Black Friday sales show US consumers are watching their wallets and holding out for deeper discounts, which sets retailers up for a subdued holiday season and potentially lackluster earnings results early next year. 

Hennes Mauritz AB has pledged to offset higher worker wages in Bangladesh by raising prices for clothing made in the country, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg News.

Alleged sex-trafficking victims of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard are suing him, his companies and high-level employees, claiming they enabled his crimes for decades and helped him evade justice.

Between 2024 and 2027, the Galeries Lafayette group’s e-tailer is aiming to become a European leader in home decoration. Its fashion range will include only evergreen essentials and a reduced range of third-party brands.

The need for speed is now a key driver of sales online. A major 78% of consumers now expect same-day and next-day priority deliveries, according to new research from CommerceHub.

Mothercare continues to be hit by tough trading conditions internationally — especially with “significant headwinds” in its key Middle East ops — as the mother-and-child retail specialist sees sales continue to fall. 

Just when it looked like UK consumer confidence was having an end-of-year wobble, numbers on Friday from data company GfK for November were a surprise, and a potential pre-Christmas boost for retailers.

Primark is scaling up its drive “to make more sustainable fashion affordable for everyone” as part of its ‘Primark Cares’ initiative.

Returning to Milan after Berlin in May, the denim trade show was packed with visitors focusing more than ever on quality, innovation and sustainable development. Denim PV also unveiled its first collection.

​The stream of information about the British Fashion Council’s forthcoming Fashion Awards (4 December) is continuing with news that Campbell Addy is to receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator.

​It may have an ambitious store opening programme, but for now Joe Browns still has only a few stores up and running so any new one is a big deal. And it has just revealed the opening date for its new Leeds branch.

The company, owner of the eponymous men’s and women's luxury jeans label, has bought a 100% stake in JC Industry, Jacob Cohën’s licensed producer and distributor since F/W 2021-22, initially set up with the Sinv group.

On one of the busiest shopping street in the city and having stood the test of time, the iconic London department store Selfridges stands out as a winner in Signa's retail implosion. 

​Plans have been submitted to Westminster Council for the makeover of the Fenwick building in New Bond Street (the retailer having sold the store and preparing to exit) and the retail space will be drastically reduced.

​A high-end on-demand fashion app, providing “90-minute real-time tracked delivery across London”, officially launched on Friday after a soft-launch period.

Set to take place from January 29 to February 2, 2024, the event will welcome a total of 31 shows curated across four days.