Kathmandu has revealed its expanded apparel product range will be unveiled in May 2011.

The international surfwear giant reaches a conditional agreement to acquire the Surf Dive ‘n’ Ski and Jetty Surf retail banners from General Pants Group.

Late last month, industry organisation Fashion Group International (Sydney) hosted a seminar which looked at how retailers were coping more than one year on from the introduction of new workplace laws.

A trade showcase aimed at promoting Australian fashion to Chinese buyers resulted in more smoke and mirrors than sales.

Womenswear retailer Rodney Clark has restructured its portfolio of stores to target growing demand from regional Australia and Queensland.

Fashion manufacturers, suppliers and retailers in Queensland will be subject to increasing scrutiny under a new government initiative designed to protect clothing outworkers from exploitation.

The latest consumer backlash against the “sexualisation” of children by fashion retailers follows a spate of complaints to the national advertising watchdog.

Atomic Group, owner of sporting retail business Sportsco, is in the final stages of a retail acquisition deal, which should be finalised by the end of the year.

A new childrenswear store in Melbourne has put the fun back into interior design.

Retailing in an arcade off Hastings Street for 16 years, Rhonda Bedford, the owner of Diana’s, is well accustomed to the peaks and lows of trade in the area.

BRISBANE: Subfusco has launched a series of T-shirts in collaboration with a local artist as part of its new strategy to foster creative working relationships.

BRISBANE: Subfusco has launched a series of T-shirts in collaboration with a local artist as part of its new strategy to foster creative working relationships.

NEW ZEALAND: Westfield Chartwell will launch its extended fashion offer today (October 21) with retailers Country Road and Witchery among the centre's new leaseholders.

NEW ZEALAND: Westfield Chartwell will launch its extended fashion offer today (October 21) with retailers Country Road and Witchery among the centre's new leaseholders.

SYDNEY: Designer Alice McCall is expanding into retail with her first flagship store, following a $50,000 federal government grant.

SYDNEY: Designer Alice McCall is expanding into retail with her first flagship store, following a $50,000 federal government grant.