AUCKLAND: Kathmandu has reported an increase in sales for the 2009/10 financial year despite "challenging" trading conditions, "particularly in New Zealand".

SYDNEY: Oroton has recorded an 18 per cent jump in net profit for the financial year to July 31, despite slower sales for its Polo Ralph Lauren division.

SYDNEY: The troubled Direct Factory Outlet (DFO) business has been rescued by Colonial First State Retail Property Trust (CFX).

SYDNEY: Retailers concerned about how the Fair Work Act is continuing to impact business have a chance learn more at a free seminar.

BRISBANE: Childrenswear label eenie meenie miini moh is planning to roll out stores nationally if its first Brisbane venture proves successful.

The distribution group behind Skechers, Dr Martens and Ugg Australia is set to unleash two more brands onto the Australian market.

Billabong creative authority Claudio Kirac has teamed up with a former executive of the surfwear group to launch a new agency.

Designer brands Toni Maticevski, Bec & Bridge, Hussy and Nicola Finetti have been selected for the latest charity t-shirt drive by chain retailer Jeanswest.

The battle lines in a trademark case involving designer Collette Dinnigan and accessories chain Colette were drawn as early as mid-2009, legal documents have revealed.

Fashion-forward retailer Cue has confirmed it is working with one of the hottest talents in the local fashion industry.

The founders of Review have launched an online store for their most recent fashion venture.

Ed Hardy Australia liquidators were still hopeful of a sale at the time of the companies’ administration, with minutes from the first creditors meeting revealing an interested party had stepped forward to obtain the license.

On September 3, Ragtrader and New Idea magazine staged our inaugural fashion marketing lunch, New Ideas for new-age marketers.

Womenswear retailer Events has celebrated 35 years in business by revealing it has conquered the “identity crisis” which plagued its ownership restructure.

Fleur Wood is set to expand her retail network to 12 stores, with two new sites scheduled to open in the next six months.

My Unreliable Source (MUS) is claiming victory for predicting that Zara would pitch its tent in the new Westfield centre in Sydney.