​Not so much a simple collaboration, but more of a business partnership. Celebrity rapper and singer Nicki Minaj has teamed up with vegan luxury fashion brand Løci to release her signature sneakers, launching 12 April.

Shein made more that $2 billion in profits from around $45 billion in gross merchandise value last year. The China-founded but now Singapore-based business had recorded net income of $700 million in 2022.

Dillard’s announced on Monday the launch of its latest limited-edition capsule collection offered under its exclusive Gianni Bini brand, created in collaboration with style and travel influencer Caelynn Bell.

Metro Brands Limited (MBL) has extended its retail partnership with footwear brand Crocs for the Indian market.

Dior and UNESCO staged their latest Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference Thursday, as over 1,000 women gathered to hear speeches and testimonies from luxury executives, mentees, mentors and even a Nobel Prize winner. 

​Analysts had mixed views of H&M Group’s latest results this week, some saying how the company still had plenty of work to do. But investors seemed to be ignoring any gloom and sent its share price soaring.

JD Sports Fashion showed on Thursday how even the strongest companies can face tough times with an update for the 53 weeks to 3 February (FY24) showing tepid sales growth in some areas, and especially in Q4.

Footwear brand Clarks is very active on the marketing front at present and has launched its all-new campaign for summer together with a new collection in support.

​Kurt Geiger has opened a pop-up in key Paris department store Galeries Lafayette with a residency that runs until 15 April.

​H&M Group released its first set of results under the leadership of CEO Daniel Ervér on Wednesday and he seems to have got off to a good start because while Q1 saw net sales down, profit rose. 

​COS has just staged a major fashion show in Rome with the H&M Group-owned, London-based brand returning to the runway for its first-ever event in the Italian capital.

Copenhagen Fashion Week is living up to its reputation as the fashion week with the strictest sustainability requirements and has just announced that it’s making its rules stronger after the next edition.

​British boot brand Dr Martens has been focusing heavily on sustainability in recent periods — such as its Boot Repair service in the UK — and it’s replicating the focus in the US market too with two new initiatives. 

French malls giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has announced the second edition of the Westfield Good Festival taking place at its two London shopping centres in May.

​ASOS’s results are closely watched at present and like most underperforming stock exchange-listed businesses, it’s because we’re waiting to see just how bad its latest sales actually were.

Iconix’s European arm has inked a long-term license with German group TB International for the Iconix-owned skate brand Zoo York to be relaunched in Europe via a DTR partnership with local streetwear retailer Snipes