Primark's sales were up 19% to £4.228bn in H1, reflecting good growth in all countries. And it said it saw strong like-for-like sales growth driven both by price and volume, while new stores are performing strongly.

After business contracted in 2022, the French event sales group posted a 17% increase in sales volume and a 12% one in revenue in Q1 2023, thanks to the positive impact of various growth drivers.

Lanvin Group has reported “record sales and continued margin improvements” for last year with its revenues leaping 37%. It remains loss-making, but said that profitability is within reach

The Lingerie and Interfilière trade fairs, which were taken over by WSN Développement last summer, have announced that their summer edition 2023 will be held at Porte de Versailles in Paris from July 2 to 4.

​Uniqlo is taking big retail step on Friday, opening a new type of store in Japan. It's “a prototype for global roadside stores, and features innovative design elements that are a first-of-their-kind” for the retailer.

​Prada may still be the hottest brand on the planet — according to the latest Lyst Index covering Q1 — but the top item being searched for globally via Lyst has been a less-than-$20 shoulder bag.

​Uniqlo, GU and Theory owner Fast Retailing has reported H1 profit 16% higher as China — where it has around 900 stores — has begun to recover and sales proved strong in Europe and North America.

Wolford’s full-year 2022 figures showed sales rising but, as previously flagged, its profitability didn’t improve and it remained loss-making.

​The UK's largest supermarket, Tesco, reported preliminary full-year results Thursday, and while it doesn’t always call out clothing within its reports, it shared some news about how that part of its operation has done.

PLBY Group, the owner of Playboy and Honey Birdette, announced on Wednesday the sale of Yandy, a retailer of lingerie and costumes, for $3 million. 

​N Brown’s size-inclusive Simply Be label has launched a major new campaign focusing on fit and continuing the brand’s on-going spotlight on the fit of its clothes.

​H&M has unveiled the full collection for next month’s Mugler collab with the pieces being very recognisably Mugler and acting as “a celebration of the house’s iconic shapes and silhouettes”.

French lingerie brand Etam announced on Tuesday the opening of its first U.S. store in Miami over the summer, one year after it made its debut in the American market via Nordstrom.

After a slump in profits last year, Zalando wants to increase its profitability through an extensive savings programme. Now the company has also announced its intention to optimise its product range.

​M&S has countered a report in The Sunday Times that more head office job cuts are being planned saying that reports of hundreds of job losses are “simply inaccurate”.

With Bollywood stars and Indian aristocracy sitting front row, Dior staged its latest show before the famed Gateway of India, a collection that celebrated Mumbai’s great métier d’art – intensely unique embroidery.