All Fashion articles – Page 233
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NewsStore openings slow during tough year for retailers
New high street store openings slipped to the lowest level since 2010 last year.
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NewsFrench Connection sells stake in Toast to aid recovery
French Connection has sold its stake in Toast in a bid to free up resources to aid its ongoing turnaround efforts.
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NewsAsos to launch homewares as it chases new categories
Asos is set to launch own-brand homewares as it continues to establish itself across new categories.
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NewsTiger founder to launch new kids and toys chain in UK
Tiger’s founder will launch a new kids and toys retailer on the British high street, opening the first store in London next month.
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NewsMothercare mulls CVA as new boss parachuted in
Mothercare is considering joining the likes of New Look and closing stores in an attempt to survive market pressures.
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NewsAgenda: Updates from Tesco, Asos, WHSmith and more
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Tesco, Asos, WHSmith, Quiz, Dunelm and Card Factory on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from JetBlue
US airline JetBlue was founded in 2000 with the mission to “bring humanity back to air travel”. This aim – and how the firm fulfilled it – carries relevant lessons for retail.
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AnalysisMove of the week: Mothercare’s new chief executive
It’s hard not to feel sympathy for Mark Newton-Jones, who left Mothercare this week to be replaced by former Tesco executive David Wood.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Social shopping – turning likes into sales
There was a time when platforms like Facebook and Instagram offered little more than ‘vanity’ metrics for retailers, rather than tangibly affecting their bottom lines.
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AnalysisCan Mothercare’s new boss help retail’s problem child?
Mothercare shocked the market today by unceremoniously sacking chief executive Mark Newton-Jones and appointing a former Kmart and Tesco executive in his place.
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NewsJohn Lewis celebrates strong Easter trading
John Lewis sales jumped last week due to the cold weather and the earlier fall of Easter this year.
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NewsMothercare’s Newton-Jones exits as Kmart exec hired
Mothercare boss Mark Newton-Jones has departed the retailer and will be replaced by Kmart executive David Wood.
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NewsH&M launches value-focused online bridal range
H&M has debuted a value wedding range in a bid to take a share of the booming bridal market.
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DataGender pay gap league table: What can retailers learn?
Today is the deadline for British businesses to publish gender pay gap data for the first time, exposing the difference between male and female salaries.
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OpinionLord Kirkham: Embrace change – and do it now
Today’s macro-economy, with all its uncertainties, is clearly doing no favours for retailers who rely on ‘the feel-good factor’ flourishing among their customers.
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NewsSecret Sales founders in management buy-out coup
Secret Sales founders Sach and Nish Kukadia have bought back the business they founded in a management buy-out.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet appoints new chief executive
Notonthehighstreet has drafted in Barrie Seidenberg to take the reins at the online gifting firm, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsJigsaw deal sealed as Ross and Robinson partner up
Jigsaw has a new majority shareholder. Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross has teamed with founder John Robinson, to secure the retailer’s future.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Are retailers prepared for Brexit?
With just one year left until the UK exits the EU, the Retail Week team discusses the impact of Brexit and whether retailers are prepared for what it may bring.
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NewsWaitrose sales down after snow hits trading
Waitrose sales fell last week due to snow and icy conditions, but the partnership was buoyed by rising sales of electricals at John Lewis.