​Abercrombie & Fitch on August 8 announced a “refreshing new store experience inspired by the brand’s intention of making every day feel as exceptional as the start of a long weekend”. 

​Norwegian fashion and lifestyle label Holzweiler has entered a “strategic partnership” with Sequoia Capital China, the latter having made a “significant investment” in the family-owned firm.

​Next has been busy buying up stakes in both strong and struggling businesses and the latest example of the latter is Joules, at least according to a news report.

The US will hold on to its leading position in the global denim jeans market, but its annual growth will be lower than the global average, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro.

UK’s Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced that it is the official tailor to the England senior men’s and football teams and the cup-winning women's team.

Fast Retailing’s brand GU is targeting international growth and will open its first US store this fall. The company said it will debut in Soho, New York, and this “marks the first time the brand launches in the West”.

​H&M has launched a new line, called H&M Move, via which it’s inviting “the whole world to move together with Jane Fonda and JaQuel Knight”.

Finnish lifestyle design company Marimekko is planning to launch a community-driven marketplace for its vintage and second-hand goods, Marimekko Pre-loved, on August 25.

​Adidas on August 4 said operating profit fell by 28% in Q2 to €392 million, as results suffered from it suspending business in Russia, higher supply chain costs and COVID-19 lockdowns in China and Vietnam.

​Retailer Next, a mainstay of Britain's shopping streets, defied the economic gloom on Thursday to lift its full-year sales and profit forecasts after warm weather in June and July spurred better-than-expected trade.

​After some disappointment in June as it downgraded guidance, on August 4 Zalando had better news. It “expects improved profitability and a return to growth in the second half”.

Jonathan Koon, founder of Mostly Heard Rarely Seen 8-Bit, has teamed up with US-based Highstreet, the retail-focused web3 metaverse, to launch an experience linking traditional fashion retail with the metaverse.

Germany-based Hugo Boss on August 3 confirmed earlier preliminary figures, saying currency-adjusted Group sales increased 34 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) of fiscal 2022 (FY22) compared to the prior-year period.

Euro zone retail sales plunged more than expected in June as prices at factory gates continued to rise, data showed Wednesday, signalling a weakness in consumer demand that could herald a recession in H2.

A long queue of Russians snaked through a Moscow shopping centre on Tuesday, waiting to get into H&M as the fashion retailer flung open its doors for a final time to sell inventory before making a full exit from Russia.

Polish apparel company LPP has launched a new business to manage the retailer's logistics network, starting in August, the company said on Tuesday.