Wanda Gierhart is stepping down from the American luxury specialty department store after working 7 years as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. She is leaving to focus on other interests.

The Italian manufacturer specialised in denim has opened a development centre outside of Italy for the first time. The centre was established at a 1,200 m² venue in LA, in order to be as close as possible to premium Californian denim brands.  

The 3SI group (formerly 3Suisses International) announced on Friday its intention of selling all of its e-commerce operations, including those of the long-standing French brand '3Suisses '.

Nike has rehired Dave Dombrow back to the Swoosh from his most recent role as Senior Vice President of Design at Under Armour.

Shoemaker Arezzo&Co is fighting for a bigger share of the cutthroat U.S. market, a place many other Brazilian manufacturers fear to tread, with a flagship LA store opening next month and a planned nationwide rollout in 2017.

Designer Delfina Delettrez Fendi has unveiled a watch capsule collection for the Fendi fashion house.

The Italian luxury footwear brand keeps on growing, and has diversified in every way, including the recently doubled retail area of its store on Madison Avenue, New York. It has also announced new openings in China.

Until 17 April, customers can visit the pop-in areas created by Olivia Kim, Nordstrom's Vice-President of creative projects, featuring 55 Italian brands put forth by the The Italian Foreign Trade Institute.

Apple, Google, McDonald's and Ikea will be asked about their European tax deals on Wednesday as EU lawmakers ratchet up the pressure on multinationals to pay more tax on their profits locally.

Alternative trade show LondonEdge enjoyed a 9% rise in attendance levels in its last edition, with 66% of the attendees being UK residents and 34% international.

Pete Fox takes nearly 30 years of brand building experience and design to Yeezy. He previously served as Chief Creative Officer and President of Fox Head, Inc., his family business.

Mimmo Mariottini, who for a long time worked at Bally, will co-manage the American subsidiary of the German luxury brand, at the same time overseeing worldwide sales. Porsche Design has also added three new hires to its watch division.

Ikea, the world's biggest furniture retailer, expects to start building its first store in Serbia in the coming weeks, following seven years of delays due to bureaucratic procedures, the company's director for Southeast Europe said.

Jimmy Reilly heads to Karl Lagerfeld from Rogue where he served as creative director. The appointment follows G-III's announcement last week that it has taken a 19 percent stake in the Karl Lagerfeld brand.

Swedish home furnishing major Ikea has stepped on the gas as it prepares to open its first store in India at Hyderabad in the second half of 2017.