Sustainable footwear brand Purified has launch a third shoe style with the ‘Walden’ becoming its first zero-plastic sneaker that will “enrich the soil after [its] final wear”.

With the new school year just around the corner, we’re told that Gen Z was poised to spend an average of £1,600 per person on back-to-campus supplies, representing a total spend of £4.3 billion, according to UniDays.

Record England football shirt and merchandise sales linked to the Euro 2024 championships this summer has led to Fanatics signing a new long-term and now-wide-ranging retail agreement with The Football Association.

Celebrity stylist Gok Wan has a rich history of fashion collaborations and his latest is as ambassador for UK fashion brand JD Williams.

The Metrocentre shopping destination in Gateshead is planning to spend £6 million on an upgrade to revitalise an area in and around its Green Mall entrance.

​British fashion brand Sosandar is to open a store at the North East’s Metrocentre mall in October. Making its regional debut, it will be the womenswear retailer’s third standalone store in the UK.

Digital department store Freemans has a handle on blending summer into autumn with a new collection and accompanying campaign. Called The Icons, it’s running for two months to transition into the new season.

Record annual revenues and a return to profit aren’t just good news for UK outdoor clothing retailer Mountain Warehouse but “reflect customers flocking back to the high street post-pandemic”.

​DVF founder Diane von Furstenberg and its CEO Graziano de Boni said on Friday that they’re “excited to announce that by the end of 2024 the operations of the 52-year-old brand will be managed in-house again”.

Foot Locker Inc. reported on Thursday sales decreased by 2.8%, to $1.87 billion, in the first quarter, coinciding with a slash in profits for the three months ending May 4.

British footwear brand Clarks could close all of its brick-and-mortar stores in India following the termination of its two-year retail agreement with Reliance Industries Limited’s Reliance Retail. 

Shein found two cases of child labour at its suppliers last year, it said in its 2023 sustainability report, as it stepped up audits of manufacturers in China to assuage criticisms of its low-cost business model.

Crocs Inc. shares are getting a boost from the company’s partnership with actress Sydney Sweeney as Wall Street bets that the collaboration will stoke demand for its HeyDude line of shoes.

British consumer confidence held at an almost three-year high in August, bolstered by improving sentiment around personal finances and major purchases, according to a survey on Friday.

Vans has agreed to settle its lawsuit against art collective MSCHF over its distorted parody versions of Vans' shoes, according to a filing in New York federal court.

Urban Outfitters Inc. shares slid after the owner of the Anthropologie and Free People brands posted quarterly sales growth that came in below Wall Street’s expectations.