This month will see buyers and suppliers convene under one roof for the autumn/winter Fashion Exposed trade fair in Melbourne. Here, Ragtrader asks trend forecasting firm WGSN to identify the key trends for the season.

Swimwear brand Seafolly is forging ahead with its international expansion plans and has confirmed it will begin securing retail sites in its core target markets of America, Asia and Europe in 2012.

Pacific Brands has dodged the bullet in an unprecedented number of cases before the national advertising watchdog, but has another two cases yet to be determined.

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Hailing from Germany, expat Bjorn Behrendt forms one half of the dynamic duo which has created etail powerhouse StyleTread. He talks to Daniela Aroche about his journey.

Emerging designer Shae Fleming asks fashion designer Gail Reid, of iconic label Gail Sorronda, for her advice.

Former suppliers of embattled denim brand Bettina Liano have spoken out, following its revival under fashion powerhouse Apparel Group.

Department store David Jones has beefed up designer womenswear label Hunt No More on the back of strong sales, doubling its floor space and extending its presence to national stores.

High Street powerplayer Ladakh has failed to appeal a Federal Court decision relating to a garment from its spring/summer 2009 collection.

The battle between traditional and emerging retailers is heating up. Brett Stevenson zooms in on two firms to reveal supplier tensions.

Ragtrader recently broke the results of a website functionality test on five domestic apparel Retailers. Here, we publish the tools used by global research firm forrester. How do you and your website rate?

Womenswear designer Trelise Cooper will be among a group of local delegates heading to Hong Kong Fashion Week this month, as mainland manufacturers open their doors to designers and smaller retailers.

Why are more Australians shopping online? Euromonitor International research analyst Bettina Kurnik gets the answers.

Based in the heart of Double Bay, but designed in Europe, the new Marc Cain boutique strikes a balance between cultures. The design aims to bring the class back to traditional retail, Daniela Aroche discovers.

Ragtrader interviews Young Retailer of the Year award 2011 finalist Alexis Pead, who works for multichannel department store Myer.

Fashion Group International (Sydney) recently staged its autumn/winter 2012/13 trend seminar. Four local panelists weighed in with their best bets for the Australian market.