The fashion magazine will no longer promote fur in any of its 45 international editions, Elle senior vice president and editorial director Valéria Bessolo Llopiz announced Thursday at VOICES, The Business of Fashion’s annual gathering for big thinkers.

The Kering-owned brand is creating a dedicated business unit to explore opportunities for marketing and commerce in the buzzy “metaverse,” chief executive officer Cédric Charbit said, speaking at VOICES, BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers.

The Canadian winterwear brand has run into controversy over its return policies, with a city consumer watchdog calling it into meetings and other groups accusing it of “bullying” customers.

The French luxury company is set to join one of Europe’s main equity benchmarks, an inclusion that will further bolster its visibility among investors.

Leading Brazilian footwear and accessories conglomerate Arezzo & Co has purchased the Carol Bassi brand, one of Brazil’s leading women’s high-end apparel players, for 180 million reais ($32 million).

The Shanghai-based streetwear platform, known locally as Dewu, announced its intention to invest 320 million yuan ($50.23 million) in promoting new content creators.

The Indian cosmetics-to-fashion retailer plans to more than triple its brick-and-mortar stores to 300.

The Italian fashion group sees opportunity in the booming secondhand fashion sector which it can develop both in-house and through partnerships.