Permira-owned Dr Martens enjoyed an online boost in the year to March 31 that helped its sales and profits surge as its products sold well globally.

​With news of so many store closures, it’s encouraging to hear of a major opening with US shoe and lifestyle brand Skechers having opened a flagship store on a key Paris shopping street, Rue de Rivoli.

US apparel retailer Brooks Brothers said late Tuesday that it is to be acquired by Authentic Brands Group and Sparc Group after they increased their $305 million offer to $325 million.

​Wednesday brought a rare piece of good news from UK fashion retail as Asos said it has “continued to deliver a strong operational performance and year-on-year improvements in profitability” in this financial year.

Adidas has seen no impact on its sales from employee complaints over racism at the German sportswear company that led to the departure of its human resources boss, Chief Executive Kasper Rorsted said on Tuesday.

​German online fashion retailer Zalando on Tuesday reported a more than doubling of sales on its site from brands seeking to expand their e-commerce presence, helping total second-quarter revenue jump 27%.

EssilorLuxottica said on Monday that GrandVision’s actions during the coronavirus crisis could provide grounds for ending its €7.2 billion ($8.5 billion) takeover of the Dutch eyewear stores operator.

Mall operator Simon Property Group has been in talks with Amazon.com about turning some of its department-store sites into Amazon fulfillment centers, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Reitmans, the Canadian women's specialty apparel retailer, has posted a sales decline to C$104.7 million in its first quarter for fiscal 2021 that ended on May 2.

​Struggling fashion retailer Superdry had good news on Monday as it announced a new financing facility and that its trading in recent months has been better than it was expecting, even though it remains down.

The Italian brand reported a 39 per cent sales decline to €243.6 million in its first half that ended on June 30, compared to sales of €399.4 million in the same period last year, but e-tail surged.

Deckers Brands, the US-based owner of Ugg and other labels, reported 2.3 per cent sales growth to $282.2 million in its first quarter ended on June 30, compared to sales of $276.8 million in the same period last year.

​Tradeshows giant Hyve is launching three virtual forums next month, Fashion Together (comprising Pure, Pure Origin, Moda and Scoop), Autumn Fair @ Home and Glee Gathering.

Fashion giant H&M said on Thursday it has suspended a number of employees over the use of a racial slur relating to the name of a hat to be sold at stores of its & Other Stories brand.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with China's ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of messenger app WeChat.

Fashion conglomerate Shandong Ruyi has brushed aside a sale of textile maker Lycra proposed by Lycra's creditors and is instead looking to publicly float the business, two people with direct knowledge told Reuters.