Frasers Group has again increased its stake in ASOS, which has been at the centre of takeover speculation. It has seen acquisition-hungry Frasers upping its stake to almost 9.9% from 7.4% as the week started.

The Galician giant and the Valencian company have worked together to launch Air Fiber Washer, an industrial mechanism designed to extract microfibres during garment manufacturing.

It’s been a successful spring for London property company Howard de Walden Estate attracting a host of new retailers to the 92-acre Marylebone Village region.

​Struggling e-tailer N Brown will have been hoping that better results in the fourth quarter could boost its full-year numbers after Q3 had seen revenues falling in the face of the cost-of-living crisis.

​Britain's retail and consumer spending was sluggish in May, two reports showed on Tuesday, with the latest figures from the British retail Consortium and from Barclays offering up bad news for the fashion sector.

The creatives, grandsons of Richard Avedon and Bob Dylan, respectively, found a photography first publication with digital and print issues. 

Denim Première Vision took place in Berlin for the second time. On May 31 and June 1, the fair brought together 64 denim industry players from a total of 14 countries at the Arena Berlin.

​We’ve heard a lot about how returns are causing a major problem for retailers in the fashion sector at present, but a new study suggests that better communication about the impact of returns could make a difference.

And another one bites the dust. Edward Enninful is to exit British Vogue the magazine has made known, making him the latest editor-in-chief of a Vogue in the past several years to exit their position.

American heritage denim brand Lee is bringing its workwear credentials up to date with a series of contemporary partnerships to project its SS23 line-up. That journey begins in London before heading across Europe. 

​As festival season gets under way in the UK, new research shows that consumers are more focused on festivals this year than on holidays, and this is a key development for the fashion sector.

Heritage fashion brand Cotton Traders’ latest set of results saw it reporting another strong year that was its “most successful financial year to date, with a 10.6% year-on-year increase in turnover of £111 million”. 

Global lifestyle brand Perry Ellis has partnered with leading materials science experts Recover, to launch a line-up of ‘eco denim’ collections. 

​Matalan has made a key change to its line-up as it continues to transform itself under new owners. Interim buying and merchandising director Ben Smith is now chief trading officer, reporting to CEO Jo Whitfield,

​Denim mill ISKO has teamed up with retailer Urban Outfitters and British Artist Dwayne Coleman on a 10-piece collection under Urban’s BDG branding. Focusing on workwear-inspired denim pieces, it will launch in July.

​Mango opened a new UK store late last week — in London's Westfield Stratford City — and its debut in one of the largest shopping centres in the UK came as it also revealed that it will see many more openings in 2023.