Womenswear designer Karen Walker has capitalised on her partnership with department store Myer, recording a 49 per cent increase in premium sales for the season, as both prepare for a joint export drive.

Fashion footwear brand Midas will execute a national store revamp and launch new stores in a bid to revitalise the brand under new ownership.

Despite its location in a Melbourne laneway, a sleek design and raw, modern edge makes accessories boutique Treasurette hard to miss. Daniela Aroche looks at the store's concept. 

BEM Corporation, trading as Barkins, has been placed into liquidation.

Last month, the Australian Centre for Retail Studies presented its findings from the fifth annual World Retail Congress in Berlin. Daniela Aroche presents part one of this two-part series.

SYDNEY: Online fashion retailer asos.com has appointed a dedicated country manager for the Australian market, capping off a year of aggressive growth strategies down under.

SYDNEY: The launch of Louis Vuitton’s three-storey flagship store in Sydney spells the end of a five-year agenda.

The curtain will soon fall on another year in the Australian fashion industry. Assia Benmedjdoub spotlights the key trends and moments of 2011.

NATIONAL: Queensland has proved to be the strongest performing market for value apparel line Mix, blitzing other states which carry the brand across a total of 55 stores.

A clash between industry firms has put outworkers back under the spotlight, Pippa Chambers reports.

ADELAIDE: South Australian (SA) retailers are facing ‘geographic apartheid’ due to changes in trading hours, a major industry group has alleged.

Zambelli Retail has been placed into voluntary liquidation following an extraordinary meeting of company members, which questioned the company’s solvency.

SYDNEY: Australian shapewear brand Peachy Pink has hit back at independent consumer watchdog Choice, after the organisation shamed the label at its 2011 Shonky Awards.

SYDNEY: Major Australian womenswear company Events has been sold and the new owners have big plans for more stores, new clothing lines and digital innovations.

Assia Benmedjdoub asks a range of fashion sectors to look back on the year that was.

SYDNEY: Cue Clothing Co has enlisted a former department store executive to its ranks.