All Fashion articles – Page 578
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GalleryFrancesca’s Collections, Paramus, New Jersey
Look carefully and then look again. It’s an independent fashion store, right?
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GalleryAustin Reed: In an upper class of its own
Austin Reed has opened its new flagship on Regent Street, but has enough been done to give the brand relevance? John Ryan reports.
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GalleryIn pictures: Versace collection causes frenzy at H&M
Donatella Versace opened her collaboration with H&M yesterday to near-hysteria as hundreds queued at the fast fashion chain to make sure they grabbed one of her creations.
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Pantaloon posts financial results for first quarter
Future Group-owned clothing retailer Pantaloon has posted financial results for its first quarter ended September 2011.The company’s consolidated net sales were INR3,180.26 crore (£422.1m) compared with INR2,750.76 crore (£372.3m) in the comparable period last year, an increase of 15.61%.Consolidated net profit plummeted 36.33% to INR15.05 crore (£1.9m) in comparison with ...
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Fast Retailing to increase network of Uniqlo stores
Japanese clothing group Fast Retailing aims to increase its network of Uniqlo stores in South Korea to 300 by the 2020 financial year from its current estate of 64.The retailer hopes the openings will boost South Korean sales to KRW3 trillion (£1.64bn). The plans were revealed by Fast Retailing chief ...
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NewsEx All Saints boss on the run
Stephen Craig may not be the boss of All Saints any more but he’s clearly found ways to occupy himself.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer X Factor
Just when you thought the X Factor couldn’t get any more ubiquitous, retail bellwether Marks & Spencer has launched a Christmas ad based on the show.
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NewsGlimpses of positivity despite shares slide
Stores shares were down slightly compared with the previous week, when they had advanced following the dramatic events and reams of interim results from major retailers.
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AnalysisAfter the riots: Retail rebuilds
It’s three months since the riots. Charlotte Hardie investigates how retailers have restored normality, and finds there’s still much to do.
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NewsLaura Ashley chief executive Lillian Tan stands down
Laura Ashley chief executive Lillian Tan has stood down from the role.
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NewsFrench Connection like-for-likes plummet 9.5%
The warm weather hit French Connection in its third quarter. The fashion chain suffered a 9.5% plunge in UK like-for-like sales as shoppers shunned its winter clothing.
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NewsMothercare chairman launches review after first-half losses
Mothercare chairman Alan Parker marked his first 100 days in office by reporting an interim loss and launching a review of the ailing UK business.
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NewsTed Baker boss almost caught on camera
Could this be the most revealing picture we have seen yet of Ted Baker chief executive Ray Kelvin?
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NewsOracle Retail Week Awards shortlist announced
The rapid development of multichannel business models and a young generation of pureplay retailers feature prominently in the 2012 Oracle Retail Week Awards shortlist, revealed this week.
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NewsBurberry half year profits surge 26%
Burberry adjusted pre-tax profit jumped 26% to £161.6m in the six months to September 30, in half year results published today.
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GalleryIn pictures: Ted Baker's 'Tedbury village' store, Bluewater
Fashion retailer Ted Baker’s relocated Bluewater store shows off its Tedbury village store design, unique to the shopping centre.
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NewsFormer River Island boss Bradbury received £15m as parting gift
Former River Island chief executive Richard Bradbury took home a £15m pay packet for his final four months’ work, last year’s company accounts show.
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NewsJohn Lewis customers "resilient" despite sales dip
John Lewis sales slipped 0.8% to £76.3m in the week to Saturday November 12.
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GalleryChristmas future
Break out and hang up the decorations, Christmas windows are once more upon us. But is it a case of same old, same old, or are retailers offering something new? John Ryan reports.
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Abercrombie & Fitch reports net sales increase
Casualwear retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has reported net sales of $1.1bn (£685.4m) for the financial quarter ended October 29. That represents a 21% increase from net sales of $885.8m (£551.9m) for the same quarter in 2010.However, the retailer said that sales fell at European flagship stores last quarter as a ...