Friday morning in Milan was all about two labels built on Italian savoir-faire – Tod’s and Missoni, but where the former staged its best-ever ready-to-wear collection; the latter lost its way under a new designer.

​Sustainable fashion and lifestyle brand Thought Clothing has formed a new and permanent partnership with Traid, a charity working to stop clothes from being thrown away.

Hopes that strong retail sales in the summer would continue into early autumn seem to have been dashed — at least that’s the case according to the earliest of the monthly retail sales reports to come out.

London-based sustainable textile brand Ananas Anam is looking to expand after securing a £250,000 investment that should help it add more staff and further develop its offer.

This week has brought a number of moves in the property sector as Landsec said on Friday that it has sold two retail parks, while a joint venture acquired Martineau Place shopping centre in Birmingham.

Fast fashion group In The Style released a trading update ahead of its annual general meeting on Friday and said that it continues to deliver strong sales growth.

Vancouver-based athletic apparel brand Lululemon is the new official outfitter of Team Canada. 

The key fashion moment of Milan Fashion Week so far was the 40th anniversary Emporio Armani show on Thursday, a rich and varied collection that was followed by a brand retrospective opening in Armani Silos.

Amazon's executives remained largely white, although the share of non-white executives rose modestly. Minorities continued to account for most of its blue-collar workforce as it grew rapidly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

After a period of focusing on Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the VF Corp-owned backpack brand is turning its attention back to North America, where it is relaunching under brand president Nina Flood.

The department store chain has joined forces with the pioneering athleisure label to launch Juicy by Juicy Couture, an exclusive brand expansion offering an affordable and inclusive take on the label’s signature styles.

Nike Inc missed estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, signaling demand for its sports shoes and apparel was slowing.

The German label injected a hefty dose of energy at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday, with a frenetic show-performance to unveil its latest collaboration with legendary US sportswear brand Russell Athletic.

Having been purchased by Eric and Michaël Dayan in 2019, the Sonia Rykiel brand is set to change hands again, joining the portfolio of American fashion group G-III Apparel, owner of labels including Donna Karan. 

The Japanese ready-to-wear and accessories label has announced the launch of a new capsule collection for its UT line, created in collaboration with US artist Jeff Koons.

​TJX Europe has begun hiring up to 2,000 young people in the UK under a government work placement programme. The Kickstart Scheme will offer six-month posts in over 400 TK Maxx and Homesense stores across the country.