​Frasers Group’s results for the six month to late October showed the company continuing to prosper, even against a tough backdrop, with overall revenue up 12.7% at £2.638 billion. 

​The point at which brands, retailers and destinations equal or exceed key measures from before the pandemic is being closely watched and Wembley Park’s London Designer Outlet has just hit a key milestone on this front.

A slender rise in annual sales for fashion brand PrettyLittleThing was driven by positive performances in its core UK and US regions in the 12 months to 28 February, its latest accounts filed at Companies House show. 

Éric Pfrunder, Karl Lagerfeld’s right-hand-man for his all photography projects, has died at 74. He was ever present at shoots Karl did for Chanel, Fendi and his own eponymous label, and all his editorial projects.

Casualwear brand Replay has opened its latest store and laid out its plans for global expansion. The new location is its first store in New Zealand and it has its sights set on a further 10 locations worldwide in 2023.

Mackage, the uber luxury outerwear label, opens its first Paris store on Saturday, and its picked the city’s busiest prestige shopping thoroughfare – the rue St Honoré. 

​Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo chain in Japan has ended a long run of strong same-store and total sales rises with its comparable November sales coming in 3.8% lower than a year ago.

Gucci is to stage a dedicated menswear runway show in Milan in January, in the first major change in strategy at the house since last week’s departure of Alessandro Michele.

After pulling out of a deal to buy a minority stake, an administration filing and TFG having looked like it would win the prize, Next has emerged victorious in the race to buy the failed-but-still-popular Joules.

PVH Corp. announced on Wednesday that revenues for the third quarter exceeded expectations, with the company clocking strong gains in North America for both Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, offsetting declines overseas.

London-based size-inclusive denim brand Own. Denim made its debut in Canada on Wednesday via a new partnership with The Bay. 

​Retailer TFG is believed to be on the verge of buying the failed Joules business and unlike some that might have taken it on, the majority of its stores are likely to be part of the deal.

Tod’s has revealed its latest collab, a link-up with Palm Angels. A blend of Italian craftmanship with American sports that stars Naomi Campbell in its ad campaign, that launches this Wednesday.

After a post-Covid rebound, denim sales are expected to slow down, especially in the mid- to high-end segment and the U.S. market, according to the latest forecast and industry players.

The Parisian department store’s Qatari branch is the group's first overseas opening, in the wake of the Covid pandemic and lockdowns, and is part of a strategy to open 10 new branches by 2030.

Scaled down compared to pre-Covid editions but with broader international participation, the Mapic trade show is still a magnet for commercial real estate players, from retailers to property developers.