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Spanish fashion retailer Mango reported its highest-ever half-year revenue, which surpassed €1.5bn (£1.3bn) in the six months to 30 June 2024. CFO Margarita Salvans explains what has been driving its growth and what the business has in store for future expansion.

Harriet Lamb, CEO of WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), found millions of people making a living from the "mitumba" second-hand clothing market when she followed the trail of discarded clothing exported from the UK to Kenya.

End Clothing launched a co-branded collection with Levi's, Champion and New Era this month, embarking on a new form of brand collaboration. Senior collaborations design manager Callum Hill explains how the range differs from its current partnerships.

Dancing Leopard is turning its attention to wholesale expansion as it continues its mission to fuel ecommerce growth. CEO Jade Hildreth reveals why Spain and Ireland are the key territories the womenswear etailer is eyeing up.

Labour has pledged to replace the business rates system to "raise the same revenue but in a fairer way". The new government should achieve this by decoupling the tax from inflation and utilising other income streams, says David Jones, managing director of business rates at property firm Avison Young.

Mallet London started 2024 with a brand-new look and feel. Now, co-founder Evren Ozka shares an update about the new strategy, expansion and what is next for the Drapers Footwear Awards-winning sneaker label.

Former managing director of UK and Europe at Reformation, Alexis Cepeda Maule is advising luxury homeware brand Christy’s, British sunglasses brand Kimeze and resale platform The Nold. She tells Drapers what the next government should prioritise to boost the fashion retail industry within the UK.

The Very Group, which operates etailers Very and Littlewoods, is rolling out a digital shopping experience supported by artificial intelligence to enhance the way its customers shop. Digital customer experience director Paul Hornby details how this will better serve their needs.

Superdry creditors voted in favour of its restructuring plan this week. The procedure, first introduced in 2020, has become a viable alternative to company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), as Phil Reynolds, restructuring partner at FRP Advisory, explains.

As the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and Labour release their manifestos this week, Helen Brocklebank, CEO of luxury industry body Walpole, urges the new government to support Great British fashion – through relationships with its European Union trading partners and high-spending shoppers.