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• July 2022: Kontoor Brands' Wrangler, a United States-based jeans giant, expanded its retail network in India by adding the 39th store for denim in the country. The company’s CEO announced that they plan to expand the offline retail footprint by adding 100 more stores of Lee & Wrangler in the current fiscal year.
• March 2022: Gap Inc. opened its First Shop-In-Shop on oxford street, United Kingdom, through a joint venture agreement with NEXT PLC. The Gap store, which has over 4,000 square feet of retail space and is the largest brand shop inside the store, represents the brand's reimagined approach to retail in the United Kingdom with an open, modern, and basic design.
• March 2022: M&S unveiled its first capsule collection for The Jeans Redesign project. The new range has been responsibly sourced to meet the project’s guidelines set out by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and co-developed with over 80 denim experts.

• September 2021: Ray-Ban Stories marked Facebook's long-awaited entry into the smart glasses market. The new Wayfarer-style smart glasses come equipped with a pair of cameras for photos and videos, a microphone, and a speaker. They were unveiled in collaboration with the eyewear manufacturer Essilor Luxottica.
• August 2021: Safilo announced the launch of us.carreraworld.com, a new United States e-commerce platform for its core sunglass brand Carrera. The site is dedicated exclusively to sunglasses.
• July 2021: Luxottica Group introduced new travel retail exclusive Ray-Ban and Oakley sunglasses designs. The collection comprises two frames designed exclusively for Asia Pacific markets, as Luxottica continues to shift its strategic focus to the region. The State Street and Asian Design styles from Ray-Ban are among the travel retail exclusive releases, and the new Sutro Lite style from Oakley is available in two colorways.

• November 2022: Victoria's Secret & Co. announced a 100% acquisition of Adore Me Inc., a digitally native intimate brand. The acquisition is designed to help the lingerie and beauty product retailer expand its online and offline audience.
• May 2022: Triumph International (India), one of the world's leading manufacturers of lingerie, unveiled its 2022 collection for brand 'Triumph', its sportswear brand 'Triaction' along with their sister brand 'sloggi' - the world's most comfortable innerwear brand, at the 12th Annual Triumph Fashion Show.
• February 2022: MAS Holdings partnered with ByondXR, a well-known digital retail store software, to create virtual showrooms that aim at enhancing the retail experience. Through this collaboration, MAS may showcase its new collections to global brands in virtual showrooms.

• November 2022: The New Concepts Nordstrom platform and the British luxury brand Burberry announced the debut of Concept 019: Burberry with the introduction of a capsule collection and several in-store installations. The capsule collection includes outerwear staples, including trench coats and puffer jackets, while ready-to-wear and accessories for men, women, and children include graphic T-shirts, knitwear, tailoring, bags, shoes, and scarves.
• September 2022: Hermès International S.A. announced the opening of a new duplex store offering a range of premium apparel within the Union Square shopping mall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• February 2022: LVMH announced its plans to acquire the United States-based luxury brand, Ralph Lauren. The company intends to increase its worldwide brand development. In a developing market like Saudi Arabia, where Ralph Lauren already has an omnichannel presence, this purchase will allow brands to mold themselves according to the region's demographic trends and deliver new-end products to Saudi consumers.

• In July 2022, Rent the Runway partnered with Saks Off 5th to offer customers pre-owned designer items on its website, which now features a "pre-owned" section.
• In April 2022, through the launch of Reloop, David Jones expanded its partnership with the fashion rental platform GlamCorner. With Reloop, which GlamCorner developed, customers can participate in the circular economy whenever they choose to shop consciously.
• In May 2022, The clothing subscription service Nuuly recently launched its latest ready-to-rent collection following collaborations with designers like Anna Sui and the launch of its resale platform last year.

• JUN 2022: H&M of Sweden launched a fresh line of swimwear, including brightly colored one-pieces and bikini tops and bottoms. Purple, vivid green, dark chocolate brown, and white were among the prints, which also included a multicolored artistic design. Several of the items also feature adjustable ties.
• MAR 2022: The brand Skims collaborated with Italian fashion house Fendi to release a unique collection in 2021, which featured Fendi x Skims ready-to-wear collection, including swimsuits, form-fitting dresses, and tops, with prices starting at USD 950. 
• OCT 2021: Chanel Group launched its ’90s-fuelled spring/summer 2022 collection at Paris Fashion Week, which included swimwear, high hemlines, and navel-baring ensembles.

• September 2022: Asics Corporation launched new shoes called Novablast 3. The shoes have a geometric Origami design with Asics technology and unique cushioning, which offers a bouncing running experience.
• June 2021: Adidas launched a golf shoe, “Solarthon”, which is both lightweight and comfortable. Further, the brand aims to introduce Solarthon in limited-edition grey, blue, and white colorways. The new shoe features Adidas’ Primeblue textile upper, a recycled yarn containing at least 50% Parley Ocean Plastic, to help the company’s “End Plastic Waste” initiative.
• May 2021: Nike unveiled its latest creation, the “ZoomX Invincible Run” running shoes, as an addition to its expanding portfolio of athletic footwear. The design for the new product has drawn inspiration from the brand’s previous release, “Nike React Infinity Run” shoes.

• MAY 2022: Under Armour announced its plan to develop a direct-to-consumer platform, UnderArmour.com, after hiring Underdog Athletics as its local distributor and master franchisee in India in the near future.
• MAR 2022: Puma partnered with Lega Serie A. With this partnership, Puma will be a technical partner of the Lega Serie, a football league and the official supplier of athleisure and football for all matches in Europe.
• FEB 2022: New Balance partnered with Myntra India. The company’s products were made available on the platform for retailing in India. The company announced its plans to start with more than 50 stock-keeping units (SKUs) and raise that number to more than 100 in the following months.

• MAY 2022: PUMA, the global sportswear company, launched a limited edition headwear collection in three styles featuring the logo of Hometown Heroes, a brand-new design based on PUMA's legendary classic hometown heroes.
• MAY 2022: Cap America acquired Minnesota-based custom knitwear company Wear-A-Knit. The acquisition gives Cap America the opportunity to further develop its USA-made knit department, which is one of the top 40 suppliers.
• MAY 2022: A new licensing partnership was announced between Atlantis Headwear and Caps Direct, bringing the concept of sustainable headwear to North America.

• October 2022: As part of its expansion plans, Indian cosmetics and fashion retailer Nykaa partnered with Dubai-based lifestyle and fashion conglomerate Apparel Group to use its retail infrastructure to expand in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait.
• May 2022: Versace and Fendi's collaboration, Fendace, officially launched in stores. The collaboration included Donatella Versace’s Fendi by Versace collection and Kim Jones’ Versace by Fendi collection. Among the products included in the Fendace collaboration were apparel, shoes, and accessories.
• January 2022: PVH launched its new apparel collection through one of its brands, Tommy Hilfiger. The collection includes outerwear, cold-weather accessories, and AAPE's streetwear style with TOMMY JFANS' iconic street prep. Key styles include puffer jackets, the 2-in-1 plaid sherpa fleece windbreaker, the classic TOMMY JFANS flag denim jacket, and a reversible camo vest.