​Levi Strauss & Co has promoted Sanjeev Mohanty, the current senior vice president and managing director of South Asia-Middle East and Africa, to head the company’s commercial operations in the US and Canada.

​Planning ahead to secure its Q3 supply chain has been a good move for value retailer Studio Retail Group’s stock position. Especially as 40% of its sales occur in the critical Black Friday and Christmas quarter.

​Improving the customer experience is paramount for retailers, and Very Group’s signature online platform has made a major leap in that area. It's moved to a stockless fulfilment model for the Adidas and Reebok brands.

​Cultural, retail and skate destination House of Vans London is back. Well, almost. Having been in enforced pandemic-induced hibernation for the past 15 months, the centre near Waterloo Station reopens on 4 November. 

​London Covent Garden’s Seven Dials continues to attract independent niche retail brands and the latest to arrive is Warm & Wonderful. The British heritage knitwear brand has opened a pop-up store at 55 Monmouth Street.

The Barcelona-based label has put its own employees before the camera lens for the new Mango Committed campaign, asking its design, purchasing and merchandising managers to describe their experience with the company.

2021 is a busy year for Bonton, with a new managing director tasked with the goal of growing its product range, boosting its online presence and accelerating international expansion.

​The British Fashion Council has unveiled short-form mobile video social media platform TikTok as its Principal Partner for The Fashion Awards 2021 on November 29. 

​Zalando Lounge — the fashion e-tailer’s members-only off-price offer — has launched its first 360º integrated marketing campaign in Germany, France, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Spain. 

​Danish label Ganni is saying no to leather and will phase out the material within two years as it opts for plant-based materials instead.

John Lewis has opened an Anyday pop-up store in Leicester as it puts further support behind its low-cost label that has recently moved into the fashion sector.

​Under-pressure THG issued a Q3 trading statement on Tuesday and said that revenue continues to soar. Group revenue rose 38% year-on-year to £507.8 million and 93.8% on a two-year, constancy-currency basis.

US retail giant JCPenney has a new CEO and has named Marc Rosen to the post, effective November 1. And Stanley Shashoua, chief investment officer at the firm’s owner, Simon Property Group, becomes executive chairman.

The executive, who has extensive experience boosting the profiles of Western brands in China, is now responsible for managing all of the German fashion company's operations on this essential Asian market. 

For those brought up in Britain, 'TT' stands for Tourist Trophy, the toughest motorbike race in the world. In fashion it stands for 'Tommy x Timberland', the latest collab from the designer which debuts on October 26.

The Parisian brand is reportedly preparing to enter the beauty market through a partnership with Spanish luxury group Puig, a project which could launch as early as next year.