Bonds issued by Prime Bloom Holdings, a unit of Shandong Ruyi Technology Group, have slumped after ratings downgrades, drawing fresh attention to credit risks associated with Chinese issuers.

The French multibrand fashion e-tailer, which filed for receivership, has been sold to BrandAlley UK, which split from its parent company in 2013. Half of BrandAlley’s 80 French employees will keep their jobs.

Former high-flyer Missguided saw its sales falling by as much as £29m in the year to March 31, its latest set of accounts filed at Companies House showed on Friday. 

Upscale hosiery and intimates specialist Wolford reported its half-year results on Friday and they showed that the company still has lots of work to do on its recovery plan. 

The NYC-based fashion brand reported $8.0 million in third-quarter net income on Thursday, as increased sales and improved margins offset the effect of costs related to the company’s recent acquisitions.

Hudson’s Bay CoChairman Richard Baker won the support of proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis for the takeover of the Canadian retailer, just days after a rival adviser recommended stakeholders vote against the plan.

​Shares in JD Sports plummeted by 10.6% to 714.1p on Wednesday as investors reacted to news that its biggest shareholder, Pentland, had sold off a stake worth £177 million.

The chief executive officer of the Spanish brand is expecting to see “positive results” this year, and reveals the key elements of his growth strategy: a logistics upgrade, bigger stores and omnichannel.

Emanuel Ungaro has partnered with manufacturer GST, part of the Toma Italian Brands group to expand its menswear segment, still led by Philippe Paubert, and also has new licensees for footwear and leather goods.

Prada and L'Oréal have signed a long-term license agreement for the luxury Italian house's beauty arm.

Hairdressing salon operator Regis UK has been pulled back from the brink with a rescue deal that should save around 1,000 jobs at the owner of the Supercuts chain.

The British property developer has sold a 75% stake in Parisian shopping destination Italie Deux to AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets for €430m (£362m).

Superdry delivered plenty of negative numbers with its half-year results on Thursday but they'd largely been expected as the company is deep in a reset strategy and it said this is showing early signs of working.

Lululemon Athletica Inc forecast holiday quarter profit largely below analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, as the athleisure pioneer invests heavily to launch new products to fend off intensifying competition.

The Houston, Texas-based menswear retail group reported declining revenues and widening losses on Wednesday, and announced the promotion of Carrie Ask to the role of chief customer officer.