German fragrance-to-fashion retailer Douglas Holding AG is counting on consumers' appetite for indulgence to prop up earnings this year.

Italy's fashion sector will emerge from the financial crisis before others but the government needs to help companies be more competitive, the head of an industry body said.

British budget fashion chain New Look posted solid Christmas trading and said it anticipated further growth in 2010 despite the expectation of a tough economic backdrop.

Close, the new perfume from the American giant is the result of a collaboration between a shock trio of Patrick Robinson, head of design at Gap, the perfumer Givaudan and the Interparfums group.

The 31-year-old grandson of Yves Rocher will take the helm of the global cosmetics empire following the death of the firm's founder, the company said.

Following John E. Kyees retirement, Eric Artz – formerly of the VF Corporation – has take over the position of financial director of Urban Outfitters.

Five years after its launch, Boss Green will be rolling out its sportswear lines in a ladies’ range from autumn-winter 2010/2011. This move represents a slight gamble for the brand, and a challenge for stylist José Janga.

Laden with colourful bags full of gifts, Andy Xu makes his way through Hong Kong's jam-packed Causeway Bay shopping district apparently unfazed by the past year's global economic crisis.

German sports goods maker Adidas is confident about its business next year and expects its Reebok and Adidas brands to grow.

Mounir Moufarrige, president and chief executive of French fashion house Emanuel Ungaro, has resigned just over two months after a widely panned collection by American actress Lindsay Lohan.

There have been about 30 serious inquiries about IT Holding, the owner of fashion brand Gianfranco Ferre, a source close to the special commissioners trying to find buyers said.

Nike Inc Chairman and co-founder Phil Knight said the scandal surrounding Tiger Woods is "part of the game" in signing endorsement deals with athletes and did not back away from the athletic shoe and clothing maker's relationship with the golfer.

India's silver futures are expected to tread lower this month on extended profit-taking after the white metal rose 8.7 percent in November, coupled with weak physical offtake.

Daimler, owner of the Formula One team Brawn GP, is locked in a battle with the chemical group Henkel after one of Henkel's directors signed a ghost sponsoring deal.

Children's Place Retail Stores Inc, which has gone without a permanent chief executive since 2007, named Jane Elfers as CEO, effective Jan. 4.