MELBOURNE: Luxury basics brand Sosume is preparing to test the menswear market over autumn/winter 2010.

MELBOURNE: The premium denim war will intensify with the launch of LTB's flagship store in Chadstone Shopping Centre.

MELBOURNE: The premium denim war will intensify with the launch of LTB's flagship store in Chadstone Shopping Centre.

NATIONAL: The work of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) will receive a boost today when one of Australia's largest retailers embarks on a day of national fundraising.

NATIONAL: Youth fashion retailers have tuned into Generation Y's environmental consciousness and thrown their weight behind Enviroweek.

NATIONAL: Karen Millen England has set a date to launch its first concession concept store in Myer.

MELBOURNE: Lyndon Charles Reeks has resigned as director and company secretary of embattled fashion group Biron Apparel.

MELBOURNE: Mercury Brands Limited has stated it will remain as a brand license house, despite selling its fashion label assets to Australian Horizons Trading last week.

NATIONAL: The Myer retail offer opens to eligible Myer One members today.

NATIONAL: Italian footwear brand Superga will utilise its celebrity endorsement marketing strategy when it launches in Australia and New Zealand in November.

MELBOURNE: Embattled wholesale group Mercury Brands Group has been purchased by Australian Horizons Trading, run by ragtrade veteran Jeff Moss.

NATIONAL: Big W has been forced to recall a range of children's sleepwear after revelations it has been incorrectly labelled as low fire danger.

SYDNEY: UK retail giant Topshop is moving into Australia via a unique wholesale partnership with independent mixed-label designer boutique Incu.

MELBOURNE: The Victorian Government has launched a campaign to encourage more fashion designers to apply for business grants.

Plus-size lingerie label Curvy Kate has secured an Australian distributor and is poised to enter the market.

NATIONAL: Denim giant G-Star is collaborating with designer Marc Newson to launch a limited edition premium collection into Australia.