According to a study carried out by NRF, consumers will be spending more than usual on gifts this holiday season as they look to distract themselves from the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Sicily-born, Milan-based stylist is taking charge with immediate effect as design consultant, but his first collection for Roberto Cavalli will be unveiled in January 2021.

Fashion retailers need to think carefully before they go all-in for mobile campaigns this Christmas season because, despite mobile surging last year, 2020 could be quite different.

​Mango is creating clothes for the new environment we live in and has launched a campaign and collection called Urban Essentials featuring “less formal and versatile garments with a twist that suit various occasions”.

​As Gap contemplates exiting directly operated retail in Europe and the UK, analysts said its problems are largely of its own making.

The iconic New York-based fashion group has teamed up with non-profit Parity.org and a group of industry peers, including PVH Corp. and Lacoste, to reveal a new roadmap for achieving gender parity in the fashion sector.

​From refillable shampoos and loose fruit and veg to eco-friendly fashion lines: Asda has opened a sustainability trial store at Asda Middleton in Leeds.

The UK’s supermarket clothing retailers will have every right to be concerned following news that supermarkets in Wales have been told not to sell any items of clothing during the country’s new 17-day lockdown.

The Derby-based performance sportswear brand said it is on a “steep upwards trajectory”, having recorded an impressive 681% surge in cycling sales in lockdown. 

UK retail took a big hit on Friday with negative news that consumer confidence plummeted in October with GfK’s index delivering worsening figures ahead of what could be a dismal Christmas selling period.

​The jobs picture in the UK may be bleak at present, but some ever-expanding businesses are adding new permanent roles and on Friday The Hut Group said it was creating 500 jobs.

Gap Inc. unveiled at a virtual investor meeting on Thursday that it expects to return to profitable growth next year, with plans to double the sales of its Athleta business to $2 billion over the next few years. 

With the global market for gum expected to grow to almost US$39 billion by 2027, people are already coming up with original ways of dealing with its waste, starting with making everyday products from recycled gum. 

Peters will drive brand experience, product marketing and data-driven marketing innovation for the Calvin Klein brand, and will oversee all aspects of Calvin Klein’s consumer marketing organization. 

The digital denim event will focus on themes of inspiration, innovation, fiber and raw materials, and people and social responsibility, and will include talks on the topics of hemp, climate commitments, ethics and more.

​Amsterdam-based Hatch has signed up Havaianas to use its digital showroom software with the brand able to conduct its 2021 selling season entirely digitally.