Four of eight executives will be leaving retailer Hema. The news comes just weeks following the acquisition of the chain by Dutch entrepreneur Marcel Boekhoorn, who aims to simplify the structure of the company.

Mouhtarides-based silk producers have said the fabric is again de rigueur on the world's most prestigious catwalks, and demand from designers for the luxurious fabric is on the up. 

Colonel Sanders is back on the fashion scene, with a new fried chicken-themed fashion collection.

Ikea plans to open its first store in central Tokyo in 2020 and has chosen a neighbourhood that draws young shoppers and tourists, in a departure from its usual suburban locations.

Luxury brands will increasingly have to court Chinese shoppers on their home turf, as purchases soar among a clientele who are forecast to generate nearly half the industry’s sales by 2025, a study showed on Thursday.

It’s official. After weeks of rumors, Lucas Ossendrijver, the long-time menswear designer of Lanvin, has left France’s oldest couture house, bringing down the curtain on a 14-year-run at the famous marque.

British retail sales growth unexpectedly slowed to a six-month low last month, as shoppers held off winter clothing purchases due to mild weather and cut back on other goods after a heavy-spending summer.

A pearl and diamond pendant owned by Marie Antoinette before she was beheaded during the French Revolution sold for $36 million at an auction on Wednesday, shattering its pre-sale estimate of up to $2 million.

The beauty giant and the tech behemoth have announced the launch of the La Roche-Posay ‘My Skin Track UV' -- a battery-free wearable device that measures UV exposure.

The embattled company is set to slash a further 900 jobs from its global workforce of 6,500 and up to 200 closures are planned as part of a restructuring programme.

German fashion house Hugo Boss set new targets to accelerate sales growth and lift profitability on Thursday as it seeks to react faster to trends, expand in Asia and quadruple the size of its online business by 2022.

​Struggling Debenhams is under even more pressure as its shares continued their downward trajectory on Thursday, falling almost 9% in the first couple of hours after the markets opened to trade at less than 5p each.

​London-based start-up The Drop has raised £0.5 million in seed funding as it seeks to grow its fledgling business that offers custom-made menswear on demand.

​YNAP’s luxury e-tailers Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter have unveiled their Christmas marketing campaigns with a focus for the former on the “ultimate in party dressing” and the latter on the service proposition.

John Lewis has unveiled its Christmas ad with the big reveal of what has come to be the most anticipated UK festive campaign being less of a surprise this year given that Elton John’s involvement was flagged in advance.