Popular footwear brand Dr. Martens, commonly called Doc Martens, has joined forces with Yohji Yamamoto again for a new couture collaboration with a minimalist theme.

Canadian retailer Joe Fresh is growing its plus-size offering with the addition of activewear, set to launch this Summer with pieces for Fall. 

Nicolás Corral, head of Spanish fashion and accessories brand Bimba y Lola, has stepped down from his position and is moving to Acciona, according to Expansión. The move comes as the company approaches a possible sale.

SF-based sustainable shoe brand Allbirds has appointed Under Armour's former managing director of Asia Pacific Erick Haskell as president of international, a role in which he will head Allbirds' international operations.

Japanese resaler 2nd Street USA, a subsidiary of GEO Holdings, has opened its third store in the US. The Costa Mesa store joins two others in Southern California, the first on Melrose and the second in Pasadena.

French label Majestic Filatures is about to unveil its first handbag, as it launches a capsule collection created with model Lara Stone, also its brand ambassador for the AW 2018-19. 

Mike Ashley, the boos of Sports Direct, slammed Debenhams for not following his advice this week after the national department store chain dragged Sports Direct’s profits down by almost 73%.

The German apparel retailer is reorganising, and has appointed Marx and Krosta as vice presidents in charge of creativity and sales respectively.

The German label changed hands earlier in the year and, after a negative 2017, it expects to recover in 2018 by extending the range, introducing a new sourcing policy and boosting e-tail.

Marks and Spencer is planning to give customers access to behind-the-scenes content with an online podcast in an effort to engage shoppers’ attention about its sustainability initiatives and history.

Actress Sasha Lane has landed a starring role in the new Ugg Collective campaign.The "American Honey" star features in an all-Californian line-up for the footwear brand's latest campaign for Fall/Winter 2018.

Woolworths Holdings will make its first loss in 16 years due to tough times at its Australian David Jones and Country Road operations, although there are signs of some improvement at the former.

Hamburg-based e-commerce site About You has inked a new investor: the family holding company of Anders Holch Povlsen, founder of Bestseller, which has injected capital into the Otto Group subsidiary.  

While China has raised import duties on several categories of U.S. goods, it lowered tariffs on apparel, cosmetics, household goods and jewelry, which could see these industries thrive, according to Cowen and Company.

The latest round of U.S. tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods could hit the Apple Watch, health trackers, streaming music speakers and other accessories assembled in China, government rulings on tariffs show.