The four designers who showed on the last two days of New York Fashion Week demonstrated its vast diversity of talent and brand vision.

Battersea Power Station has been an undeniable success since its opening almost two years ago and on Thursday we were told that the mall and the general neighbourhood have just enjoyed their “strongest summer yet”.

​John Lewis released its half-year results Thursday and said its “transformation is on track” with a “marked improvement” in H1 and the retailer set to "deliver significantly higher profits for the full year”.

​ASOS’s news last week that it was selling majority control of Topshop and Topman and refinancing its debt appears to have had a very positive impact on its overall net debt position, it showed on Wednesday.

​Now this is interesting. Boohoo Group is reversing the widely adopted strategy of increasingly localising distribution services and will now be serving the US market from its high-tech UK hub.

Another glorious day of September weather took advantage of outdoor venues, skyscraper locations, sunbathed lofts, and the famous Apollo Theater.  

They say there is only one chance to make a good first impression, which Cos and its designer Karin Gustafsson certainly managed in their Brooklyn debut Tuesday lunchtime.

​With growth on various fronts key to its return to former glories, French Connection is now adding the Very platform to its fulsome list of stockist this autumn/winter. 

Umar Kamani is back in the top job at the fashion business he founded, PrettyLittleThing, a year after he stepped back from the CEO’s post.

Levi Strauss has filed its UK-specific accounts with the year to the end of last November seeing higher sales and pre-tax profits. Turnover rose to £89m from £77.7m and pre-tax profit jumped to £7.7m from £4.3m.

Two mega brands were the key focus of Monday’s New York Fashion Week action: Tory Burch, who went very sporty; and Coach, which emphasized post-consumer materials

​Consumers expecting free returns for products bought online are now few and far between, according to new data.

Zalando unveiled a new brand positioning at the weekend, saying it marks “a pivotal step in its journey to becoming a leading European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce”.

News last week that ASOS was selling a 75% stake in Topshop and Topman for £135m showed the e-tailer making loss on the deal. But what it didn’t say at the time was that a higher bid had been tabled for the business.

After the most lethargic New York runway season of the 21st century, the scene suddenly woke up Sunday with three striking collections - Tommy Hilfiger, Off-White and Todd Snyder - all of which contained cool menswear.

The indie fashion brand is alive and well in New York. While mid-sized designers in Europe have had troubled few seasons, here in New York on a wet Saturday they all seem pretty vibrant.