​ASOS took an upbeat stance in announcing its half-year results Wednesday, talking of how it's creating strong foundations for a return to profitability. But there’s no denying that the H1 figures didn't look good.

​Hugo Boss had big news on Monday with a brand new line set to launch for summer 2024. Called Hugo Blue, it follows the company’s brand refresh last year that saw its Hugo and Boss labels being reinvented.

Kontoor Brands announced on Thursday revenues for the first quarter dipped 2% to $667 million, on the back of a drop in international revenues, weighed down by a still-recovering China market post-Covid. 

​Hugo Boss had a good first quarter with currency-adjusted group sales up 25% at €968 million as it saw double-digit improvements across both brands, all regions, and all channels.

​The year to June 2022 was a good one for Joe Browns as the company saw turnover rising 20.9% to £47.3 million. Meanwhile profit was up 7.8% at £4.2 million and the company saw a good performance for key categories.

​Zalando has been facing increasing headwinds in recent periods but the fashion e-tail giant was able to report improved figures for Q1 as it adapted to market conditions, even though it remains loss-making.

​The news is coming thick and fast from retailer Superdry at the moment, and on Thursday the company released the results of its equity raise that it had launched earlier this week.

​Next released a Q1 trading statement on Thursday, and while sales dipped, they did so by less than had been expected so the result was far from gloomy against the backdrop of a very tough trading environment. 

Guess? Inc has announced that MCM’s CFO Markus Neubrand is to join it as CFO as of 1 August. He’ll succeed Interim CFO Dennis Secor, who will remain with the company until next year.

​Superdry has finally launched its much-talked-about share sale with a value of around £12 million, saying it will issue 15.7 million new ordinary shares at 76.3p each, adding up to 19.1% of its equity. 

American denim brand Lee announced this week a collaboration with the animated TV series Dragon Ball Z to launch a curated capsule collection.

​Big change ahead for Ted Baker at its new owner forges ahead with converting it to a licensing model. Its exec team is on the way out and it has new design hub and retail deals with PDS and AARC.

​SMCP has reported a “strong start to the year” with Q1 sales up 7.6% both as reported and in constancy currency, and up 8.7% organic, “driven by excellent momentum in France and a shift back to growth in APAC”.

​UK supermarkets giant Sainsbury's released its preliminary full-year results on Thursday and said that its total retail sales were up 5.2%, although excluding fuel they were only up 2%. 

Fast Retailing’s latest joint Uniqlo and Theory store opened Thursday in a historic London building in Covent Garden that previously housed Jigsaw and the defunct The Shop at Bluebird.

Retail giant M&S has announced a major investment programme in its London stores, with a new 38,000 sq ft store in Croydon’s Purley Way opening this week.