Fashion

The lifestyle apparel and accessories brand unveiled its “True Summer” campaign on Thursday, featuring the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer.  Read More

Theker, a Barcelona-based start-up specialising in artificial intelligence for robotics, has closed a US$85 million (€73 million) funding round, the largest Series A in the history of European robotics. Read More

Nigel Cabourn, a leading light of the British fashion industry in the 1980s and 90s and an enduringly influential designer, has died at the age of 77 after battling cancer. His death was announced on instagram. Read More

​Primark is moving ahead with its international store plans and it has opened its fifth in Romania, with more planned. That continues alongside the retailer making key appointments and on Thursday it welcomed a new CFO. Read More

Footwear and sportswear omnichannel retailer Footasylum has made its debut in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, with a 4,000 sq ft store located in a prominent position within the Cyfarthfa Shopping Park. Read More

​We know how important the football World Cup is to retail and hospitality, but how much will the tournament’s group stage (which begins today) generate in the UK? Incremental sales are expected to hit £1.63 billion. Read More

​In a bid to continue positioning itself “at the centre of the world’s biggest sporting moments”, Sports Direct has honed its product delivery credentials to give fans across London “instant access” to World Cup products Read More

​Premium digital fashion retailer Arne has opened a store on Manchester’s  New Cathedral Street, becoming the brand’s second physical location following its launch in Liverpool last year. Read More

​Hugo Boss has responded to the buyout proposal from major shareholder Frasers Group not with an indignant rebuff nor a thumbs-up. Read More

Kering-owned brand Saint Laurent has announced the appointment of the executive who has led Isabel Marant for the past 10 years. Read More