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French luxury house Hermès is back under control of the founding family: Axel Dumas has become Hermès’s new CEO, ending Patrick Thomas's eight year reign in a move to better protect Hermès against LVMH's bid to enter the company.

Online shoe retailer Zalando continues to clean up its own brands, as it has now also wiped away shoe brand Seven Seconds. The Germans had already terminated fashion brands Pink Loop and Magnificent, which was geared towards the larger sizes. 

Adidas is applying a new concept into 25 of its large stores in order to stimulate sales of the brand: the German sporting brand wants to recreate a real stadium-like atmosphere in these stores.

Esprit has admitted it is unsure about its second-half performance will, despite a positive performance in the first half of its fiscal year in which it managed to get a net profit. Investors reacted badly to the news, with a big drop in share value.

Crocs’ management is feverishly trying to redirect the company’s course as it wants to get rid of its reputation of “that company of the iconic clog”, a piece of clothing that is burdened by a lousy and kitschy image.

Zara, Bershka and Massimo Dutti, three chains belonging to Inditex, will no longer sell (items with) fur. This move is a huge turnaround for the Spanish concern, as it refused to remove angora from its range just last year.

Dutch clothing discounter Wibra has finally signed a treaty that deals with the safety in Bangladeshi clothing factories. It had previously refused to sign or at least hesitated to do so, but pressure from the government seems to have helped.