Wheeled footwear firm Heelys and its European division, Heeling Sports EMEA, are to take over the distribution of Heelys in France, Monaco and Andorra.

Recently acquired luxury clothing chain Barneys New York's chief executive, Howard Socol, could resign this week, it has been reported by US press.

Nike has unveiled its Chinese Federation uniforms for the Olympic games, including footwear and apparel.

India’s fashion education training centre, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), is set to open its first overseas branch in Mauritius in July.

Department store operator Macy’s Inc is to end Bloomingdale’s mail order catalogue and focus instead on its fast-growing website.

Indian textile manufacturer Arvind Mills has changed its name to Arvind Ltd.

Financial turnaround and restructuring firm Scouler & Company has been appointed chief restructuring officer (CRO) of Dan River Inc as part of the textile maker’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

BS Private Equity has sold its controlling stake in European workwear and protective fabric manufacturer Klopman International to a subsidiary of Indian fabric maker S Kumars for EUR70m (US$109m).

The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc has agreed to a request from its former CEO Ezra Dabah and Golden Gate Private Equity Inc to put forward a proposal to buy the company.

US fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch will open a new flagship in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2009, the company's second flagship in Europe.

Milan-listed footwear firm Geox has posted a 9% net income increase to EUR79.1m (US$122.17m), despite unfavourable domestic weather conditions.

India’s commerce ministry is reported to be investigating anti-dumping rules on yarns sourced from Vietnam.

Fashionology Group has named Mark Mendelson as its president of its newly acquired Ellen Tracy unit.

Service Sales Corporation (SSC), Pakistan's largest footwear company, has signed an agreement with Microsoft for office automation software that will link its stores across the country.

Colombia’s textiles and apparel industry has lost COP1bn (US$0.56m) in the four years from 2004-2008, hurt by a soaring peso, growing contraband rates and tougher Asian competition, industry sources confirmed to just-style.