​John Lewis’s buying director of fashion is set to stand down after many years at the firm. But it seems the move isn't linked to the retailer’s general restructuring. Christine Kasoulis will leave to focus on her MBA. 

Fanny Moizant has informed the board of SMCP that she’s stepping down as a director. The move comes as she needs to be “fully focused on her other activities, in particular the development of Vestiaire Collective”

Increasingly under-fire e-commerce retailers are making a stand. ASOS, Boohoo, The Hut Group, Ocado, AO World and Gymshark have launched The UK Digital Business Association (UKDBA).

H&M is launching a new product concept called Innovation Stories with the first of a range of collections that will drop this year debuting March 18. Each drop will celebrate "forward-thinking sustainability processes”.

The Broomfield, Colorado-based footwear maker reported record annual revenues of $1.4 billion on Tuesday, with progress driven by booming digital sales and solid growth in the company’s Americas region.

One of the great retailing experts, Helen Lambert, talks with Godfrey Deeny about what's next in e-tailing and what's up with her latest project, online wholesale platform Style Pulse, in our latest podcast.

Hotter Shoes’ CEO Ian Watson has a long-term vision for the comfort shoe brand’s stores to become “experiential centres”, but for now his focus is on more technology and a more digital future.

German footwear and lifestyle brand Birkenstock has opened its first mono-brand retail outlet in Bengaluru, in the Indian metro’s Indiranagar district. 

​Clarks’ CEO Giorgio Presca has exited the historic shoe firm. The move comes only a few months after it brought a new majority owner on board as the founding family relinquished control for the first time in centuries. 

​H&M will open its first new-look store in the UK at Basingstoke’s Festival Place in early summer, with the mall saying the giant shop will “offer a very different interior look and feel to other H&M stores.

​Value-focused footwear retailer Shoe Zone on Monday announced the unexpected departure of its finance chief.

A report at the weekend suggested that John Lewis is looking at the closure of up to another eight of its remaining 42 departments stores following the closure of eight stores last year.

​ASOS launches a new campaign for the UK, US and Germany from Monday to mark a wider range of Topshop/Topman products available on site following its purchase of the two brands after the Arcadia failure.

South Africa’s Truworths is betting on the launch of new clothing brands as well as entry into the budget-clothing market to support its medium-term growth after reporting a 7% decline in half-year profit on Thursday.

Tod’s has unveiled the debut project of Tod’s Academy, a novel link-up with students at Central Saint Martins partnered with major name mentors, and available on a new high-tech online platform.

​As pre-owned becomes a key growth category for fashion, Zalando is rolling out the Zircle pre-owned brand to more countries with a debut in Sweden and Denmark.