Business

SYDNEY: Leading fashion business title Ragtrader has announced a series of changes to its editorial line up.

MELBOURNE: A decision is pending on Biron Capital's attempts to buy a slice of listed group Mercury Brands.

MELBOURNE: Brand authenticity and customer engagement are essential to success, according to speakers at a Melbourne Spring Fashion Week business breakfast seminar.

SYDNEY: Listed apparel house Specialty Fashion Group has welcomed a new face.

NATIONAL: Direct sale business Undercoverwear has recorded a loss of $2.3 million for the 2009 financial year - a sharp slide from the $3.7million profit it posted last year.

NEW ZEALAND: Retailer Postie Plus has credited a strong winter for its achievement in lifting its fourth quarter sales 12.9 percent above that for the same period last year.

MELBOURNE: Fashion Exposed began yesterday at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, with exhibitors optimistic about potential sales and busy foot traffic on the ground.

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Summer of colour

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Wholesale distribution company International Fashion Group has secured the exclusive Australian and New Zealand distribution for French label Fine Collection.