​The latest data report from Launchmetrics shines the spotlight on sportswear and the headlines story is — perhaps unsurprisingly — that athleisure and sneakers continue to be key drivers while luxury is also important.

​Clarks is returning to the metaverse via an “out-of-this-world adventure” with the launch of Playprints World on Roblox. This new development focuses on a category for which the brand is well-known — kids’ shoes.

As a women’s luxury workwear brand “that empowers self-belief, elevates workwear and champions ambition”, The Fold is big on high-profile link-ups. 

​High-profile jewellery brand Swarovski has launched a new campaign, Metamorphosis, to celebrate “joyful self-expression and the transformative power of crystals”.