Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud unit is poised for a surge in fourth-quarter sales from U.S. retailers, as they brace for record online shopping during the holidays because of COVID-19 lockdowns.

Ralph Lauren Corp said on Tuesday its quarterly revenue plunged by nearly $1 billion, as it struggled with coronavirus-led store closures and a slowdown in demand for luxury goods across the world.

Sales at Maybelline maker L’Oréal fell more sharply than expected in the second quarter, though the French beauty giant managed to contain any major profit erosion as the COVID-19 pandemic forced stores to close.

Amazon on Thursday beat Wall Street's estimates for second-quarter revenue as coronavirus-driven lockdowns pushed more people to shop for groceries and other essential and non-essential items on its platform.

Facebook beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as businesses used its digital advertising tools to tap a surge in online traffic during the pandemic even as they slashed marketing budgets elsewhere.

Burberry on Friday announced the opening of its long-awaited social retail store in China’s technology hub Shenzhen, “blending the physical and social worlds in a digitally immersive retail experience”.

Fashion giant Benetton said Thursday that 2019 was an important milestone in its relaunch as its “economic-financial indicators show significant recovery and a reduction in losses compared to previous years”.

PayPal reported an 86% jump in Q2 profit on Wednesday as the e-commerce payments processor benefited from the shift to online spending amid the coronavirus pandemic. Net income increased to $1.53 billion.

Three initial products from the singer's gender-neutral skincare line debut this week.

French luxury group Kering's Q2 comp sales plunged by 43.7% due to the coronavirus. Gucci comp sales fell 45% and Saint Laurent 48%, but recovering Bottega Veneta contained the drop in revenue to only 24.4%

LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury goods group, said sales momentum picked up in June and had especially improved in China, after store closures sparked by the pandemic tore a hole in the Louis Vuitton owner’s Q2 sales. 

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Minister Nitin Gadkari launched ‘RestartIndia’ on July 23, a platform to aid MSMEs in restarting operations after lockdown.

Digital payments and e-commerce business Paytm has seen its customer transactions increase by up to 3.5 times during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown as more Indian shoppers go online.

Indian shoppers are cautious about spending money during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and aim to spend less on non-essential goods, such as apparel, which paints a grim picture for retail recovery, studies show. 

Subodh Sharma, co-founder of Pink Woolf, talks to FashionNetwork.com about the impact of Covid-19, and how the brand has gone 'vocal for local' to boost sales amid the pandemic. 

​Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) posted a 6 percent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,897 crore ($254.5 million) for the first quarter ended June 30.