BlockTexx and its new partner want to make textile-to-textile recycling as industrial as bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling.

"These launches strengthen our assortment," The Iconic's Gayle Burchell says.

The brand wants to capitalise on growing demand for elevated resortwear across Australia, Asia-Pacific and the US.

“This is the beginning of a new era,” July co-founder Athan Didaskalou says.

Group CEO and managing director Vivek Kumar said the company's FY26 performance is off to a strong start.

“The softness in confidence was broad-based," ANZ economist Sophia Angala said.

“These figures show that Halloween is no longer just child’s play,” ARA chief industry affairs officer Fleur Brown says.

The lifestyle and babywear retailer has reaffirmed its initial FY26 guidance shared two months ago.

The courier company is used by a raft of retail businesses across New Zealand.

“If surcharges are prohibited, we will inevitably see prices rise in-store," Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young says.

Australian custom gear maker ISC Sport has helped make it possible.

Ralph Lauren will also launch a collection to the public, to be sold in the lead up and during AO26.

The new website will showcase extra content and more product information than ever before. 

Vehicle and non-store-based retailing led the monthly slip, down 3.4 per cent and 3.7 per cent respectively.

Five peak bodies have teamed up in a bid to simplify Australia’s "increasingly unworkable workplace relations system".

The idea of a collaboration had been many years in the making.