Andrea O’Donnell has stepped down from her role as president of the Goleta, California-based footwear group’s fashion lifestyle division, which includes the Ugg and Koolaburra brands.

The new Queen The Greatest experiential pop-up store opened on Carnaby Street on Tuesday morning with a big focus on apparel as Universal Music Group’s Bravado unit looks to take advantage of rising West End footfall.

​Online fashion retail giant Zalando has invested in circular fashion and textile technology group Infinited Fiber Co. It said the non-disclosed proceeds will go towards building a €220 million factory in Finland.

​Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing said on Tuesday that it has signed the Microfibre 2030 Commitment, the new global initiative to minimise the impact of microfibres on the natural environment. 

Footfall across all UK retail destinations rose week-on-week in the latest seven days (19-25 September) and was particularly welcome on three important fronts. It was the first rise registered in the past four weeks.

​It might be a nervous run-up to Christmas trading for many retailers, but butterflies of a different kind will welcome in the crucial winter season on London’s famous Carnaby Street.

Happy days have arrived at Merry Hill. The close-to-Birmingham shopping centre has seen a host of new brands – including an expanded Primark store – agreeing to take space.

It says a great deal about the openness of Paris to fresh ideas when the opening show of the city’s biggest fashion week – women’s ready-to-wear - is given over to a young designer like Kenneth Ize. 

​Fashion e-tail giant ASOS is to invest £14 million in a new Tech Hub in Belfast and create 184 new jobs over the next three years, the company said on Tuesday.

Tommy Hilfiger is piloting the Higg Index Sustainability Profile as part of a project with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and sustainability insights platform, Higg. 

Guess is celebrating the life and heritage of model Anna Nicole Smith with a new Guess Originals collection launching this October. 

Kering's flagship brand unveiled its new "Vault" project at Milan Fashion Week on Saturday, revealing a dedicated e-commerce site offering vintage pieces and clothes from emerging designers. 

The Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition has announced its first-ever winner: Emily Omesi, a BFA undergraduate at FIT, New York, who beat almost 400 other participants.

Alter Made has been conceived as a sustainability lab to improve the way Mango works, and is committed to low inventory and proximity production. Led by Alejandra Mur, it forecasts a revenue of €25 million in 3 years.

​Value-priced supermarket chain Lidl is to investigate why vast numbers of a quickly-sold-out line of £12.99 trainers ended up on re-sale websites at vastly inflated prices, angering some customers.

Acquisition-hungry JD Sports Fashion has now moved into beauty. The UK-based sportswear giant has bought a stake in online hair & beauty brand Hairburst, which sells vitamins, shampoos and styling products.