Financial statements for the 2020/21 year from Studio Retail are being investigated by industry watchdog the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

Supermarket fashion brand Tu Clothing has unveiled Ashley James as an ambassador. The 12-month deal sees her becoming an official advocate of the brand’s womenswear, baby clothing, childrenswear, and maternity ranges.

​September saw the slowest retail sales growth since shops reopened post-Covid, as inflation, economic crises, and an unexpected public holiday took their toll, the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker showed on Friday.

​UK consumers collectively have as many as 1.6 billion items of unworn clothing in their wardrobes with each person owning an average of 118 items, of which 26% have been unworn for at least a year.

​Superdry had generally good news on Friday as it reported a return to profitability in FY22, and “good progress” on its strategic objectives. But it also said FY23's profit will be lower.

J.C. Penney said on Thursday it would hire more than 20,000 team members this holiday season.

Canadian luxury outwear brand Mackage launched on Thursday its Fall '22 collection campaign with rapper Lil' Kim as the face. 

William Currie Investments, led by Bill Currie, a former investor in THG, Boohoo and ASOS, has taken a 4.15% stake in digital fashion retailer In The Style, new documents filed with the London Stock Exchange show.

​Ganni is continuing its retail expansion and on Thursday opened its first flagship store in Germany with a Berlin debut.

For its 26th edition, the event will take place on October 7, 8 and 9. The 2022 edition will welcome Stéphane Rolland as president of the festival as well as president of the jury.

One luxury label cutting some clever moves in fashion is The Ritz. It unveiled its second collection with Frame during Paris Fashion Week. Brand building projects, where the Ritz opens a boutique in Doha today.

​Adidas UK has filed its results for 2021 at Companies House with the business saying that sales rose 23.6% last year to £1.291 billion. That more than made up for the 5.3% decrease it had seen during 2020.

E-tailer N Brown has reported lower revenue for its first half, with profits also falling as its performance reflected the “normalisation of financial services post Covid and the macroeconomic environment”.

​Tesco’s interim results on Wednesday included the news that more consumers than ever are buying its F&F fashion offer with customer numbers up 8% in the six months to late August. 

Luxury resale platform RESEE launched a 3-day appointment-only popup in Paris during Fashion Week in collaboration with Instagram account OldCelineArchive. 

We all know that resale is growing, but the pace of growth is picking up fast and the potential is huge, a new study from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and resale specialist Vestiaire Collective claimed on Wednesday.