Eastpak has joined forces with the London based designer Christopher Shannon for its summer 2010 line. The result: 11 backpacks and bags in limited edition.
After months of negotiations with unions, Hugo Boss has finally closed its factory in Cleveland, Ohio, thereby cutting 300 jobs. These job cuts will take place between now and April.
Couromoda goes far beyond its role as a major trade fair for footwear and leather goods; it is a major player in the Brazilian and Latin American footwear market, making itself felt on the global stage.
Italian fashion house Prada is not in talks to sell a stake to Richemont, the world's second-largest luxury goods group, a Prada spokesman said, denying a newspaper report of a possible tie-up.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has received a pre-election kick in the pants, being named the worst-dressed man of the year by the British edition of GQ magazine.
Thieves bored a hole in the concrete wall of a jewellery shop on Tokyo's fashionable Ginza street and made off with watches worth about 300 million yen (3.2 million dollars), police said.
U.S. online spending rose 5 percent to $27.12 billion from the start of November through Christmas Eve even though individuals spent slightly less than they did last year, according to data released by comScore.
Hong Kong's retail sales soared 11.7 percent in November from a year earlier, the government said, boosted by a sharp increase in consumer spending on big-ticket goods.
Italy's Valentino Fashion Group (VFG), bought by private equity investor Permira two years ago, has agreed a recapitalisation deal, reducing debt by one third to 1.5 billion euros.
Finish Line Inc said its same-store sales have climbed 4.9 percent in the three weeks to Dec. 20 in a sign of revived demand for the retailer's athletic shoes and apparel.
Cost control is likely to remain the mantra of European companies next year, as the strength of economic recovery is tested by governments withdrawing stimulus measures to repair national balance sheets.
A company run by Hong Kong's best-known entertainment mogul has paid a record 108 million US dollars for a shop in one of the busiest districts.
The European Union, the world's biggest market, decided to prolong punitive taxes on imports of Chinese and Vietnamese shoes for 15 months.
Demand for Swiss watches rose in November from the previous month and data pointed to an end to the sharpest drop in appetite from buyers abroad in some 20 years.
In an historic first for the French luxury group, Hermès is preparing to launch a new brand in China: Shang Xia.
