Westfield Group has reported its full year results for 2009, recording operational earnings of $2.064 billion.

Swimwear fabrics are becoming finer, lighter and even healthier, as Eclipse Textiles tells Erin O’Loughlin.

The newly appointed chief executive officer of womenswear retailer Cue has earmarked 2010 as a year of consolidation, following a spate of aggressive retail rollouts.

Cooper Watkinson Textiles (CWT) has severed accounts with over 200 customers in an effort to concentrate on larger bulk orders.

In this special edition of E-News, Ragtrader dissects online media platforms at L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) 2010.

When it comes to this industry and new media, there’s no such thing as being fashionably late.

Global roamer Samantha Reding has returned home to launch her womenswear brand down under.

French lingerie and swimwear label Daniel Hechter Lingerie Paris has launched into the Australian market through a domestic distributor, with plans to become a well-known brand in the sector.

All-year-round communication between suppliers and retailers is the goal of a new online portal launched by trade fair Fashion Exposed.

There is movement on the Eastern front, or to be more precise, a distinct lack of it.

Established label George is working with local textile suppliers to develop innovative new fabrics for its eveningwear designs.

In the previous edition of Ragtrader, we gave you a scoop on the fashion component of trade event G’Day USA.

Guess Australia’s launch into the e-commerce sector has come on the back of strong retail and wholesale growth, with 35 stores and a whopping 1020 accounts currently held across the country.

With Swim Fashion Week at Sanctuary Cove cancelled this year, Melinda Oliver and Erin O’Loughlin find out what buyers want and what they will find from Australian swimwear brands in the imminent selling season for summer 2010/11.

Kookai Australia has launched a preemtive strike against competitors attempting to knock off its creations.

Embattled denim group Ksubi was juggling close to 100 repayment arrangements with trade creditors in the lead-up to its voluntary administration, “drip-feeding” them funds as it plunged into $9 million worth of debt.