2026

Nike Inc. has promoted Andy Caine to the role of chief innovation officer, effective April 5. Read More

Mothercare has faced many challenges and they continue. It delivered a full-year trading update on Monday ahead of issuing its official results and said profit will be significantly below what it was a year earlier. Read More

The former Gucci executive will work alongside Alfonso Dolce, the group’s chairman and chief executive. His appointment comes after the announcement of Stefano Gabbana’s resignation as chairman of Dolce & Gabbana. Read More

Opticians have always had strong links with fashion brands given their sales of those labels’ eyewear, but they’re also increasingly linking with celebrities. Read More

Sales at Europe’s biggest luxury brands have shrunk in Dubai and Abu Dhabi as the Iran conflict hit the sector’s fastest-growing market ⁠in the latest setback for the $400 billion industry. Read More

​The latest brand to open a pop-up shop inside Knightsbridge, London luxury emporium Harrods is God’s True Cashmere, which has taken up residency for the next three months. Read More

​American brand Rockport has launched its first comeback clothing collection in the UK market following news last year that it was returning to Britain with its footwear. Read More

2026 will be a transformative year for the Samsonite Group and its subsidiaries, marked by a stock market flotation for one of them and major ambitions for its retail network, including opening a large store in Paris. Read More

Uruguayan designer Gabriela Hearst will collaborate with the country’s national team on a project centred on locally sourced merino wool. Read More

As the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz fuels uncertainty, maritime and air freight costs continue to climb amid ongoing negotiations, while the Mediterranean freight market is being reshaped. Read More