All articles by Amy Shields – Page 43
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Egan to leave Shoe Studio
Shoe Studio Group (SSG) chief operating officer John Egan will leave the group.
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Maus Frères acquires Gant
Swiss retail group Maus Fr res has acquired Swedish fashion group Gant.
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Opinion
Shepherdson comeback hails new era in ethics
One of the first things Jane Shepherdson will do at the start of her tenure at Whistles will be to bring her ethical nous to the table.
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Hardy Amies plans to expand in profit drive
Hardy Amies has set out ambitious plans to have 30 stores in the UK in the next five years and push into overseas markets, in an effort to make the retailer profitable next year.
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Jagtiani silences talk of a bid for Debenhams
Retail tycoon Micky Jagtiani has ruled out making a bid for Debenhams despite upping his stake in the department store group to more than 9 per cent.
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Amazon Q4 profits double but margins slip
Amazon has reported its fourth quarter profits have more than doubled, but Wall Street has reacted badly to a slump in margins.
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No respite for Land of Leather
Land of Leather has reported a further slump in sales over the critical January period.
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WHSmith to return £90m to shareholders
WHSmith reported a 2 per cent fall in like-for-like sales over the festive period and is to return 90 million to shareholders.
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Mamas & Papas picks MD
Marek Laskowski has been promoted to managing director of Mamas & Papas retail business.
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January sales weak, but February outlook positive
Sales on the UK high street in January remained weak, but retailers are bullish about the prospects for February, according to the CBI’s Distributive Trades Survey.
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Landmark ups stake in Debenhams
Landmark Group has once more increased its stake in Debenhams to total more than 9 per cent, via its investment vehicle Milestone Resources.
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Jane Shepherdson buys Whistles
Jane Shepherdson has concluded a deal with Baugur to acquire Whistles from Mosaic, as first reported in Retail Week (November 30).
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Metro offloads Extra chain in deal to plug debt by €350m
German giant Metro Group has sold its Extra supermarket chain to rival Rewe in the first sign of the group’s restructuring agenda under new management.
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Harrods to open luxury gifts room
Harrods will launch a luxury 'gift and objet” room this spring.
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Opinion
Online, the fashion frontier
So, JD Sports has been voted the retailer with the worst customer service on the high street followed closely by another sportswear retailer, JJB.
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Asos festive sales dazzle
Asos sales soared 86 per cent year on year for the seven weeks to January 20.
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HMV directors snap up shares
Senior HMV directors have bought shares in the retailer, signalling their confidence in its turnaround.
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Gap signs Greek franchise partner
Gap has announced a franchise agreement with Greek retail group Marinopoulos Group to bring Gap and Banana Republic to Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Croatia.
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Kookaï has a sparkling Christmas
Kooka UK has reported a 9 per cent increase in like-for-like sales over the Christmas period, in the eight weeks to January 10.
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Fifa to open raft of global stores
Fifa will open hundreds of branded outlets around the world in time for the World Cup in South Africa in 2010.