South Africa's biggest union said that first results of a ballot of workers at platinum producer Impala Platinum showed a split over whether to accept an improved wage offer to avert a strike.
New Zealand jewellery retailer Michael Hill International Ltd reported a 176% rise in full year net profit due to a one-off tax gain.
Italian fashion house Prada is not in talks over the sale of a minority stake. Media reports had mentioned potential third parties taking a stake in the fashion firm, whose designer Miuccia Prada is known worldwide for her trend-setting creations.
Bangladeshi police officers will hit the streets a little smarter and more confident after a beautician was called in to give grooming tips to new recruits.
Aeropostale Inc said that quarterly net income rose 83 percent, beating its own estimate, as its bargain-priced back-to-school fashions resonated with young shoppers.
Specialty retailer Wet Seal Inc posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on a fall in gross margins and forecast third-quarter earnings below Wall Street expectations.
Teen-clothing retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc swung to a second-quarter loss, which was a cent narrower than market expectations helped by better cost-cutting efforts.
Gap Inc posted a slightly stronger than expected quarterly profit as more full-priced sales, inventory controls and cost cuts helped offset declining revenue at all its chains.
Children's Place Retail Stores Inc's posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by cost cuts.
Limited Brands Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, sending shares of the operator of the Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works chains up nearly 3 percent.
Hot Topic Inc posted a bigger quarterly loss and forecast third-quarter earnings below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares down 4 percent.
The chief executive of insolvent German fashion house Escada has sold all of his shares in the company at a steep loss.
Teen apparel retailer Tween Brands Inc posted a much narrower-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by tight inventory control, cost reductions and increased promotional activity.
Leading global consumer goods exporter Li & Fung expects to grow by increasing market share in the U.S. and Europe and with cosmetic company acquisitions there and in Asia.
Clothing maker Perry Ellis International Inc reported a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by tighter cost control, and forecast full-year earnings ahead of Wall Street expectations on increased visibility for holiday season orders.