CANADA GOOSE OPENS NEW FACTORY IN MONTREAL

Luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose will open its second factory in Quebec and eighth wholly owned manufacturing facility in Canada...

JD SPORTS ACQUIRES STAKE IN FOOTASYLUM

JD Sports Fashion has acquired an 8.3% stake in rival retailer Footasylum.

WHITE STUFF APPOINTS NEW CUSTOMER DIRECTOR

White Stuff has appointed Boden's global brand director, Penny Herriman, as its new customer director, Drapers can reveal.

NEXT ONLINE TO SELL F&F

Next will now sell F&F, Tesco's fashion brand, via its ecommerce site.

LK BENNETT CALLS IN ADVISERS

Premium womenswear retailer LK Bennett has appointed advisers to consider options that could involve a sale.

MARKS & SPENCER EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

Marks & Spencer is expanding its warehouse team at its national distribution centre in Welham Green, Hertfordshire.

BOOHOO REVERSES WOOL BAN

Boohoo Group has reversed last week's decision to stop using wool in its designs by autumn 19.

NEW FASHION STUDIO ASSISTANT APPRENTICESHIP LAUNCHES

A new fashion studio assistant apprenticeship has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

DRAPERS INDEPENDENTS AWARDS 2019: ENTER NOW

Entries are now open for the 2019 Drapers Independents Awards, celebrating the best fashion retailers and brands in this valuable sector...

SIMON CARTER TO OPEN THREE NEW INDIAN FRANCHISE STORES

British menswear business Simon Carter is opening three 1,200 sq ft franchise stores in India this year, Drapers can reveal.

INITIAL UPLIFT IN 2019 RETAIL SALES

A 0.9% decrease in January Sales prices compared with 2018 helped retail sales to rise last month, the latest figures from the Office...

BOOHOO GROUP BANS WOOL

Manchester-based online fashion retailer Boohoo Group has pledged to stop using wool in its designs by autumn 19.

OBITUARY: 'PATRON SAINT OF BRITISH FASHION' ALFRED RADLEY

Founder of accessories brand Radley, Alfred Radley, has died after a short illness at the age of 94.

WEEKDAY CEO JOINS ETON GROUP

Premium shirt brand Eton has appointed current managing director of H&M group fascia Weekday, David Thörewik, as its new chief executive.

UK WEEKLY FASHION SALES EDGE UP

Fashion experienced its sixth consecutive week of like-for-like total sales growth in the UK last week.

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BFC ON BREXIT: FASHION HAS NEVER BEEN SO IMPORTANT

As Brexit looms, the UK's fashion industry has never been so important, stressed Caroline Rush, chief executive of British Fashion...

AMAZON SCRAPS NEW YORK HQ PLAN

Amazon has cancelled plans to build a new €2.5bn headquarters in New York.

WARM TONES DOMINATE PANTONE'S AUTUMN 19 COLOUR TRENDS

”Sophisticated and strong” colours will dominate the runways at the autumn 19 edition of London Fashion Week, according to global trend...

VISITOR NUMBERS FALL AT MICAM

Milanese footwear trade show Micam reported a 1.2% drop in visitor numbers this season, compared to February 2018.