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.  

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.

​It’s always encouraging when a closely-watched trading update starts with a line like “sales in the Christmas period have been better than we anticipated”. And so it was with Next on Thursday.

Founded in 2016, Boy Smells is the brainchild of Los Angeles-based duo Matthew Herman and David Kien, two profiles who came from the fashion industry. FashionNetwork.com met the duo to understand their success story.

​The world's second-biggest fashion retailer has reported headline sales for the latest quarter up 10% year on year, which slightly beat analysts’ expectations of a 9.5% rise in the three months to November.

The year to September was one of “continued strong strategic progress” driving profitable growth for the Pepco, Poundland and Dealz owner. Sales and profit soared as shoppers across Europe focused on low prices.

The colorful and lively Milanese brand arrives in Manhattan for a party and café takeover with its typical festive flare. 

After a career cooking for celebrities, this Manhattan chef is adding another outlet for her creativity: eco-conscious gift-giving.

Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees that WhatsApp and Messenger would drive the company's next wave of sales growth, as he sought to assuage concerns about Meta after its first mass layoffs.

​M&S’s half-year results on Wednesday showed that the recovering retail giant continues to make progress as it reported higher sales for the half to 1 October. 

Meta Platforms Inc's Instagram said on Monday it was looking into an issue preventing thousands of its users from accessing the photo-sharing application.

Brushing off higher prices, affluent spenders are continuing to splash out on luxuries including $10,000 handbags and high-end perfumes, trading updates from Hermes, Kering, and L'Oreal showed on Thursday.  

​Sweden’s H&M Group continues to open new stores around the world but for its latest two, it’s looking much closer to home. & Other Stories and Arket are both set to open new locations in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm.

​French luxury group Hermès said on Thursday that it enjoyed a strong Q3 with sales up 32.5%. Sales reached €3.136 billion in the three months to the end of September, with strong growth in all its business lines.

​M&S had more news this week with it planning to close a quarter of its biggest stores that sell clothing and homewares earlier than previously forecast. Its expansion plans will see a focus on 100+ new food shops. 

The luxury house is launching a line of bags with Italian manufacturer La Compagnia delle Pelli, which will manage production and global distribution. Licensing agreements have also been signed for a homeware line.