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Vince reports 5.3 percent holiday sales increase driven by D2C growth

New York-based global retail platform Vince Holding Corp. (Vince) has announced preliminary, unaudited sales results for the nine-week holiday period ended January 3, 2026. The company recorded a 5.3 percent increase in total net sales compared to the prior year period, driven by significant gains in its direct-to-consumer (D2C) operations. The...

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Abercrombie & Fitch projects record sales amid revised 2025 outlook

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has issued an updated business outlook for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year of 2025, signaling a period of record-breaking performance balanced by evolving trade challenges. Chief executive officer Fran Horowitz reported that the company maintained a strong "on offense" strategy throughout the holiday season,...

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URBN welcomes record festive sales

Urban Outfitters (URBN) announced record sales over the festive period, as both digital channels and retail stores recorded mid single-digit positive growth. For the two months ended December 31, 2025, net sales for the group rose 9 percent compared to the same period the year prior, with net sales for retail up 7 percent. Comparable retail...

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Lululemon raises fourth quarter expectations following holiday performance

Vancouver-based athletic apparel retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc. has updated its financial outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. The company now expects net revenue and diluted earnings per share (EPS) to reach the upper end of its previously issued guidance ranges. The group forecasts net revenue to settle toward the high end of...

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Birkenstock reports double-digit sales growth in Q1

German footwear provider Birkenstock also grew strongly in the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year. This is according to preliminary results published by the listed parent company, Birkenstock Holding plc, on Monday. The results were released ahead of the ICR Consumer Conference, where the company will present its current performance to...

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Izipizi partners with Aesthetic Movement to accelerate US growth

French eyewear brand Izipizi has announced a strategic partnership with Aesthetic Movement (A/M), the sales and brand development agency in the US design and gift industry, to accelerate its presence and growth in the US. Starting this month, A/M will represent Izipizi across the US to bring its design-led eyewear to a wider audience by...

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Solena Materials relocates to a new pilot facility

Textile innovation company Solena Materials, which uses AI to design plastic-free protein-based fibres for luxury and high-performance fabrics, has relocated to a new pilot facility in North Acton, west London, as it prepares for its first commercial product launch in 2027. The move marks a major step for the start-up, a spinout from Imperial...

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JD Sports to allow US shoppers to purchase through AI platforms

The JD Group is due to enable US customers to purchase products through AI platforms. The sportswear retailer has announced a global agreement with digital commerce platform provider Commercetools and Stripe to allow for one-click purchases on platforms such as Gemini and ChatGPT. The company will leverage the duo’s Agentic Commerce Suite (ACS)...

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Vingino Group CEO sees bright future after deal with US-based Centric Brands

The news of the acquisition of the Dutch Vingino Group only broke in early December 2025, but the deal had been in the works for months, as FashionUnited learned when speaking with group CEO Jan van den Berg. The American company Centric Brands is the new owner of the group and its brands, Vingino and Raizzed, following the acquisition of 100...

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Ssense co-founders win bid for control over retailer

The co-founders of Canadian luxury platform Ssense have won their bid to retain control over the company. It has been confirmed that the parties have now entered into a definitive purchase agreement. In a press release, Ssense said it had been "notified by the court-appointed monitor that the bid submitted by its co-founders, Rami, Atallah, and...

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Pandora expects 6 percent growth in 2025 despite ‘softer than expected’ Q4

Danish jewellery giant Pandora said it is anticipating organic growth of 6 percent for 2025, despite recording a “softer than expected” Q4. The preliminary and unaudited results came marginally below the previously reported guidance of 7 to 8 percent. Group EBIT margin for the year, however, is expected to fall in line with its guidance of 24...

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Ground Up expands into hosiery via expansion of PepsiCo partnership

Footwear licensing firm Ground Up has expanded into hosiery after extending its existing partnership with PepsiCo through the addition of the Cheetos brand. The partnership, driven by licensing agent The Joester Loria Group, marks the first time Ground Up has ventured into the hosiery category, building on the firm’s ongoing evolution “from a...