All Fashion articles – Page 527
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OpinionBlog: Twitter pushes fashion week agenda
Social network Twitter has created a fashion guide to allow users to follow the major fashion weeks online.
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News
PPR close to US Redcats sale
PPR is close to selling its profitable US Redcats division and offloading its plus-sized and sportsman’s units, the New York Post reported. Sources said OneStopPlus has been put up for sale and is expected to fetch $400m to $500m (£250m to £313m).Private equity firms including TPG, Leonard Green, Berkshire Partners ...
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NewsProfits leap at Laura Ashley
Fashion and homewares retailer Laura Ashley has reported first-half profits up 13.7% to £8.3m driven by its multi-channel strategy and a differentiated product range.
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OpinionBlog: Etailers must emulate Vogue to keep site visits up
Etail giant Asos launched a weekly magazine via its iPhone app last week as it seeks to further advance its fashion credentials.
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NewsBank launches first pop-up store
Bank, the JD Sports-owned young fashion chain, has opened it’s first pop-up shop at Hammerson-owned Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Burberry's slowdown a blip or a trend?
In a difficult market, Burberry has become one of the retailers who can be relied upon to buck the trend and deliver growth.
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AnalysisBurberry: What the analysts say
A marked slowdown in sales over recent weeks has forced Burberry to issue a surprise profits warning. The City dissected the statement and expressed concern.
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NewsSuperGroup's Dunkerton expects "good" Christmas
SuperGroup boss Julian Dunkerton expects “a good Christmas” because consumers are always prepared to “dig deep” during the festive period.
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NewsBurberry suffers sales slowdown
Retail sales at luxury giant Burberry have slowed in the second quarter and full-year profits are now expected to come in at the lower end of expectations
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NewsSuperGroup posts like-for-like sales rise
Fashion retailer SuperGroup’s like-for-like sales rose 1.7% in the first quarter and it the retailer it is on track to achieve its financial targets.
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NewsDecathlon rules out bid for JJB Sports
Decathlon has dismissed the idea of bidding for troubled sports specialist JJB.
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OpinionComment: Invest in your online strategy
At five months pregnant with baby number one, I am the goldmine customer for many retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Changes in the distribution centre property market
It’s all go in the distribution centre property market, where dedicated and hybrid logistics models are altering the requirements of retailers, and internet fulfilment are rewriting the rules.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can shopping centres embrace technology?
Shopping centres and technology at first seemed like adversaries, then uneasy bedfellows, but now they are positively united – or at least they should be.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Exploring international retail expansion
Retailers are increasingly exploring international expansion, but securing the right property portfolio abroad brings unique challenges. Gina Lovett reports on developments in key global markets.
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News
LK Bennett appoints new chief executive
LK Bennett, the upmarket clothing and footwear retailer, has appointed Didier Drouet, former chief executive of fashion house Emilio Pucci, as its new chief executive.
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NewsAnya Hindmarch to expand overseas
Anya Hindmarch has set out expansion plans for the Middle East, Asia and the US.
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NewsFull-year sales surge 17% at Primark
Sales at value fashion giant Primark are expected to have risen 17% in the financial year about to end, parent Associated British Foods disclosed.
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NewsJon Moulton pulls out of race to buy JJB Sports
Venture capitalist Jon Moulton has pulled out of the running to buy ailing sportswear retailer JJB Sports.
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GalleryStore of the week: Levi’s, Regent Street
Doing things in a flagship is easy. Money is usually available and the labour to turn a vision into reality is also normally on hand.