Shop Direct profits rocket for third year

Shop Direct has announced a 78% surge in full year profit to £71.7m, delivering a third consecutive year of record results for the pure-play etailer.

Masai appoints new UK boss

Danish womenswear brand The Masai Clothing Company has appointed former Gerry Weber UK country manager Christian Lawaczeck as its new head of UK and Ireland.

Pure confirms earlier dates for 2016

The spring 17 edition of womenswear trade show Pure London will take place a week earlier than usual to avoid a clash with the August bank holiday in Ireland and holidays in Europe.  

French Connection appoints new womenswear chief

French Connection has appointed former Gap vice president of global design Maria Chen as womenswear director.

Exclusive: French Connection appoints new womenswear chief

French Connection has appointed former Gap vice president of global design Maria Chen as womenswear director.

London flagship for Sports Direct's Flannels

Flannels, the premium multibrand retailer owned by Sports Direct, plans to open a three-floor central London flagship in 2016. 

Alexander McQueen upsizes Clerkenwell head office

Alexander McQueen has signed a deal to take a bigger head office in London’s Clerkenwell next year.

Asos sales rise 18% with profits up 1%

Asos has reported a group sales increase of 18% to £1.15bn for the year to August 31, with profit before tax edging up by 1% to £47.5m compared with the previous year.

Number of indies drops for first time since 2012

Traditional independent retailers have closed more stores than opened them in UK town centres in the first half of 2015, with women’s clothing stores the biggest sector in decline.

Suffolk indie Angela Fashions turns 35

Suffolk womenswear independent Angela Fashions is celebrating 35 years in the fashion industry.

Club Monaco opens fifth London store

Club Monaco, the premium lifestyle brand owned by Polo Ralph Lauren, opened its fifth London store at 35-37 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials on Friday.

London brand Body Frock to go global

London-based dress brand Body Frock plans to expand internationally next year, focusing on Europe and the US.

Hurley overcomes challenges to reach 60th milestone

Northwest-based independent Hurley will turn 60 next month, celebrating its transformation into a growing multichannel branded business from its origins in sportswear in 1955.

Sudbury indie Angela Fashions turns 35

Suffolk womenswear independent Angela Fashions is celebrating 35 years in the fashion industry.

Damsel Boutique celebrates 10 years

Chiswick womenswear independent Damsel Boutique will celebrate its 10th anniversary on November 8.

Womenswear label Mirror Mirror rebrands

Womenswear label Mirror Mirror has rebranded as The 8th Sign and lowered its price points ahead of a planned ecommerce launch next year.

Barbour raids Zalando for womenswear chief

Barbour has poached Zalando head of womenswear Paget Billingsley for the same role at the British heritage brand.

Sales climb at Mountain Warehouse

Mountain Warehouse has struck a deal to enter the Chinese market after reporting record first half sales, up 25% to £59.3m.

My Fashion Life: Jeff Abrams on launching a brand inspired by wanderlust

Jeff Abrams, founder of US casualwear brand Rails, tells Drapers about the inspiration he gets from travelling and what brings him back to his home in Los Angeles

Social media overtakes catwalk's influence, finds John Lewis

The influence of social media, bloggers and vloggers is creating highly visible and instant sales peaks for womenswear, John Lewis’s third annual report into consumer behaviour has revealed.