Farfetch said this week that it — along with partner Outlier Ventures (a global Web3 accelerator and investor) — has opened applications for Dream Assembly Base Camp Cohort Two taking place from April

​The festive shopping season in the UK saw a noticeable revival of consumers visiting physical stores as they discovered the joys of shopping face-to-face. And that seems to have benefited London's Oxford Street. 

Online resale platform StockX announced on Monday the opening of a new authentication center in Mexico City. 

Skims announced on Monday the appointment of Robert Norton to the role of chief commercial officer, a newly created role for the U.S. shapewear brand, founded by Kim Kardashian.

IMG announced on Tuesday its lineup of designer runway shows and programming for Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW): The Experience, taking place from May 15 – 19 at Sydney's Carriageworks. 

​London-based software start-up Emporia has raised over £10 million of expansion funding “to reimagine the e-commerce space”. It’s aiming to bring retail into the metaverse by providing the tech to build virtual stores.

Italian outwear brand Napapijri has launched a capsule collection and accompanying campaign that features Liberty fabrics. The collaboration represents a “re-imagined exploration and travel” through two textile designs.

Hyve Group is hailing next month’s Pure London trade show as “the most pioneering exhibition of international fashion talent yet”. 

Frasers Group has dramatically upped its stake in N Brown, now holding a 17.88% share of the business, according to filings with the London Stock Exchange.

When central London retail performs, so too does commercial property giant Shaftesbury. After all, it does own a 6.4-acre, 600-building portfolio in the heart of London's West End.

UK retail vacancy rates improved in the final quarter of 2022 to 13.8%. But before you get too excited, it was only better by 0.1% on Q3 and 0.6 percentage points better than the same period last year.

Castore has wasted little time putting recent fresh funding to good use. The premium performance sportswear brand has added yet another major name to its roster of major professional football clubs – its sixth.

The textile and fashion industry is recovering in Colombia thanks to price adjustments and the evolution of its supply chain. Figures have reached their highest level since 2014. 

US-based VF Corporation has launched the Tokyo Design Collective and new regional office in Tokyo’s Harajuku district, internationally recognised as a centre of Japanese youth culture and fashion.

The Swedish group’s investment budget will rise from SEK7 billion to SEK10 billion (€893 million) in 2023, mainly focused on the supply chain and digital tech, but also “sportswear, beauty and home decoration projects.”

The designer wore Gabriela Hearst and Markarian ensembles when President Joe Biden was sworn into office.