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Abercrombie & Fitch considers India expansion
Abercrombie & Fitch staff have visited India as it considers setting up shop in the country. An Abercrombie & Fitch spokesperson said: “We are constantly evaluating new opportunities for our brands, including new countries, for expansion.”Gap is also said to have stepped interest into the market after the government allowed ...
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AnalysisProfile: Richard Kirk, former Peacocks group chief executive
The former Peacocks group chief executive fought to the bitter end to save the retailer and the people working for it.
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AnalysisRight technology, right time
Technology is no longer a back-office service – it’s driving sales and changing how people shop. Rebecca Thomson discovers what’s next for retailers at the NRF conference in New York.
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NewsSuperGroup eyes efficiency savings with new warehouse
SuperGroup is to move to a new distribution centre which is set to make its operation more efficient.
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Cost-cutting at La Redoute
PPR-owned mail order retailer La Redoute may cut 250 jobs as part of a new cost-cutting initiative designed to make the retailer a pure-play online operation. The job losses would be mainly voluntary redundancies over a three-year period. Last week it was revealed that PPR was cutting 510 jobs at ...
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill plans 150 new stores as it eyes Peacocks property
Edinburgh Woollen Mill is to open 150 high street and mall stores this year, as well as more than 100 across the rest of the group that includes Jane Norman.
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NewsManagement shake up as Irisa and Jacques Vert businesses merge
Private equity owner Sun European Partners has merged its two womenswear businesses Jacques Vert and Irisa, formerly Alexon, and has appointed Jacques Vert chief executive Paul Allen to head up the newly formed business.
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NewsPrimark Northern Irish workers back call for strike
Primark staff in Northern Ireland have overwhelmingly backed industrial action in protest at the retailer’s attempt to impose a second year of pay freezes.
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NewsMatalan asks banks to loosen covenants
Matalan has asked its banks to loosen its covenants on debt incurred in 2010.
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NewsCredit insurer will not extend cover for UK retail sector
Europe’s biggest trade credit insurance company Euler Hermes has said it will not extend levels of cover to the UK retail sector.
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NewsBonmarché bought out of pre-pack by Sun European
Bonmarché has been bought by private equity firm Sun European Partners in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsPrivate equity firms eye Peacocks
A host of private equity firms are circling collapsed fashion retailer Peacocks.
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OpinionPeacocks or Primark?
John Ryan writes about store design, visual merchandising and what makes things sell in-store - across every area of retail.
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OpinionVertical expansion increases margins
Michael Poynor is managing director of Retail Expertise where he consults with retailers on operational, strategic and financial projects.
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NewsArgos cuts or freezes 11,000 prices
Argos has frozen or cut 11,000 prices in its new catalogue, which will be distributed from tomorrow.
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NewsAdministrators tell Life & Style directors to return 'incorrectly used' monies
The joint administrators of defunct fashion and homewares chain Life & Style have requested that the retailer’s previous directors return money they “incorrectly used” or face the threat of court action.
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NewsRetailers enjoy December sales rise
Retailers enjoyed a strong Christmas as sales rose 6.2% by value in December, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsKardashian's UK footwear website to close after four months
The UK arm of Shoedazzle, the online footwear, handbag and jewellery retailer co-founded by US reality TV star Kim Kardashian, is to shut down after only four months.
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GalleryPrimark: Making its mark
Edinburgh shoppers are flocking to Princes Street following the long-awaited arrival of Primark. John Ryan visits the flagship that has become the city’s retail phenomenon.
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AnalysisAnn Summers
One of the criticisms often levelled at retail advertising is that retailers can falter in their ambition to do something different.