​German sports giant Adidas said on Thursday it expects to bounce back to profitability in the third quarter after it plunged to a big loss in the second quarter when most of its stores were closed due to lockdowns.

Odd Concepts, an AI-based fashion tech company, has launched an AI style discovery platform, StyleCrush, to introduce a new method of online fashion consumption to Singapore.

Fashion giant Inditex has pledged to maintain workers' rights throughout its supply chains and the stability of payments to suppliers, as the garment industry wrestled with a plunge in orders during the COVID-19 crisis.

VF Corporation has appointed Winnie Ma as president, Greater China. She will report to Kevin Bailey, executive vice president & group president, APAC and Emerging Brands.

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”.

German sportswear brand Puma on Wednesday said that uncertainty around the coronavirus made forecasts for the full-year impossible after the pandemic hit second quarter sales and profitability.

​It’s been a weird year for fashion retail so far and Q2 in particular saw unprecedented global conditions, so it’s no surprise that the new Lyst Index is different from usual with Nike and Birkenstock's riding high.

​Sandro and Maje owner SMCP's Q2 sales were “strongly impacted by Covid-19” but the company saw a “gradual sales improvement throughout quarter”. Digital boomed and Mainland China was even back to growth in June.

Pitti, fashion’s most important menswear trade fair, has praised the EU agreement to create a 750-billion-euro coronavirus recovery fund, and revealed more details of its plans to welcome Dolce & Gabbana in September.

Dior unveiled a magically infused cruise collection on Wednesday night in the main square of Lecce in Puglia, the home region of the father of the house’s couturier Maria Grazia Chiuri. 

In a sudden reverse in plans, Fendi has announced that it will stage its next runway show in Milan – and not Rome - during the next women’s ready-to-wear catwalk season  in September.

​India’s leading footwear company Asian Footwears has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of face masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

​UK retailers are urging strong government action as they deal with the Leicester garment factory scandal. The main company in the spotlight, Boohoo Group, and others are calling for a factory licensing system. 

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has inaugurated its first training centre in Delhi to teach leather artisans to produce footwear through a two month course. 

​Footwear major Khadim India Ltd reported a net loss of Rs 20 crore ($2.7 million) for the fourth quarter ended March 2020, as against a net profit of Rs 1 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2019.

Leave it to Alessandro Michele to make a collection video unlike anything we’ve seen before; one whose cast was composed of the creative team that designed the actual clothes and accessories on display.