Fashion industry

Chinese fast fashion brand to take over mega Hong Kong H&M store

For global labels in the city, the competition from mainland retailers represents a fresh challenge

Gap has regained its expansion momentum over the past three years, with its store count reaching 164 in 2025 after 29 new openings.

Gap plans to open 50 China stores, return to Hong Kong in 2026

New stores will open across tier-one to tier-three cities in the world’s second-largest economy

In a judgment delivered on March 13, the registrar dismissed Puma’s opposition, finding that the brand marks are more dissimilar than similar and that there is no likelihood of consumer confusion.

Puma fails to block registration of Tiger Woods-backed Sun Day Red trademark in Singapore

Even though both brand marks feature big cats in motion, the tribunal found that the differences in form, style and concept are decisive

Shein will channel the investment into intelligent supply chain systems in Guangdong Province, home to its vast manufacturing networks.

Shein pledges China supply chain upgrade in bid to woo Beijing

This marks a tactical shift from its previous strategy of distancing itself from its Chinese roots

Business units owned by one of Hong Kong’s richest families have agreed to pay as much as HK$1.5 billion to shareholders of clothing company Giordano International .

Billionaire Henry Cheng’s units agree settlement with Hong Kong regulator

The SFC says that the settlement is in the public interest and underscored the need to comply with takeover rules

India is among Asics’ fastest-expanding markets globally, although its largest markets are Europe and North America, which together make up nearly half of its total sales worldwide.

Asics sees boom in running shoes for India’s healthy and wealthy

Demand for its top-end Onitsuka Tiger sportswear label accounts for about 15% of total revenue

Lego, which will sell the footwear at some of its retail locations, offers a strong partner for Crocs.

Crocs bets US$150 clogs shaped like Lego bricks will generate buzz

The casual footwear maker needs a new hit as the rapid growth of recent years fades

Even the fashion sneaker, a kind of hybrid between sporty and smart, is evolving more towards the latter.

Want to keep your job? Buy yourself a blazer

We haven’t abandoned our sneakers and sweatpants, but athletic wear in everyday life looks passe

Gwyneth Paltrow and Valentino Garavani pose at the premiere of the documentary "Valentino: The Last Emperor" in Los Angeles, California, April 1, 2009.

Valentino, Italian haute couture ‘emperor’ who painted fashion red, dies at 93

[ROME] A mix of carmine and scarlet, with a hint of orange - a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona’s opera house, whose elegance struck a young Valentino Garavani.

Puma’s new CEO Arthur Hoeld set out his turnaround strategy in October after sneaker releases like the Speedcat failed to generate the hype executives hoped for.

China’s Anta Sports has offered to buy Pinault family’s 29% Puma stake: sources

The Hong Kong-listed company has a track record of acquiring and revamping Western sports and lifestyle brands