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Ethical retail venture The Social Studio (TSS) has launched its first stand-alone store at Melbourne Central to take its designs to the mainstream market.

Womenswear label Metalicus has followed in the footsteps of Sass & Bide, shifting its concession business from David Jones to rival department store Myer.

Wesfarmers has revealed lacklustre retail sales figures for its discount department stores Target and Kmart, for the 12-week period from January, 2011 to March, 2011.

Kathmandu has used the celebration of its 100th store opening in Australasia to signal it will open up to 15 new stores in 2011/12.

What was expected to be a tooth-and-nail showdown between the launch of Zara Sydney and Zara Melbourne looks set to be the opposite, with operators speculating the latter store will open around June.

Dates for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival - Brisbane have been announced for Saturday 20 to Friday 26 August, 2011, with South Bank to host the event.

The former operators of four Melbourne shoe stores are being hauled into court after they "failed to fully rectify" their underpayment of four workers.

Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA) has revealed the identity of its new national co-ordinator.

New-Zealand based discount clothing retailer The Warehouse Group will experience a raft of management changes next month with both a new chairman and chief executive poised to take office on May 2.

Fashion retailers are likely to be cheered by research that claims the cautious spending habits of Australian consumers will peter out over 2011.

Sportsgirl has enlisted Melbourne-based designer Dhini Pararajasingham to create the latest "Sportsgirls Like" collaboration, which will be released this month.

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is among those lobbying the federal government to investigate the fairness of online retailing but that doesn't mean it's ignoring the burgeoning sector.

Surfwear retailer Billabong is encouraging fans to ditch dud swimwear, as part of a marketing campaign to promote the launch of its Sydney flagship store.

Shopping centre giant Westfield has kicked off a national marketing campaign to promote its online shopping mall, staging a runway parade at Customs House in Sydney today (April 13).

Ethical Clothing Australia is conducting a study in collaboration with sustainability consultants to determine its next stage of growth.