The American fashion retailer announced on Thursday that it has appointed former executive director of corporate development and finance Melanie Marein-Efron to the role of chief financial officer.

The brand, 'Lazy Cake', debuts with a collection of colorful sweats bent on "re-defining lazy."  

​The BFC unveiled its newly-digital Fashion Awards on Thursday evening and instead of just replacing the usual live event with an online version, it changed the format to reflect the huge change happening in 2020.

The company that produces and distributes the labels owned by Renzo Rosso’s fashion group has appointed Francesco Tombolini, whose career in luxury spans nearly 40 years, as head of business development and licenses.

Zara has radically upsized its presence at Landsec’s giant Bluewater mall in Kent with the 37,000 sq ft space also representing the UK debut for its global flagship concept.

​Retailer Isawitfirst has announced it’s forging stronger ties with the music industry as it unveils an exclusive partnership with the MOBO music awards, as well as sponsorship of the Best Female category. 

​Two UK retailers have highlighted the ongoing importance of loungewear this year with Missguided on Thursday saying it saw a 70% surge in sales of the category while Boux Avenue said most consumers are wearing it.​

The American fashion retailer reported Q3 net earnings of $26.4 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, on Wednesday, up from $12.4 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.

The New York-based owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein announced an 18% decline in its third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, a significant sequential improvement compared to the decreases in the last two quarters.

Ssense revealed on Tuesday the launch of new product categories designed to live aside its high fashion assortment.

Led by Roberta Benaglia, the Italian investment fund, which owns Forte Forte and stakes in Re/Done and MSGM, has acquired a 70% stake in Zimmermann, one of Australia's best-known fashion brands. 

​Stores in England were ultra-busy on Wednesday as non-essential shops were allowed to reopen, retailers went the extra mile to make their locations appealing and consumers rushed to buy bargains or to do Xmas shopping.

​Three days into the week and now a third major chain has collapsed. On Wednesday, value womenswear business Bonmarché filed for administration again, with 1,500 jobs at risk.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the conduct of directors of collapsed fashion group Arcadia will be examined.

It’s become something of a 2020 tradition for retailers to coincide new store openings with post-lockdown reopenings and on Wednesday, as England’s stores welcomed shoppers back, there were three fashion-linked debuts.

​It’s hard to believe Covid-19 has delivered anything remotely positive. But it appears the pandemic has led to a surge in interest in sustainability.