All Fashion articles – Page 401
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AnalysisAnalysis: September Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
Like-for-like sales in September decreased by 2.1% in the weakest performance since December 2008 as weather played havoc with demand.
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OpinionComment: Boohoo for investors as etailer trades below IPO price?
Shares in fashion etailer Boohoo have frequently traded below the 50p placing price since listing, despite it being a growth story.
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NewsBusiness rates to increase 2.3% next year as RPI inflation rate unveiled
Business rates are poised to increase by 2.3% in 2015/16 after the Office for National Statistics released its RPI inflation figures for September.
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NewsIn pictures: John Lewis 'click-and-commute' St Pancras store opens
John Lewis opened its first ‘click-and-commute’ store in St Pancras railway station today where shoppers can collect items bought on its website.
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NewsMulberry issues another profit warning as first-half revenues dive
Mulberry has issued a profit warning after a plunge in revenues in the face of “continuing headwinds affecting the luxury sector”.
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NewsEtailer Boohoo reports pre-tax profits up 23% and sales up 31%
Newly-floated fashion etailer Boohoo.com has reported pre-tax profit up 23% to £4.5m in the six months to August 31, 2014.
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NewsUK retail like-for-likes down 2.1% in September, fashion reports record declines
UK retail sales were down 2.1% like-for-like in September compared with the same month in 2013 while fashion reported record declines.
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NewsFast Retailing appoints creative head as profits slide
Japanese fashion giant Fast Retailing has hired a new creative head after reporting falling profits and increasing sales.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on American Apparel, Tesco, Paperchase and more
Retail news round-up on October 13, 2014: American Apparel to dispose of UK stores, chairman of Tesco’s audit committee to leave, Paperchase owner eyes sale and more.
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NewsN Brown boss said it was 'knocked sideways' by warm September
N Brown boss Angela Spindler said the retailer was “’knocked sideways” by the unusually warm weather that led the company to issue a profit warning.
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NewsTimeline: John Lewis’ report shows the retailer’s best-sellers of the last year
John Lewis’ How We Shop, Live & Look report shows the retailer’s best-selling products and which retail trends customers are embracing.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales increase 7.9% as weather hits demand
John Lewis’s sales increased 7.9% to £77.6m in the week to October 4 but were hit by clement weather holding back demand for seasonal items.
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NewsMothercare launches rights issue after shareholders back digital plan
Mothercare’s rights issue has gone live after shareholders overwhelmingly supported the plan to raise £100m for a digital transformation.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Mothercare and Ocado
Retail news round-up on October 10, 2014: Amazon plans to open first physical store, investors back Mothercare’s rights issue, Ocado launches Sizzle website, and Carl Icahn urges Apple to buy more stocks.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Shoe Zone put its best foot forward in value retail
Value shoe retailer Shoe Zone’s tightly run, no-frills business model has attracted investors and price-savvy shoppers alike.
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NewsGap boss Glenn Murphy retires to be replaced by digital chief Art Peck
Gap’s chief executive Glenn Murphy is retiring from the company and will be replaced by the retailer’s digital boss Art Peck.
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NewsN Brown issues profit warning after warm autumn hits demand
N Brown has issued a profit warning as it becomes the latest fashion retailer to be hit by unseasonably warm weather in September.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on store closures, Very and Gap
Retail news round-up on October 9, 2014: Fewer store openings leads to net closures rocketing in first half, Very’s TV ad campaign promotes click and collect, Gap’s boss Glenn Murphy to quit in February
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NewsInfographic: Fashion sector suffers as net store closures soar in first half of 2014
Fewer store openings have led to an increase in net store closures for the first half of the year as the rise of online shopping takes hold.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending October 08, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top ten womenswear retailers.