All Fashion articles – Page 480
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NewsDeparting Marks & Spencer veteran Steve Sharp backs Bolland despite clothing sales slide
Departing Marks & Spencer veteran Steve Sharp, who played a key role in defending the audacious attempt to take over the retailer in 2004, has publicly backed beleaguered boss Marc Bolland and the retailer’s management.
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NewsUS giants including Walmart and Gap sign 'historic pact' on Bangladesh worker safety
US retail powerhouses including Walmart, Gap and Target have unveiled details of a “historic pact” to improve worker safety in Bangladesh, following the Rana Plaza factory collapse which left more than 1,100 people dead.
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NewsBurberry to roll out click-and-collect as online traffic grows
Burberry is set to roll out click-and-collect across its store portfolio following a successful pilot of the service.
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NewsRiver Island to launch second Rihanna collection this autumn
River Island is set to launch a second collection with Rihanna this autumn building on the first spring range with the popstar earlier this year.
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NewsBurberry like-for-likes rise 13% despite 'soft' footfall
Burberry like-for-like sales jumped 13% in its first quarter due to the “exceptional performance” of its spring fashion range.
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NewsBonmarché hits £10m profit in first year out of administration
Value fashion retailer Bonmarché is on the hunt for more stores after posting a pre-tax profit of £10.5m in its first year of trading since being bought in a pre-pack administration deal last year.
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NewsRetailers back Bangladesh factory inspection plan
A group of 70 retailers including H&M, Marks & Spencer and Primark, have signed up to a plan to inspect their clothing factories in Bangladesh in the wake of the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in April.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Marks & Spencer’s fashion bestsellers
M&S’s fashion sales “showed some improvement” over the first quarter according to boss Marc Bolland. Retail Week looks at its bestsellers over the period.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion hires ex-Reiss director Gwynn Milligan as Bank boss
JD Sports Fashion has hired former Reiss trading director Gwynn Milligan as managing director of its fashion fascia Bank.
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OpinionBlog: Selfridges launches Denim Lovers crowd-sourced campaign
Department store group Selfridges has launched a crowd sourced digital marketing campaign to support the opening of its Denim Studio.
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NewsMarks & Spencer like-for-likes up 0.3% driven by food business
Marks & Spencer has recorded a 0.3% rise in like-for-like sales in its first quarter driven by food, while general merchandise made some progress.
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NewsJune UK retail like-for-likes up 1.4% boosted by warmer weather
UK retail like-for-like sales increased 1.4% in June against a 1.4% rise in the same month last year as clothing and footwear performed well.
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OpinionComment: UK retailers have seized international opportunities
Britain is once again colonising the world as retailers expand their reach through ecommerce and multichannel with a number of approaches.
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NewsJigsaw hires new COO days after unveiling Peter Ruis as chief executive
Jigsaw has hired a chief operating officer just a week after appointing John Lewis buying and brand director Peter Ruis as its new boss.
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OpinionComment: Nicole Farhi - Trouble in luxury world
Luxury brand Nicole Farhi is in administration, but were the warning signs there to be seen?
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NewsFormer M&S 'Knicker Queen' seeks more than £1m compensation
Marks & Spencer’s former “Knicker Queen” Janie Schaffer, who quit after just three months, is seeking more than £1m compensation from the retailer.
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NewsMoss Bros appoints commercial and operations director to support growth
Moss Bros has appointed a new commercial and operations director, reflecting the growth of the formal menswear retailer.
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NewsRetail finance directors to hold business rates summit
Finance directors from some of the UK’s largest retailers are set to hammer out proposals for an overhaul of the business rates system.
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NewsTM Lewin hires KPMG as adviser to lead £100m sale
Shirtmaker TM Lewin has hired accountancy firm KPMG to lead a sale of the business, which could value it at more than £100m.
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NewsRetailers meet Government to improve factory conditions
Major UK retailers including Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Primark were among 20 retailers called to a Government meeting to discuss how clothing can be produced in safe conditions following the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building in Bangladesh.