Tom Ford is stepping down as Chairman of the CFDA, bringing down the curtains on a three-year term at the organization, American fashion’s governing body, in a major suprise.  

Luxury fabric resale platform Nona Source has launched its first UK showroom at The Mills Fabrica in London. The platform re-values deadstock fabrics and leathers from LVMH Fashion & Leather Goods Maisons. 

​Retailer Goodhood has unveiled a new own-label with co-founders Kyle Stewart and Jo Swindle evolving from their curated offering of menswear, womenswear and lifestyle products, to create their own clothing brand.

Have bag, will travel, especially with the Pasticcino, the freshly edited Weekend Max Mara handbag which began a global jaunt this week in Venice.

​Esprit on Friday unveiled its new Esprit Futura “network of hubs for business innovation and tech excellence worldwide”. This comes as it continues to reinvent itself and bounce back from a tough period in recent years.

​Cautious optimism sums up JD Sports Fashion’s outlook as the UK-based sports, fashion and outdoor retail giant raised its profit guidance for 2022 on Thursday. And sales for the new year's Q1 are also ahead.

​Mulberry has just launched its first carbon-neutral collection with a name “inspired by Mulberry’s commitment to becoming net zero by 2035”.

​Bicester Village and the British Fashion Council have teamed up again “to champion the future of British fashion” via The Creative Spot x British Fashion Council pop-up boutique.

​Superdry CEO Julian Dunkerton talked of making progress when he delivered a full-year/Q4 update on Thursday. And while it clearly has some way to go before it's back to full health, it appears to be on the right track.

Hotter Shoes owner Unbound Group said on Thursday that it has “secured a number of partner brands” to join its forthcoming online multibrand retail platform serving the 55+ demographic.

Kohl’s Corporation announced on Wednesday that Kohl’s shareholders voted to re-elect all thirteen of its director nominees, at the company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders.

The house of Jean Paul Gaultier has unveiled an uber insider collab with hipster stylist Lotta Volkova, culled from the house’s archive. It goes on sale today. 

​Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo had some rare good news about its Japanese sales on Friday as they increased for the first time in many months.

​Sports Direct is continuing to invest heavily in physical retail in the UK and has just opened a new Birmingham flagship, covering 60,000 sq ft.

​The White Company’s holding company has filed its results for the year to the end of last July and said that turnover rose 21% year-on-year to £273.1 million. 

Zalando is the latest company to scale back its expectations for 2022 after delivering a Q1 adjusted EBIT loss on Thursday. It also said shoppers are moving either upscale or towards value and away from the mid-market.