The campaign will include in-store appearances from influencer Monica Veloz, Oscar nominee Matthew Cherry, comedian Phoebe Robinson, activist Marley Dias and NFL Hall of Fame player Jerry Rice, among others. 

Firmenich has announced a joint investment in green packaging pioneer Loop, with the fragrance and flavours specialist having linked with sustainable investment firm Quadia to invest in Loop’s Series A equity round.

Multibrand retailer Wolf & Badger has seen a “consistent rise in overall global sales and strong performance from its flagship stores in London and New York” to give it another period of higher full-year revenues.

Asos said it delivered an “encouraging” start to its financial year when it issued a trading update on Thursday, with the four months to December 31 seeing both total group revenue and total group sales up 20%.

Sanjay Bhakta will start his new job on 27 January, overseeing all areas of Condé Nast’s global technology strategy and services and product development. 

Burberry’s Q3 update offered further signs of the strength of the firm’s growth strategy. It had “a good quarter” and “continued to shift consumer perceptions of our brand and align the network to our new vision”.

The Jigsaw-owned luxury multi-brand store The Shop at Bluebird is to close on Sunday, a further sign of the challenges in the UK retail sector at present.

L'Oréal and Unilever are among the major brands to appear on the 2019 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) ‘A List.

Swiss luxury group Richemont had good news and bad for its latest quarter as Fashion & Accessories sales fell, but it saw good growth overall in most of its markets for the wider business.

German consumer goods firm Beiersdorf said it was “cautiously optimistic” for 2020, despite reporting another quarter of slowing sales growth for its skincare and adhesives units.

Seven jurors were picked for fallen film producer Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault trial on Thursday as model Gigi Hadid was excused from serving owing to her fame.

MySale continued to face tough times in the past six months with a trading update for the period to December 31 showing lower sales and an underlying loss.

NRF has released a report profiling the major worldwide consumer trends that will shape the industry in 2020, highlighting value, sustainability and flexibility as top concerns for shoppers heading into the new decade.

Sisters Josie and Libby Banks have unveiled skincare label The Seated Queen, riding the cold cream revival with a reimagined traditional product in a contemporary vegan and organic incarnation.

Prestige science-based skincare brand SkinCeuticals is moving into bricks and mortar. The L'Oréal-owned brand has announced plans to launch a series of ‘SkinCeuticals SkinLabs' across the US.

High-end e-tail giant Yoox Net-A-Porter has named Nisreen Shocair as its CEO, Middle East. She joins with “extensive global retail and e-commerce expertise, holding senior positions in the UAE and New York”.