Luxury giant Hermès on Friday reported a 22.9% jump in Q4 sales as the US boomed and sales in China held up, despite Covid challenges.

Joe Browns enjoyed a “robust Christmas”, with the fashion and homewares retailer recording double-digit sales growth over the four weeks to 22 December, it said on Wednesday. 

In January, the French e-tail group put Emmanuelle Cartier in charge of its international business. She was previously Sephora’s managing director for products and marketing in Europe and the Middle East.

The French multi-channel retailer has set up offices in Milan and has appointed Loredana Fartade, who previously worked at Veepee and Aosom, to head the new division.

How successful has The Very Group’s Everyday range been? Enough to expand the collection with more than 900 new fashion and home products “following strong customer demand since it launched in summer 2022”.

The Kering-owned brand has tapped actor Jake Gyllenhaal to front its 2023/2024 global advertising campaign, shot by Gray Sorrenti and set to be released in May. 

US-based VF Corporation has launched the Tokyo Design Collective and new regional office in Tokyo’s Harajuku district, internationally recognised as a centre of Japanese youth culture and fashion.

The September 2023 edition of Parisian trade show Maison & Objet, dedicated to the home decoration, design and art-of-living sectors, will feature a new section focusing on wellness.

Los Angeles-based designer Clare Vivier will open her fourteenth Clare V.'s boutique in Washington D.C. at the end of spring. FashionNetwork.com sat down with her to talk about strategies and projects with her brand. 

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc has been in talks with prospective buyers and lenders as the struggling retailer tries to keep its business afloat ahead of a likely bankruptcy filing, CNBC reported on Wednesday.   

Almost four years after the acquisition of Fred Segal by entrepreneur Jeff Lotman, founder of Global Icons, FashionnNetwork.com talks to the executive about the major challenges of 2023 and the brand's  expansion.  

Parisian design and home decoration trade show Maison&Objet will showcase 2,300 exhibitors at its next session, opening on January 19 at the Paris Nord exhibition centre, with taking care of oneself as its theme.

A Manhattan jury on Thursday said Adidas AG had failed to show luxury brand Thom Browne Inc's use of stripes on its clothing infringed the sportswear giant's signature three-stripe trademark.

The Florentine trade fair is branching out into new categories such as The Sign, dedicated to furniture accessories, and Pittipets, dedicated to brands for pets, with an ever-increasing emphasis on lifestyle. 

Leave it to Pitti to herald a fresh luxury concept, in this case Chateau Orlando; an unusual hybrid brand where fashion meets décor and design, and the brainchild of Luke Edward Hall.

Bed Bath & Beyond will lay off more employees in an attempt to reduce costs, the company said on Tuesday, a week after announcing it was exploring options including bankruptcy.