MELBOURNE: Premier Investments, owner of The Just Group brands, has declared a tough approach to financial improvement in the year ahead.

NATIONAL: A licensing restructure at global luxury brand Nina Ricci will see its first ever swimwear collection hit Australian shores next year.

Brendan Santamaria will stay on with the new owners of Mercury Brands, a month after the wholesale group collapsed following consecutive financial year losses.

The Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) has moved into the realm of social networking with the launch of a Twitter page.

If you were going to bow out of the luxury retail market, then the last six months probably would have been the best time to do so.

A legal wrangle involving the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and an independent jewellery company has highlighted the need for exporters to be more rigorous when applying for government grants, legal experts have claimed.

Morrison looks set to continue its year of industry accolades, with the Perth-headquartered retailer named as a finalist in the Fashion Group International 2009 Awards for Excellence.

I’ve previously suggested the strong possibility of a nil share value when garment supply companies with no brand credibility look for buyers.

The stagnant hiring practices plaguing the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industry appear to be lifting as recruiters report a rise in the number of jobs on their books.

Those in the fashion business love nothing more than a good knees-up and a chance to get out and about.

Australian labels seeking to source product from India have always enjoyed a love/hate relationship with the South Asian apparel powerhouse.

Pioneering new territory in the 2.0 world of online is quite a task in the saturated online fashion space.

Iconic accessory designer Catherine Manuell is not about to be undone by a slump in the US retail market.

Morrison designer Kylie Radford and business development manager Richard Poulson recently cracked BRW’s Young Rich List.

Marine lifestyle brand Musto is already capitalising on the collapse of its competitor Line 7.

The owner of Perth designer fashion boutique Mymuse is delving into the short order wholesale market with European-made product.