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Zumiez Inc. on Thursday announced a 4.5% sales increase to $929.1 million in fiscal 2025, coinciding with solid sales growth in the all-important holiday quarter at the U.S. youth apparel retailer. Read More

Lanvin deputy chief executive officer Siddhartha Shukla is leaving his post, according to multiple reports on Friday, the latest executive shuffle at the Parisian fashion house. Read More

JD.com on Monday launched its Joybuy online marketplace in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium ⁠and Luxembourg, stepping up its push beyond its home market and taking aim at market leader Amazon. Read More

​Amazon.com Inc. is moving up its annual Prime Day sale to June from July, according to people familiar with the matter, shifting the schedule for an event that’s become a big part of the e-commerce economy. Read More

Aroma-Zone recorded robust sales growth last year and intends to continue gaining market share at the expense of its competitors, according to its chief executive, Sabrina Herlory Rouget. Read More

​The owner of the Claire’s business in Europe is reportedly in talks to buy the UK arm that was put into administration again back in January. Read More

With its comeback in the rest of the UK now solidly established, French beauty giant Sephora, is turning its sights on Scotland with plans for two stores to open there this summer. Read More

Dockers is expanding across Latin America, driven by a new partnership between Authentic Brands Group and International Apparel Corporation (IAC). Read More

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reports its results in some detail, but we don’t always get as much detail we’d like about its UK and Europe performance, so its latest UK Companies House filing gives us some extra insight. Read More

​A lot of businesses started during the pandemic and while some have gone under, others have gone from strength to strength. Steff Eleoff’s jewellery fits into the latter category. Read More