Despite hailing the deal as “a step in the right direction,” GlobalData reports that it will “offer little relief to apparel firms” caught up in the middle of the ongoing trade conflict between the two countries.

Industry veterans including the former CEO of Inditex and the co-founder of Adolfo Domínquez are joining Bimba y Lola's first-ever board of directors. Brand co-founder Uxía Domínquez will act as chair.

According to a new study, although increasing numbers of retailers are prioritizing customer-centric initiatives, a vast majority believe that they are not effectively adapting to the demands of hyperadoptive consumers.

The French menswear and womenswear label has opened a new, 96 sq m store in London’s Old Spitafields Market, and is looking for the ideal location for its first store in Milan.

M&S is focusing heavily on its retail operations and said that it has added two key new roles to the organisation to help it build “a store estate that’s fit for the future with industry-leading store operations”.

In yet another blow to Ted Baker, in shock news on Wednesday, the retailer said a review has shown that its inventory overstatement wasn't the £25m it had estimated, but almost £60m.

The Denver-based apparel, footwear and accessories company has announced that it has begun a review of alternatives for the occupational portion of its work segment, as it continues with its transformation plans.

Fashion sales at John Lewis & Partners fell 2.8% in the seven weeks to 18 January as customers shopped the final week of clearance, the retailer’s latest weekly figures have revealed.

Last year, Gap, Pimkie and H&M left the Parisian mid-market commercial thoroughfare, while Parfois and Tezenis came in, ahead of JD Sports and the re-opening of the La Samaritaine shopping centre in spring 2020.

The menswear collections for next winter presented in London, Florence, Milan and Paris highlighted 10 main trends, notably showcasing an increasingly liberated, hybrid kind of man, his feminine side clearly displayed.

The German clothing group has announced plans to launch its first sustainable collections as it evolves its offering to meet growing demand. The offer will launch across Gerry Weber, Taifun and Samoon in May.

Jacket Required, the London  contemporary menswear and streetwear trade show, is opening at the Old Truman Brewery on Wednesday, with Klarna on board as a show sponsor.

TK Maxx has taken a 37,500 sq ft unit at Queensgate shopping centre and is to open a new store in mid 2021, Lendlease and Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment manager, have announced.

In a bid to increase the longevity of maternity clothing and encourage customers to ‘go greener’, UK-based maternity brand Isabella Oliver has launched a rental programme.

Dior Men’s Kim Jones, Holli Rogers from Farfetch, and model Anja Rubik are among the judges announced on Tuesday for the 2020 International Woolmark Prize.

One of the winning names in the tough UK retail sector at present could soon be up for sale with the owner of Reiss reportedly mulling such a move.