All articles by Amy Shields – Page 48
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Uniqlo parent to bring Theory and Princesse Tam.Tam to UK
Fast Retailing, the Japanese fashion retailer and Uniqlo parent, plans to open standalone stores in the UK for its Theory and Princesse Tam.Tam brands.
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Primark pursues Irish space as profits surge ahead
Primark will embark on plans to increase its selling space in Ireland substantially as it reaps the rewards of the conversion of former Littlewoods stores in the UK.
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Carphone mulls new brand as it shifts focus to wireless
Carphone Warehouse is considering introducing a new fascia as it develops a new generation of stores in response to the dramatic switch towards wireless technology.
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Mosaic eyes Bloomingdales for Coast and Karen Millen
Mosaic Fashions is in talks with US department store Bloomingdales about launching trial shop-in-shops for its Coast and Karen Millen brands.
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East meets West at Uniqlo
For one retailer, the phrase “once bitten twice shy” does not apply, seemingly. Uniqlo has returned to the UK in style, with the launch of a flagship store in London’s Oxford Street.
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Alexon to return cash to shareholders
Fashion group Alexon is to return cash to shareholders and revealed that trading has not improved since its interim results in September.
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Urban Outfitters sales soar
US fashion retail group Urban Outfitters posted record sales for its third quarter.
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PPR sales soar in third quarter
Luxury goods conglomerate PPR revealed third-quarter sales growth rocketed 22 per cent, driven by sales at its newly acquired Puma sportswear business, as well as demand for Yves Saint Laurent dresses and Bottega Veneta handbags.
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John Lewis ploughs £6.2m into Christmas ad campaign
John Lewis will launch its biggest Christmas ad campaign to date on Monday at a cost of 6.2 million – more than triple last year’s spend.
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Carphone to sell 10,000 iPhones on launch day
Carphone Warehouse is set to sell up to 10,000 Apple iPhones when it launches in the UK next Friday.
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Debenhams ups festive ante on Oxford Street
Debenhams has unveiled an all-singing, all-dancing Christmas window display to raise the bar on Oxford Street this Yuletide.
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Fashion sector faces busy week
Next week is a busy one in the retail calendar. As well as the long-anticipated opening of Tesco’s first stores in the US, the long-overdue Sainsbury’s Delta Two bid deadline and the much-hyped UK launch of the iPhone, fashion will once again be under the microscope.
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Retail chiefs back West End’s third traffic-free December festival
Retail chiefs lent their support on Wednesday to the third annual traffic-free shopping day in London’s West End, which is to be held on December 1.
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Reliance to spin off Fresh chain as it chases alliances
Indian giant Reliance Retail is understood to intend to hive off its grocery fascia Reliance Fresh as it focuses on joint ventures to drive growth.
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Debenhams launches menswear in Desire stores
Debenhams has signalled new-found confidence in its menswear by introducing it to Desire stores.
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Gerry Murphy to leave Kingfisher
Kingfisher group chief executive Gerry Murphy is to step down in February after five years at the retailer.
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Baugur denies bid is on for French Connection
Baugur, which this week upped its stake in French Connection to 20 per cent, has ruled out bidding for the fashion retailer.
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Land of Leather like-for-likes slump
Land of Leather recorded a poor first-quarter performance as it began to feel the effects of five successive interest rate rises.
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Debenhams unveils Christmas windows
Debenhams has unveiled an all-singing, all-dancing Christmas window display to up the ante for the most memorable festive display on London’s Oxford Street.