DEVELOPER John Cleary hasemerged as the preferred bidder for Cork city centre’s prime Capitol cinema site on Grand Parade, and aims to build a mix of big-box retail units, aimed at the likes of Zara and Forever 21, and fourth generation offices on the site which links back to Patrick’s Street. 

Mattel is launching three Barbie fashion collections.

Kate Bosworth has launched her own fashion app

Name: Michelle Horan

Six new stores have opened in Dublin, creating 100 new jobs.

Topshop is opening its first Hong Kong outlet today, becoming the latest Western brand to brave the city’s high rents in a bid to crack the lucrative Chinese market.

Name: Tomas Quinn

Fashion’s enduring love of celebrity has recently found expression in a new guise — the rise of celebrity children as models and brand ambassadors.

* H&M looks set to unveil its latest designer collaboration across Irish stores on November 23.

UP to 250 new jobs are expected to be created with the opening of a US clothing chain store next month.

Some 250 retail jobs for Dublin will be announced later.

SHOPPERS are looking for more bargains south of the border rather than splashing their cash in the North as consumers realise they are getting less for their euro in Britain.

Eleven people face charges over the hacking of nine major US retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers.