Smart tags are being used by online retailers to battle the growing practice of ‘wardrobing’, writes John Hearne

British online fashion retailer Asos said problems with warehouses in the US and Germany, which were behind a 68% slump in annual profit, were largely behind it, sending its shares sharply higher.

To instantly power up your look, veer towards the hard shoulder.

Online fashion retailer Boohoo said its sales for the year will be higher than previously expected after they soared during the summer.

John Hearne says retailers are deactivating the accounts of online shoppers who routinely return goods they’ve bought to trial at home

While the global marketplace for consumer goods moves towards more inclusivity, “adaptive” clothing is slowly catching up.

Millennials’ fondness for athleisure wear helped retailer JD Sports Fashion defy Britain’s retail gloom and beat full-year earnings expectations.

Online Fashion retailer Asos reported an 87% drop in first-half pretax profit, hurt by poor trading in the run-up to Christmas and logistical hiccups in the US market.

Online fashion retailer Asos said its new US warehouse struggled to cope with demand in its latest quarter, hitting sales there and adding to challenges in France and Germany.

Marks & Spencer is expected to report another fall in underlying sales in both clothing and food in its Christmas quarter, while the major grocers are forecast to show a slowdown in growth as the discounters march on.

British clothing retailer Next has reported a slowdown in sales growth in its latest quarter, which was characterised by unseasonably warm weather, sending its shares and those of its rivals lower.

Shares in Ballygowan water owner Britvic dipped after the company’s chief financial officer announced his resignation.

Shares in H&M have risen after the fashion retailer reassured investors that it would not need to cut costs further to shift unsold clothing despite a bigger-than- expected 20% fall in quarterly profit.

There aren’t many women who could rock up to a red carpet weeks before their due date looking a million dollars in high street occasionwear, but as Aoibhin Garrihy has proven throughout her pregnancy, a bump is no barrier to great maternity style.

Sweden’s H&M cautioned that sales from its existing stores would continue to fall this year even as booming e-commerce should help lift earnings.

One of H&M’s largest shareholders has lost its patience.

Fashion chain Next has posted a rise in UK sales over Christmas as the retailer upgraded its profit forecast and signalled that inflation pressures are set to ease.

Shares in H&M fell by nearly 6% after the boss of the world’s second-largest fashion retailer warned that the company is falling short of its sales targets, with hefty summer discounts reducing quarterly profit by 20%.

British fashion retailer French Connection Group reported a drop in profit for the half-year due to the closure of some of its stores.

Britain will not be able to buy access to the single market following its exit from the EU, a former top UK official at the European Commission has warned, casting doubt on mooted British government plans for the UK’s future relationship with the bloc.

British retail sales recorded their strongest quarter of growth since late 2014 in the three months to September.

Charity trustee and creative consultant for art and culture Hikari Yokoyama attends the Topshop Unique spring/summer 17 show in London.

Carolyn Moore says online shoppers save even more by changing currency, and tries it out on a must-have bomber jacket

A GAA star has been given a suspended sentence for stealing over €28,000 from a barrister to use for online shopping.

#OITNB fans will know Adrienne C. Moore as the hilarious Cindy Hayes on the popular Netflix series. Outside of her prison garb, she scrubs up oh-so- well. Let’s see why.

Oliver Proudlock, founder and fashion designer at Serge DeNimes, and Made in Chelsea alum proves the (handsome) devil is in the detail. Let’s see how he keeps it real.

This season, floral prints are in full bloom, says Annmarie O'Connor.

A warning from Marks & Spencer’s new boss of a short-term profit hit from efforts to turn around its clothing business by cutting prices and improving ranges knocked its shares yesterday. 

There’s nothing quite like party season.

What happens with three formidable fashion doyennes join forces? 

I’m addicted to my smartphone to the point where it’s rarely out of my hand. 

Races yesterday saw lots of frills and fashion as well as thrills on the racing front.

Over the past few fashion seasons I have been revelling in a world filled with nostalgic undercurrents.

We really feel for whoever designed these sandals currently on sale on the ASOS website - they clearly just didn’t think it through.

Splashing out on a maternity dress seems pricey for the sake of nine months but there are plenty of options for those with more dash than cash. 

One of the world’s largest and most respected designers has committed to going fur-free by the end of next year.

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