Designer Jolet Ucchino has released the latest autumn/winter 2012 collection for her eponymous label. The range is a mix of refined silhouettes and detailing, crafted from fabrics sourced locally and overseas, including silks, cottons, linens and wools.

Cotton On has claimed an Australian first with the launch of a fitting room service that combines music and fashion.

Branded fashion house Gazal has enlisted creative and strategic agency, Bashful, to develop a multi-channel marketing campaign for its new men's fashion e-store brand, The Mens Shop.com.au.

Leading online auction site Ebay has released its 2012 Online Business Index (OBI), revealing its top 2,000 sellers increased their revenue by 45 per cent last year, with almost 160 Australian businesses achieving over $1 million in sales.

High Street giant Cue has taken a risk in the sometimes hostile world of social media - and according to the brand's fans and chairman, it has paid off.

The Just Group, responsible for brands such as Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Jacqui E, Peter Alexander and Dotti, has launched a new online offer for one of its labels, ahead of further developments to come.

Online retailer StyleTread has secured $12 million in funding, with plans to use the cash boost to fuel global expansion.

Clothing retailer Hallenstein Glasson Holdings has reported strong growth in the New Zealand market for the first half of the 2012 financial year, but its Australian operations have suffered.

The Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) is mounting a fight against new legislation it claims would have prevented the launch of iconic brands such as Billabong and Country Road.

Witchery Group has confirmed it will can its Mimco retail and concession operations in the United Kingdom.

Shopping centre giant Westfield will launch one of its largest initiatives to date later this week, in a bid to spur consumer sentiment.

Fashion chain retailer Supre has partnered with one of Australia's most popular media programs to boost brand awareness ahead of expansion.

Melbourne-based designer Lisa Barron campaigns against the passing of controversial outworker laws for the sector.

Accent Group is the second major fashion distributor to launch its own e-commerce portal this month, following a menswear venture from Sydney-based Gazal.

Australian fashion designer Yeojin Bae will be announced as one of the Australian Pavilion 2012 Goodwill Ambassadors at the Sydney Opera House this week.

Retail sector woes are behind a four per cent drop in magazine ad page volumes for the 12 months to December, according to new research.