestyle retailer Joules has announced a renewal of its funding deal with a strong ESG element included.