GARAGE, the apparel brand that has been delivering effortlessly stylish casual clothing to teen girls in Canada, United States, United Arab Emirates and Qatar is delighted to announce its new partnership with Fawaz A. Al Hokair - Fashion Retail, a leader in brand licensing within the region of Saudi Arabia.

LJ International Inc. announced today the official opening of the flagship store of ENZO, its retail division, in Hong Kong SAR, to capture the strong retail sales growth in the city, driven by the powerful growth in Chinese visitor spending.

Destination Maternity Corporation, the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, today announced the opening of two Destination Maternity® stores and two shop-in-shops in South Korea.

Online Retailer Fashion Union is quick to translate Dior's latest lines in high fashion footwear into affordable and wearable designs for the trend savvy cyber space shopper.

Noted e-commerce website Taigan.com (Tahy' gn) and advertising technology company EDO Interactive, Inc. yesterday announced a new partnership. The relationship will provide Taigan's hand-selected shops, designers and purveyors with the opportunity to access high-end shoppers leveraging EDO Interactive's Prewards® platform.

Milanoo.com is gearing up to kick off the Back-to-School season with a bang. Beginning on July 28th, 2011, Milanoo.com will be discounting over one hundred of its most popular back-to-school essentials and fashion items by up to fifty percent. Shoppers taking part in the sale, which runs through August 22nd, 2011, won't need any special code or coupon in order to receive the discount as it will already be reflected in the prices posted on the Milanoo.com website.

Marking another significant phase in its extensive North American expansion plan, Marimekko unveils its e-commerce site in the United States. The online store opened at the brand site, www.marimekko.com, will allow U.S. consumers access to the comprehensive product range, including several collections unavailable in American stores.

Premier travel retailer Hudson Group, perhaps best known for its Hudson News newsstand brand, has opened the first free-standing Juicy Couture airport store in New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The 700 square foot store, located adjacent to Hudson's Tumi luggage shop in British Airways Terminal 7, joins Juicy's existing roster of some 120 mall and street stores and several of airport shop-in-shops. Hudson will operate the JFK store under a licensing agreement with Juicy Couture.

DinoDirect is an online retail store which stocks an assortment of products and quality apparels. The online garments retailer offers a selection of women's special occasion dresses. The evening and Quinceanera Dresses are currently on sale with up to 80% discounts. The discounts cover most of the store's Evening Dresses, Celebrity Prom Dresses, Quinceanera Dresses and other special event dresses. The sale runs from July 6th to 11th giving online shopper ample time to take up the great discounts offered.

Destination Maternity Corporation the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, yesterday announced its planned expansion into South Korea through an international franchise agreement with Agabang & Company, one of the leading retailers in South Korea.  Through this franchise relationship, Destination Maternity will introduce its Motherhood Maternity®, A Pea in the Pod®, and Destination Maternity® brands into South Korea, with the first franchise location expected to open in late Summer or early Fall 2011.  Destination Maternity brands will initially be sold through freestanding Destination Maternity stores and shop-in-shops in select Agabang Gallery®, Baby House®, and Nextmom® branded stores.  

Bloomingdale’s announces the exciting launch of bloomingdales.com international shipping capabilities to 91 countries, including locations in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. This brand-new announcement allows Bloomingdale’s customers from around the globe to shop the retailer’s e-commerce site for a renowned assortment of men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, as well as fashion accessories, home furnishings, and more. To meet the demands of the brand’s ever-growing international customer base, Bloomingdale’s has partnered with FiftyOne, the leading provider of international e-commerce services and infrastructure to U.S. retailers with global ambition, to extend the global reach of the iconic brand.

Debenhams has revealed that the de rigueur way for British men to wear their shirts this season is with three buttons undone, otherwise known as the 'shirtego' trend.

Last seen on seventies lotharios such as Richard Gere in 'American Gigolo' and John Travolta in 'Saturday Night Fever', the bare chest has marked the return of the 'machosexual' - men who are not afraid to be masculine, confident and sexy.

Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retailer, announced today that its e-commerce website, Barneys.com, has introduced international shipping to 90 countries including Canada, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Australia, and China.

While Gilt is already a household name among online shoppers in the US, the brand, although a relative newcomer to the Chinese market, is already off to a vigorous start. China, with the world's most vibrant market for luxury goods due to its soaring middle-class – already at 50 million and still growing – has a healthy appetite for the better things in life and remains the country with the largest potential for the brand.

Gilt has become a synonym for luxury e-commerce in the US and across Europe by building out portals based on their invitation-only + discount + luxury brands formula. Now, the luxury e-commerce wave is sweeping across China. Research shows that the web has become the luxury product buyer's second-most commonly visited locale for learning about luxury products, after bricks and mortar stores. More and more companies are taking advantage of the Gilt business formula to expand into the sector, which has witnessed increasing venture capital inflows.

Continuing its tradition of offering useful products to its clients, dinodirect.com has once again come up with a highly stylish product, Harem Pants and long sleeve dress. The increasing fashion has given a look to pants. Earlier pants used to be simple and less attractive. The introduction of harem pants once again revived the fashion of pants. These pants give men a unique look. In summer season the markets are flooded with variety of pants. The harem pants are designed exclusively to suit men of every age.