​Ever-acquisitive Frasers Group is back in the news. This time its focus is on buying shopping centres rather than its appetite for individual retail brands, reportedly lining up to buy two urban centres for £100m.

Rhuigi Villasenor, founder of Rhude's brand, and also creative director of the Swiss house Bally, presented last Friday, his brand's next fall/winter collection in Los Angeles -- a leathery and streetwear atmosphere. 

Italian sportswear brand Kappa announced on Monday the launch of a climate change-themed race suit created with Protect Our Winters (POW) and U.S. Ski & Snowboard, for The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team.

The designer, who worked for the Adidas Group on collaborations with Ivy Park and Pharrell Williams, will head the Lacoste creative studio. And supervise the collaborations that will drive its creativity.

HanesBrands announced on Friday better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales, which fell 6% to $1.47 billion, which included a $55 million unfavorable impact from foreign exchange rates, compared to last year. 

Sports giant Puma has signed a long-term agreement with reigning Olympic 100 meters Champion Marcell Jacobs from Italy, making him Puma’s latest ambassador.

The group, which owns the brands Ternua, Lorpen, Astore, Loreak Mendian and Ternua Workwear, closed the last financial year with a turnover of 31.5 million euros and expects to return to double-digit growth in 2023. 

Columbia Sportswear announced on Thursday record-breaking fourth-quarter and annual sales for 2022, on the back of strong gains in its Columbia brand, partially offset by declines in its emerging brands. 

Skechers U.S.A. Inc. announced on Thursday record quarterly sales of $1.88 billion for the fourth quarter, capping off a year of strong growth for the footwear brand, with annual sales up 18%. 

This past week in Paris, Brazil’s most important luxury retailer Iguatemi feted its rebound from the pandemic, as its CEO Cristina Betts explained its M&A plans and predicted double continued digit growth in 2023.

Global Fashion Group has announced a co-CEO and leadership transition with Christoph Barchewitz to become sole CEO as Patrick Schmidt steps down as co-CEO after 10 years with the business and five years of co-leadership.

The Karl Lagerfeld brand is celebrating Disney's 100-year anniversary with a capsule collection featuring the eponymous late designer's infamous sketch of Donald Duck.

The Spanish company has named Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas as the brand's latest ambassador with the aim of developing social welfare projects to promote equality and education for children.

British sports fashion retailer JD Sports laid out its growth plan for the next five years, which includes adding up to 350 new stores annually.

​There have been persistent rumours that founder and CEO Julian Dunkerton is planning to take Superdry private, but on Thursday he poured cold water on the speculation.

That was quick. One day after naming Jenna Ortega as the face of a soon-to-launch new brand, Adidas has unveiled the label. And it’s significant that it’s more athleisure than active sports