The women’s outdoor brand best known for its slim fit hiking trousers is rebranding to Acai Outdoorwear and launching its largest collection to date.

The weather gods were cruel Coperni this season, but the creative muses were far kinder, as the French duo staged an excellent collection on the roof of Montparnasse Tower – the first live runway show of Paris Fashion Week .

Britain’s Fred Perry has withdrawn a black and yellow polo shirt from sale in the US and Canada after it became associated with a far-right organisation.

British clothing brand Cotton Traders is looking to add younger shoppers to its customer base with a new national advertising campaign.

​London’s Seven Dials area has launched an initiative designed to help start-ups but also to boost the mix of appealing brands in the neighbourhood as it fights back in the battle to attract visitors post-lockdown.

The fashion production software firm has teamed up with The Woolmark Company to help small fashion brands produce sustainable wool collections.

​Asda looks set to change hands, possibly as early as this week, with owner Walmart having entered exclusive talks with private equity firm TDR Capital. Walmart is expected to sell a controlling stake for over £6.5bn.

​The British Heart Foundation said this week that its presence on fashion marketplace app Depop has helped it “reach a new audience of sustainable fashion lovers” and it's expanding the link-up

​As data become ever more important in a digitally-driven world, e-tail giant The Very Group has named Steve Pimblett as its chief data officer (CDO).

​Asos has launched its first circular fashion collection following a collab with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. It features “29 trend-led styles designed with industry-leading circularity principles”.

OneStock offered more evidence of the value of its technology solution this week saying that UK retailer Ted Baker managed to fulfil an extra 101,000 online orders in a year following a new omnichannel initiative.

​Dune London has reunited with brand ambassador Gillian Anderson for its autumn/winter 2020 campaign that was shot by photographer Rankin at his London studio.

Scheduled for September 29 on Tommy.com, the shoppable livestream will include pieces from the fall 2020 Tommy Hilfiger, Hilfiger Collection, TommyXLewis and Tommy Jeans collections.

Allbirds announced the closing of a Series E funding round of $100 million, which will help the footwear maker strategically enter new product categories sustainably. 

The Rome-based fashion brand brought Milan Fashion Week to a close with a beautiful runway showcasing a simultaneously laid-back and understated attitude condensed into an affirmative collection. 

Paris Fashion Week opened with an entirely digital Monday, as a half-dozen designers, many of them making their French debuts, kicked off the runway season here in the capital.