Pep Stores is doing well, locally and in Africa. Image: CapeGate
It's clear from the latest Brait investment presentation that the delisting of fashion retailing conglomerate Pepkor in 2004 robbed the JSE of an outstanding consumer business. 1 Nov 2013
Seardel's chief executive Stuart Queen. Image: Seardel
Seardel‚ the industrial holding group controlled by investment group Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI)‚ will cast off its loss-making clothing manufacture operations. 1 Nov 2013
At the City Hall Pretoria, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa opens on 31 October 2013, featuring Dubai-based designer Shweta Wahi, alongside David Tlale, Gavin Rajah, Thula Sindi and Cameroon-born designer, Kibonen. 28 Oct 2013
Edgars performance is likely to be stronger in second quarter. Image:Mall Guide
Retail group Edcon said that total retail sales for the second quarter to end-September are expected to be between R5.95bn and R6.05bn - between 4.7% and 6.5% higher than the R5.683bn seen a year earlier. 25 Oct 2013
International jewellery designer, Rafi Anteby has introduced his jewellery line with a conscience, Bullets4Peace, to a South African audience. International celebrities such as Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé and Eva Longoria support the pendants, manufactured from recycled bullet casings. 24 Oct 2013
Having selected the three winning students, Sheila-Madge Bakker, Frances Buchner and Sabrina Linder in the 2012/13 Foschini Fashion Design Awards, the group launched the winners' capsule collections in the Canal Walk, Gateway and Eastgate stores in October 2013. 21 Oct 2013
PARIS, FRANCE: A huge collection of haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion owned by the model who inspired Yves Saint Laurent's famous "Le Smoking" tuxedo went under the hammer on Monday (14 October) in Paris. 16 Oct 2013
Thembi Shangase was so concerned about the amount of money people spent on fragrances while she was working for a top retailer that she started her own business making them. 9 Oct 2013
Dominique Gatland, a designer from Lunar, has won the inaugural Crowne Plaza Sleepwear Design Competition. Made from a silky natural bamboo fibre, her top and bottom sleepwear design is seamless, lightweight, breathable and hand finished for extra comfort. 8 Oct 2013
Truworths has adopted a cautious and incremental approach to store expansion plans outside SA in order to gain a better understanding of the operating environment and the market potential, the fashion retailer said in its annual report, released last week. 30 Sep 2013
The top 10 finalists for the Crown Plaza inaugural sleepwear design competition have been selected and will display their creations at the SA Fashion Week from 3-5 October 2013 at Crowne Plaza Johannesburg - The Rosebank. 26 Sep 2013
Inspired by magic, stardust and fantasy, Madame Zingara has taken a step outside entertainment to debut its cosmetic and party accessory collection. 19 Sep 2013
MADRID, SPAIN: Spanish textile company Inditex, owner of global fashion brand Zara, reported a slight rise in profits in the first half of 2013 on Wednesday, 18 September, saying it had made a solid start to sales in the second half. 19 Sep 2013
MILAN, ITALY: Italy's luxury fashion brand Prada said on Tuesday (17 September) that its net profit rose by 7.6% in the first half of its fiscal year to €308.2 m and expressed confidence for the future despite an uncertain international economic outlook. 18 Sep 2013
Empowerment investor Brimstone faces a predicament in dealing with its investment in fashion retailer Rex Trueform (Rextru), which owns the Queenspark chain. 16 Sep 2013
HONG KONG, CHINA: Fashion retailer Esprit said on Tuesday, 10 September, that it suffered a net loss of HK$4.39bn (US$566m) in the year to June as it struggled to turn its brand around amid stiff competition. 10 Sep 2013
NEW YORK CITY, USA: Models joined labour activists at New York fashion week to protest clothing brand Nautica over its parent company's failure to sign an agreement to improve conditions in Bangladeshi factories. 9 Sep 2013
Rex Trueform‚ which reported a 138.3% fall in full-year profit, said its retail segment would remain under pressure in the 2014 financial year as international brands continued to enter the local clothing retail market‚ intensifying industry competition. 9 Sep 2013
More than 50,000 clothing and textile workers will not go on strike as five out of six employer organisations and the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (Sactwu) have reached a last-minute deal to prevent strike action. 3 Sep 2013
The Crowne Plaza Sleepwear Design Competition 2013 will form part of the official SA Fashion Week programme and is open exclusively to designers on the SA Fashion Week database. The challenge is to design a piece of stylish sleepwear, which both looks great and helps promote a comfortable night's sleep. 29 Aug 2013
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