Sportsgirl's online win MELBOURNE: Sportsgirl's recently launched website has taken out top prize in the Best Online Retail category at the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) Awards.

SYDNEY: Jayson Brunsdon's push into the Singaporean retail market has come as little surprise to industry experts, with many speculating trade between the two countries will intensify as ongoing government initiatives kick off.

If Bob Dylan were still crooning about how times were a-changing, he'd have his work cut out for him - at the very least in this tempestuous industry of ours. This week, the phones at Ragtrader rang hot with news that some of Australia's most iconic stalwarts were dusting off their tried-and-tested formulas and venturing into new, unpredictable waters.

AUCKLAND: New Zealand headquartered maternitywear brand Egg has hatched a host of new plans to ramp up its international presence.

Knitwear label Faye Officer has broadened her range with a view to expanding her presence overseas.

New label Humanitee looks set to re-interpret the current environmentally friendly clothing boom for the hip urban market.

Some of Australian fashion's brightest luminaries put business aside last week after gathering in Sydney's Circular Quay to celebrate wine brand Rosemount's corporate ties with Australian Fashion Week.

MELBOURNE: Myer's recently appointed director of apparel, beauty, accessories and footwear will face an uphill battle in her attempt to recapture the department store's position as a leading fashion destination, retail experts have warned.

Name Jo-Ann Kellock

"Increasingly people want to do what they can for the environment, but they want to do it and at the same time not look like a hippy."

SYDNEY: New Zealand is making its biggest trade push yet into the Australian market with more than a dozen labels expected to show their ranges during Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) later this month.

Importation and wholesale clothing company Rise Apparel has collapsed under a weight of gross financial mismanagement and poor guidance from senior executives, its administrators have concluded.

Multi-national eyewear retailer Sunglass Hut has released a new look autumn/winter campaign aimed at targeting a new breed of consumer.

The Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) has moved quickly to respond to the Federal Government's TCF Review.

RAGTRADER regularly catches up with a previously profiled label to chart its development over the intervening years. Here Belinda Smart talks to Richard Poulson and Kylie Radford, founders of womenswear label Morrison.

<p>MELBOURNE: Just Group has confirmed the appointment of Bronwyn Constance as a director and audit committee chairman.</p>