Once, certain fashion designers created to empower women. Others to exalt them or make them beautiful. Today, many creators seem to have a new target in mind – pleasing the personal shopper.

London Fashion Week’s final day of major shows on Monday was the latest tour around the capital, from outdoor Hyde Park art centre to East End church with stops in Mayfair, from gentleman’s club to concept restaurant.

Fort Myers, Florida-based womenswear retailer Chico’s FAS announced on Friday the appointment of Patrick J. Guido as chief financial officer. 

H&M Group’s Q3 sales rose 14% year-on-year (YoY), the Swedish fashion retail giant said on Wednesday. That said, the figure was in local currencies and when converted to Swedish Krona, the rise was only 9%.

Fashion retail giant Inditex said on Wednesday that its recovery is continuing to gain momentum with its sales, EBITDA and net income in the second quarter of its financial year reaching "historic highs”.

Singer and businesswoman Rihanna took to her social channels on Monday to drop a one-minute teaser revealing the all-star cast of the hotly anticipated third fashion show from her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty.

​H&M is continuing its store and new-country opening programme that was interrupted by the pandemic and said this week that it has just opened its first store in Central American state Panama.

Gender-neutral, size-inclusive underwear brand TomboyX announced on Friday that chief operating officer Leslie Garrard will assume the role of chief executive officer. 

​Upscale lingerie brand Agent Provocateur has unveiled its AW21 campaign as it prepares for a season in which more socialising is likely to drive a spike in sales of ‘sexy’ lingerie.

​Fast Retailing said on Thursday that sales at its Japanese Uniqlo stores fell by 37.3% last month, with same-store sales (including online) down an even worse 38.9%.

​Wolford said the first half of this year “developed similarly to the last months of 2020” with the US and China continuing “solid growth”, while ongoing and new Covid measure “led to business losses in Europe”.

Calvin Klein parent PVH Corp. on Tuesday recorded a 46% sales uptick for the second-quarter, prompting the U.S. apparel company to lift its full-year guidance for fiscal 2021. 

Rihanna is bringing the third Savage X Fenty fashion show to Amazon Prime Video, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

As part of Nike’s move towards zero emissions and a more eco-friendly approach, the sportswear brand has launched its first ‘Move to Zero’ underwear line with a campaign starring German footballer Leroy Sané. 

​There was some good news coming out of Marks & Spencer for once on Friday as it upgraded its profit outlook after shoppers went online to buy more of its revamped clothing offer and also bought plenty of its foods.

U.S. shoppers returning to stores ahead of the back-to-school season helped Target forecast higher same-store sales growth after beating quarterly estimates, even as online demand sharply dropped from pandemic highs.