Department stores Myer and David Jones are in the midst of the most aggressive mid-year sales campaign in recent history.

RCG Corporation, which owns The Athlete’s Foot and Shoe Superstore chains, continues to defy the financial downturn with an expected profit before tax increase of more than 20 per cent for the financial year to June 30, 2010.

Ragtrader recently reported on Sportscraft’s new uniform venture with the Wallabies.

Australian cities have among the most expensive retail rents in the world, a recent report by commerical real estate agency CB Richard Ellis found.

Rodeo Show is set to launch its second retail store as part of a marketing push made viable by an AusIndustry small business program grant.

Womenswear label Lisa Taranto is the antithesis of fast fashion, with its locally made garments distributed through just 12 boutiques across the country.

The former general manager of Seduce has ramped up the scale of his own retail and wholesale venture, resulting in a new deal with department store David Jones.

Global trend forecasting agency WGSN staged its biannual business presentation in Melbourne recently.

The US is set to topple Australia as the biggest market for urban label Zanerobe, following a restructure of prices for the northern hemisphere market.

MELBOURNE: City dwellers will find it hard to miss Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) this year, as a new initiative targets the lunch hour crowds.

SYDNEY: The operators behind Australia's first Victoria's Secret store have set the record straight on rumours of additional store openings.

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MELBOURNE: Designer Megan Park is entering the world of retail with her first store set to launch in Melbourne.

SYDNEY: Pitt Street Mall recorded the highest rent rises in the world over the past 12 months, with the fashion precinct's redevelopment among the likely reasons for the surge.

SYDNEY: Gazal has revealed recently implemented cost reduction programs look set to add up to $4 million to its 2009/10 pre-tax profit result.

MELBOURNE: The Australian distributor of Otazu jewellery is set to capitalise on the brand's exposure in the new Sex and the City 2 film.