Graeme Lewsey was appointed as the new CEO of the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) in March last year. Daniela Aroche profiles Lewsey ahead of the 2012 instalment.

Brett Stevenson kicks off a series of articles on how to measure the success of your fashion business. Stay tuned for the next chapter in March.

Online shopping site The Iconic has revealed Australian brands such as Ksubi, Shakuhachi and Ellery as some of its top sellers, three months after launch.

Each month, Ragtrader profiles one finalist from the 2011 National Retailers Association (NRA) Young Retailer of the Year awards. Here, 21-year-old JeanSwest employee Jessica Wiseheart tells her story.

As 2012 begins, Daniela Aroche asks industry figures to discuss what lies ahead for independents.

Ready, set, stock! Preview the latest products hitting the market.

Q: How have new fabric innovations affected your product offering?

T-shirt retailer BlackBook has opened its second store in Melbourne Central’s recently revamped ‘The Corner’ precinct. Assia Benmedjdoub looks behind the concept.

MELBOURNE: Womenswear retailer Sussan will adopt an international e-commerce model in 2012, following its retreat from the New Zealand market.

As the hunger for fresh fibres and fabrics verges on insatiable, the nation’s designers are doing their best to stay one step ahead to keep consumers content, Pippa Chambers discovers.

In these current, dubious economic times, issues connected with business failure are an unfortunate reality. Even if you are travelling fine, chances are some of your customers, suppliers and business partners probably aren’t. Michael Forrest advises on how to protect yourself.

Local e-shopping club operator Apac Sale Group has confirmed plans to launch another site in South East Asia, following a Thailand launch in November.

The online sphere presents both big opportunities and challenges for retail. Here, online expert Martin Newman offers an introduction to launching into e-commerce.

UK department store House of Fraser will be increasing its online apparel offering to Australia this year, now the best selling country for international orders on its main site.

Rhodes & Beckett might have saved its iconic competitor Baubridge & Kay from extinction - but the same cannot be said for the latter’s sourcing division.

SYDNEY: IMG Fashion has taken full ownership of the event it acquired in 2005, moving Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia under a full global management team for the first time.