A labor group that did not secure enough votes from Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama to form a union has formally objected to the election results and alleged Amazon threatened to lay off staff.

Italian fashion group Etro is considering an expression of interest from buyout firm L Catterton, a source close to the matter said on Monday.

The company called it a milestone and said it helps drive a “paradigm shift toward eco-responsible production and eco-conscious consumption of fashion and home textile items".

​Landsec’s Braintree Village outlet in Essex has welcomed a new Armani store, the brand’s first outlet in the county. The store offers regular discounts of up to 35% off RRP.

​Reopening week seems to have been a good one for retailers in England and Wales, and especially for the hard hit West End of London, even though international tourists are still absent.

The owner of the Pep&Co fashion brand has snubbed the London Stock Exchange and chosen to list its shares in Poland instead. The company is thought to be worth around €5 billion. 

UK action group Twentieth Century Society is out to prevent the demolition or redesign of historic retail properties as town centres respond to the reduction in physical retail during the pandemic.

Enough is enough. Nike has told partner retailers to stop the sale of limited edition trainers to resellers or they could face “supply curtailment”.

​Hugo Boss has named a new marketing and comms chief with the appointment of Miah Sullivan. She joins on May 1 after having previously worked at Luxottica, Furla and St John Knits. 

Hammerson is to slash rents for its retail tenants by around 30% as UK stores reopen post-Lockdown 3. UK & Ireland MD Mark Bourgeois said that “typically, we're resetting our rents to more affordable levels”.

​Studio Retail is no longer for sale. The company has received plenty of interest in the business, but said its recent strong trading suggests that it can create greater value for shareholders as a pureplay retailer.

Ant Group is eyeing options for Jack Ma to divest his stake in the firm and give up control, as meetings with Chinese regulators signaled that the move could help draw a line under Beijing's scrutiny of its business.

With European populations slowly but surely being vaccinated, designers on the Continent are suddenly expressing a new optimism. Few more so than Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga in Balenciaga's winter 2021 pre-collection.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced the launch of CFDA Connects, a programming network aiming to support regional fashion weeks and organizations across the United States.

Marcelo Burlon’s County of Milan brand is launching a collab collection with Kappa that reinterprets the sporting uniform of SSC Napoli, the football team of Naples.

Shopify Inc shares edged higher on Thursday, recovering partially from the previous day's fall, with analysts saying the news of planned senior executive departures may have limited impact.