The acquisition has fallen through after six months of negotiations. The budget fashion chain led by Stefano Beraldo deemed the price excessive, after provisionally reporting net sales of €1.5 billion (up 11%) in 2022.

The textile/apparel trade show will hold its Spring/Summer 2024 session from Tuesday February 7 to Thursday 9 with 1,245 exhibitors, featuring a new Smart Tech section and once again the Maison d'Exception section.

​Jenna Ortega’s is not only the newest brand ambassador for Adidas but she's been signed up to front a soon-to-be-revealed new label for the sports giant, its first in 50 years.

​THG Ingenuity has inked a strategic alliance with And Digital, the software engineering firm, “to accelerate digital transformation, help brands bridge the digital skills gap and unlock the potential of commerce tech”.

​Shop price inflation continues to rise, despite hopes that it would begin to ease soon. The latest BRC-NielsenIQ Shop price Index for January showed it acerbating to 8% from 7.3% in December.

Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein announced on Tuesday the appointment of Marcelo Claure as chairman of Shein Latin America. 

Under Armour announced on Tuesday the appointment of Carolyn Everson and Patrick Whitesell to its board of directors, effective February 1. 

Liverpool One operator Grosvenor has announced a strong start to the year with the relocation of teen fashion retailer Hollister Co next to its debuting sister brand Gilly Hicks.

​Collaborations continue to be a sure way to give brands a refreshing buzz or a way to update a product line. The latest is a tie-up between retail fashion giant Zara and footwear brand Clarks for a style reboot.

Frasers Group is understood to be rolling out its own buy-now/pay-later (BNPL) offer as part of an own-brand, standalone financial package scheme. 

From February 1 to 3, in parallel with Copenhagen Fashion Week, the CIFF trade show will celebrate its 30th anniversary. We interviewed its director to find more out about the fair's new developments.

BMG has illustrated the importance of its developing menswear ops with news that it has acquired the Peckham Rye label. And it willl make the most of its "strong sense of old-school south London cockiness".

The communication and events group, founded thirty years ago by Paul-Emmanuel Reiffers, has seen LBO France and FG Bros and another partner take a 38% stake in its capital. 

The turnover of the sporting goods group, with a total of 5,300 outlets in 42 countries, reached a record level of 13.7 billion euros last year (+13.4% compared to 2021).

​Supermarkets giant Tesco said on Tuesday it had purchased the Paperchase brand and its intellectual property following the gifts and stationery retailer going into administration.

Texworld Evolution Paris 2023 will be home to most of the global sourcing for fashion brands, from ready-to-wear to luxury, at the Paris-Le-Bourget exhibition centre from February 6 to 8, 2023 in France.