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.

Australia represented the best in emerging fashion design at the iD International Emerging Designer Awards, with down-under designers gaining the top awards.

Veteran retailer Dimmeys Stores Pty Ltd has incurred penalties totalling $400,000 after the Federal Court in Melbourne found that the company had ignored product safety standards.

Local fashion e-tail businesses have received another boost of publicity, this time from an e-tail devoted edition of consumer magazine Shop Til You Drop.

Aspiring designers will vie for a place in the international final of the 2011 Triumph Inspiration Awards at an event held in Sydney today.

Australian apparel company Gazal will open a flagship Brisbane Trade Secret store in the Homemakers Centre, Fortitude Valley, Queensland this week.

Want to know which fashion brands the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union is investigating? Which high street chain could be collaborating with online giant Asos?

The government has revealed it will help Australia's $4.5 billion Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) industries prepare for a low-carbon world.