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AJ Dybantsa delivered a message to the Washington Wizards before the team drafted him: “I can put butts in seats, and I’m entertaining.” Read More

Available beginning July 5 for a limited time, the LoveShackFancy x Target collection is designed for tweens and teens and spans apparel, accessories, beauty products and school supplies.  Read More

Loro Piana is making inroads in Tokyo, with the Italian luxury brand set to open a new flagship store in the Japanese capital city this October. Read More

Online spending among shoppers on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day rose ​5.3% from a year earlier to $8.3 ‌billion across U.S. retailers, Adobe Analytics said on Wednesday. Read More

A Milan prosecutor’s crusading labour investigations have forced companies to grant fuller employment rights to ⁠more than 60,000 workers and recouped more than €1 billion in unpaid taxes. Read More

​H&M Group’s six-month report on Thursday showed the Swedish fashion retail giant with sales dipping very slightly in Q2, although the company had 3% fewer stores by the end of the quarter. Read More

An estimate of more than three million Germany jerseys would be sold in total, said Adidas CEO Björn Gulden at a press conference in New York.  Read More

The on-demand footwear brand is expanding its presence in the United States with the opening of its second permanent store in New York and a pop-up store in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. Read More

Not much has happened since Frasers Group launched a takeover bid for Hugo Boss on June 10 and since Hugo Boss’s board said it would examine the offer. But on Thursday Frasers announced that its price is non-negotiable. Read More

European Union governments adopted on Thursday legislation to remove import ⁠duties on many US goods, fulfilling the EU’s side of a trade deal struck with US President Donald Trump last year.  Read More