​The latest data report from Launchmetrics shines the spotlight on sportswear and the headlines story is — perhaps unsurprisingly — that athleisure and sneakers continue to be key drivers while luxury is also important.

​Clarks is returning to the metaverse via an “out-of-this-world adventure” with the launch of Playprints World on Roblox. This new development focuses on a category for which the brand is well-known — kids’ shoes.

Pour Moi, the lingerie and swimwear brand that said it “spreads positivity, empowerment and encourages people to be themselves”, has launched a suitably related campaign.

It’s not just the women’s football World Cup fast approaching this summer (in July and August), but English professional women’s teams and English female players specifically, are hot property for fashion brands.