Columbia Sportswear announced on Friday that Mark Nenow, president of its Sorel brand, has resigned in order to focus on his health.  

​Authentic has acquired rain boots specialist Hunter — or to put it more accurately, it has acquired the “intellectual property” of the brand and named two key partners for the UK/Europe and the US.

And another one bites the dust. Edward Enninful is to exit British Vogue the magazine has made known, making him the latest editor-in-chief of a Vogue in the past several years to exit their position.

​M&S is making a big play for British consumers’ footwear spend and is adding more third-party footwear labels to its Brands At M&S offer with a focus on summer shoes that can help it in a season in which it lags.

Caleres said on Thursday revenues for the first quarter fell 9.8% to $662.7 million, on the back of double-digit dips in both its Famous Footwear and brand portfolio segments, prompting the firm to reduce future costs.

The quiet luxury trend has been making a big impact this year, despite some scepticism about its durability, but wholesale data appears to show it’s being backed by retail buyers.

​Laced — the British sneaker marketplace — is aiming to make access to in-demand products fairer and has raised £10 million/€11.2 million to help it do that.

​As festival season gets under way in the UK, new research shows that consumers are more focused on festivals this year than on holidays, and this is a key development for the fashion sector.

Results from Dr Martens contained a mix of good news and bad, but too much of the latter. However, the company is generally headed in the right direction on many fronts despite areas of weakness that must be addressed.

Wolverine World Wide Inc. announced on Wednesday the appointment of Chris Hufnagel as president of Wolverine Worldwide.

​The latest data report from Launchmetrics shines the spotlight on sportswear and the headlines story is — perhaps unsurprisingly — that athleisure and sneakers continue to be key drivers while luxury is also important.

Heritage fashion brand Cotton Traders’ latest set of results saw it reporting another strong year that was its “most successful financial year to date, with a 10.6% year-on-year increase in turnover of £111 million”. 

​Swiss luxury brand Bally on Wednesday named Simone Bellotti as its Design Director leading its design studio. It’s an internal promotion with Bellotti having joined the firm back in October after 16 years at Gucci.

​Late spring and summer are favourite times for pop-ups and with event season getting under way in the UK, many of them focus on the dressier end of the fashion story.

Nike Inc. has appointed Jared Carver to the role of president and CEO of its Converse brand, effective June 1, succeeding Scott Uzzell, who is now the vice president and general manager of North America at Nike. 

Calvin Klein has opened its first 'Calvin Klein Lifestyle' concept store in Queenstown, New Zealand, marking the first lifestyle store to open in the country.