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Following its placement in receivership, the French subsidiary of the American accessories brand has been put out to tender. A still profitable entity, housing 239 stores. Read More

Eyewear group Marcolin posted €295.7 million ($339.1 million) in net sales for H1 2025, showing near stability. EBITDA reached €52.3 million ($59.1 million), representing 17.7% of total sales. Read More

VF Corp. shares soared after the the apparel and shoe company reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, signaling that turnaround efforts are showing results. Read More

Already recognized worldwide for the quality of its products, especially its leather goods, the Portuguese footwear cluster is now looking to segments such as technical and professional footwear to expand. Read More

Kim Kardashian’s Skims has announced the launch of its debut face shapewear, a supportive facial swaddle with built-in “collagen yarn” designed to sculpt the face.    Read More

Italian sportswear business Macron — whose largest markets are the UK and Italy — has reported strong sales growth for the first half of the year. Read More

​Unilever’s first-half results showed an increase in underlying sales growth (USG) in its important beauty operations with the company saying its performance during the period supports its full-year confidence. Read More

​UK fashion retail giant Next issued a Q2 trading update on Thursday and showed that its seemingly unstoppable progress is continuing. In the 13 weeks to 26 July, Next full-price sales rose 10.5% year on year. Read More

​ASOS announced some important boardroom changes on Thursday with the appointment of Natasja Laheij as chair with effect from its FY25 year-end results and the appointment of William Barker as deputy chair. Read More

Six months after he was appointed CEO of Jil Sander, Brunschwig, who was also head of strategy for the OTB group, has announced his departure. Ubaldo Minelli, the Italian fashion group’s CEO, is replacing him. Read More