All Department stores articles – Page 204
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NewsFenwick sales rise as profits slip
Department store group Fenwick has revealed a robust set of full year results.
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NewsHarrods has record year
Iconic department store Harrods has reported a record year after a strong performance from its international brands and womenswear.
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NewsSelfridges opens Christmas shop
Selfridges has opened its Christmas shop earlier than usual in order to maximise profits from the tourist trade.
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NewsUS sales down 4.7% in July
US retail sales fell again in July marking the 11th consecutive month of sales declines in the country.
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News‘Staycations’ boost John Lewis sales
John Lewis has reported a 5.6% rise in sales in the week ending August 1, crediting increased footfall, the weather and the trend towards ‘staycations’.
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NewsWaitrose to sell John Lewis homewares
Waitrose is to sell John Lewis kitchen and homewares products on its website and in its top performing stores.
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NewsJohn Lewis ends Sale on a high
John Lewis reported a strong week of trading as the last day of its clearance Sale helped it achieve sales up 6.3 per cent.
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NewsHouse of Fraser drafts in womenswear heavyweight to drive own-label
House of Fraser has reshuffled its operating board and hired womenswear heavyweight Stephanie Chen to drive the department store’s private-label strategy in womenswear.
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Metro considers alternatives to merger
Metro is considering alternatives to formally merging its Kaufhof department store chain with Karstadt, the department store retailer owned by insolvent group Arcandor.Metro is examining the possibility of renting selected properties directly from owners once Karstadt goes into bankruptcy. A Metro spokesman said the retailer was interested in acquiring the ...
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NewsSelfridges to refresh space for collections
Iconic department store Selfridges will reveal a revamped space for its contemporary and denim collections this autumn.
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NewsJaeger to make Hong Kong debut
Fashion retailer Jaeger is extending its international reach with plans for its first Hong Kong opening in September.
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Lotte Group to enter Vietnam retail market
South Korean retailer Lotte Group will enter the Vietnam retail market with the opening of a department store in Hanoi in 2013.The group’s fourth international store will be opened by its Lotte Department Store subsidiary, at the 65-storey Hanoi City Complex. The retailer will invest KRW350bn (£171, 375) in the ...
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NewsHouse of Fraser directors to join Crombie
House of Fraser directors June Lawlor and Colin Porter are to leave the department store to join menswear brand Crombie in September.
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OpinionTaking Liberty
London department store Liberty announced this week that it has appointed advisers to review its options, which could include a push overseas and expansion in the UK, but is this taking Liberty too far?
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NewsLinks of London founders launch fine jewellery business
The husband and wife team behind jewellery chain Links of London have launched a new business in 11 department stores.
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Nordstrom gets scientific with sizing distributions
US department store retailer Nordstrom is to introduce an Oracle Retail application to improve the size distribution of clothing in its stores.
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OpinionPrimark will storm Germany
A visit last week to Primark’s first store in Germany was instructive. Located in the northern city of Bremen in a brand new shopping centre, it was reasonable to expect that the value retailer would have pulled out all the stops to make its Teutonic debut, and it didn’t disappoint.
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NewsDebenhams sends extra stock to seaside shops
Debenhams is sending extra stock to its department stores in seaside towns to meet demand from the record number of people holidaying in the UK.
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NewsLiberty considers international push
Iconic London department store Liberty has confirmed it has begun a strategic review of the business to explore ways of developing the brand internationally.
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NewsSports events and mixed weather fail to deter John Lewis shoppers
Sales at John Lewis department stores surged 5.3 per cent last week, despite big sporting events and volatile weather that might have kept shoppers at home.