All Fashion articles – Page 582

  • News

    Alhokair Fashion Retail to expand into central Asia

    2011-10-28T07:00:00Z

    Alhokair Fashion Retail, a Saudi Arabia-based retail conglomerate with over 80 international brands in its portfolio, is looking to expand into central Asia, according to reports.The company is looking to grow its business in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus and Georgia. After a three-year period, the retailer is hoping to have ...

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    News

    Forever getting older

    2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Ever felt old? You probably have when you’ve wandered into a store called Forever 21, but now a new store is calculated to make you feel even more senile.

  • Pre-tax profits soared 57.5% and sales were up 42% in the year to January 31
    News

    In focus: Jack Wills

    2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

    With a preppy appeal and strong international prospects, the fashion chain is a rising star.

  • Blacks Leisure chief executive Julia Reynolds and executive chairman Peter Williams
    Interview

    Q&A: Blacks - the turnaround

    2011-10-27T16:46:00Z

    Retail Week meets with Blacks Leisure chief executive Julia Reynolds and executive chairman Peter Williams as they unveil their plan to turnaround the struggling retailer.

  • Video: Debenhams virtual pop-up stores
    News

    Video: Debenhams virtual pop-up stores

    2011-10-27T10:56:00Z

    Debenhams has unveiled virtual pop-up stores at some of the UK’s most famous landmarks including Trafalgar Square.

  • Beleaguered US fashion chain American Apparel has lost its chief development officer after just seven months in the post.
    News

    American Apparel loses chief development officer after seven months

    2011-10-27T10:12:00Z

    Beleaguered US fashion chain American Apparel has lost its chief development officer after just seven months in the post.

  • Robert Clark
    Opinion

    Jack Wills - Britain’s answer to Abercrombie & Fitch?

    2011-10-27T10:00:00Z

    Is Jack Wills Britain’s answer to Abercrombie & Fitch? Can it successfully challenge the latter in its home territory or, indeed, elsewhere in the world?

  • Austin Reed own-brand is showcased
    News

    Austin Reed flagship is ‘future of the brand’

    2011-10-27T09:35:00Z

    Austin Reed has opened its new flagship store on Regent Street, which chief executive Nick Hollingworth described as a “stake in the ground” representative of the future of the fashion retailer.

  • The Facebook campaign uses the pulling power of bloggers to engage customers
    Analysis

    Ted Baker ‘It’s Rutting Season’

    2011-10-27T07:00:00Z

    Ted Baker’s latest social marketing campaign is a clever attempt to harness the word-of-mouth power of Facebook.

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    News

    White Company opens first travel shop

    2011-10-26T10:15:00Z

    Fashion and homewares retailer The White Company has opened its first travel store at St Pancras station in London.

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    Gallery

    In pictures: First look at Austin Reed's Regent Street flagship

    2011-10-25T15:37:00Z

    Menswear retailer Austin Reed has opened its new flagship store on Regent Street, which chief executive Nick Hollingworth described as a “stake in the ground” and representative of the future of the fashion retailer.

  • Opinion

    Urban Outfitters Facebook success

    2011-10-24T12:11:00Z

    Having a social media presence is almost compulsory for retailers, but getting it right is something that takes time and money.

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    Opinion

    House of Fraser future shop

    2011-10-24T10:26:00Z

    The opening of a House of Fraser.com store in Aberdeen’s Union Square is certainly a departure from department store norms, but is this still shopping?

  • US lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters has removed the word 'Navajo' from product names on its website following complaints.
    News

    Urban Outfitters removes 'Navajo' name following Native American tribe complaints

    2011-10-24T10:05:00Z

    US lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters has removed the word ‘Navajo’ from product names on its website following complaints.

  • Losses widen at Austin Reed
    News

    Losses widen at Austin Reed

    2011-10-24T09:38:00Z

    Losses have widened at menswear retailer Austin Reed despite sales growing.

  • Marks and Spencer, Edgware Road
    Gallery

    Marks & Spencer, Edgware Road, London

    2011-10-24T07:00:00Z

    Style Online, Kiosk Corner, call it what you will, the new digital area just inside the door of the Marks & Spencer store on Edgware Road is perfectly placed for time-pressed shoppers.

  • Uniqlo’s Regent Street store was its oldest in central London and the refurb is in harmony with its global look
    Gallery

    Uniqlo: Colour it in

    2011-10-24T07:00:00Z

    Uniqlo Regent Street has just emerged from a three-month makeover with a new look intended to bring it into line with the retailer’s global flagships. John Ryan reports.

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    News

    Asos shoe row settled

    2011-10-21T07:00:00Z

    Asos is understood to have paid damages to fashion group Arcadia to put an end to a legal dispute over copyright infringement.

  • News

    Gap announces plans to shut a fifth of its stores

    2011-10-21T07:00:00Z

    Fashion retailer Gap has announced that it plans to shut more than a fifth of its Gap stores in North America over the next two years. The retailer recognised that it had expanded to such an extent that the US market became oversaturated with its stores. As a result, Gap ...

  • New Look bodyscanner
    News

    New Look unveils bodyscanner

    2011-10-21T00:00:00Z

    New Look has debuted a bodyscanner in its Westfield Stratford City store, which calculates the contours of the body to help customers find the perfect fitting pair of jeans.