All Fashion articles – Page 112
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NewsShoe Zone sales and profits rise after ‘very positive year’
Shoe Zone achieved a rise in revenues and earnings last year, when stores performed strongly.
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Opinion‘2023 profit fight will be won by operating model resilience and agility’
Retailers that put all their eggs in the basket of defying the gravity of industry volume decline will find the going tough and likely put their balance sheets under significant pressure, maintains OC&C’s Matt Coode
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NewsDecember sales rise as Christmas brings some cheer for retailers
UK retail sales rose in December 2022 but the uptick masked a drop in volumes due to inflation running at historically high levels, the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor has found.
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NewsN Brown reaches £50m legal settlement with insurer
JD Williams-owner N Brown has announced it is to settle an ongoing legal dispute with Allianz Insurance for £49.5m by the end of the month.
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NewsRetailers ‘deeply dishonest’ about January Sale prices
Almost half of products were more expensive at the start of the year than in the latter half of 2022.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: H&M launches experimental metaverse experience
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts
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NewsSeasalt enjoys record Christmas store trading but warns of online challenges
Cornish fashion brand Seasalt hailed record in-store trading over Christmas but warned online sales would continue to be challenging in 2023 due to macroeconomic conditions.
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GalleryStore gallery: 66°North’s first store outside the Nordics
Founded in 1926, 66ºNorth is one of Iceland’s oldest apparel manufacturers and it has finally branched out of the Nordics and opened its first store in the UK.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next’s Lord Wolfson – caution in 2023 but ‘light at end of tunnel’ for retailers
A profit upgrade but reduced expectations for the year ahead – what to make of Next’s Christmas update? Chief executive Lord Wolfson unpicks the trading messages
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NewsTrouva acquired by personal shopping platform Re:store
Trouva, the online marketplace for independent brands, has been bought by Cambridge-based digital personal shopping platform Re:store for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsNext ups profit guidance as Christmas sales beat expectations
Fashion powerhouse Next has increased its earnings guidance after a strong Christmas performance.
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NewsGymshark and Boden founders recognised in new year honours
Gymshark founder and chief executive Ben Francis has been awarded an MBE for services to business in the 2023 new year honours list.
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NewsFashion sector pays tribute to icon Vivienne Westwood
Tributes have poured in overnight from across the fashion sector following the death of the “undisputed queen of British fashion” Vivienne Westwood.
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AnalysisBuys, boardroom exits and botched IPOs: retail’s biggest stories of 2022
From accounting scandals to crushing collapses, the thrills and spills of retail have provided plenty to talk about this year. As 2023 dawns, here’s our pick of the biggest eyebrow-raising stories from the industry in 2022
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NewsJoules owed more than £100m when it hit the wall
Fashion retailer Joules was nearly £114m in the red when it collapsed last month.
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NewsAsos shareholders urged to rebel at AGM next month
Troubled online fashion giant Asos faces the prospect of a shareholder rebellion at next month’s AGM.
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NewsFashion marketplace Atterley collapses into administration
Scottish online fashion retailer Atterley.com is in the process of appointing administrators, it has emerged.
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NewsSuperdry secures £80m lifeline before end-of-year deadline
Fashion retailer Superdry has secured a new £80m loan facility ahead of a January deadline, but warned of “extremely challenging” market conditions.
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NewsMatalan outlines timeframe for completion of sale
Embattled fashion retailer Matalan says it has received bids from a “number of interested parties” and expects to complete the sale process by the end of January.
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NewsExclusive: Richard Bradbury returns to River Island as executive chair
Richard Bradbury has returned as boss of River Island, 12 years after leaving the fashion retailer.