All Fashion articles – Page 602
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NewsLife & Style bought out of administration
Fashion and homewares chain Life & Style has been bought out of administration by Sue Townsend, former director of academic bookseller Blackwell.
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NewsReiss hires ecommerce director to drive multichannel growth
Reiss has drafted in former Boux Avenue ecommerce director Dan Lumb to spearhead Reiss’s strategy of growing the multichannel business at an international level.
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GalleryThe Next big thing
Next opened a store last week for its homewares, furniture and clothing offers with a DIY and gardening offshoot. John Ryan travelled to Shoreham-by-Sea to look at its latest innovation
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NewsAbercrombie & Fitch sees income climb
American casualwear giant Abercrombie & Fitch co has reported a 64% rise in net income to $32m (£19m) for the 13 weeks to July 30 with total sales also rising.
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NewsTwelve more TJ Hughes stores to close
A further 12 TJ Hughes stores are to close, administrator Ernst & Young has revealed.
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NewsRigby & Peller majority stake sold to Van de Velde
Belgian lingerie business Van de Velde has bought an 87% stake in lingerie retailer Rigby & Peller for an undisclosed sum leaving previous owners, the Kenton family, with a minority 13% holding.
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NewsTK Maxx owner triples profits in Q2
TJX Europe, the parent company of off-price fashion chain TK Maxx, tripled its profits in the second quarter of 2011 as like-for-like sales in Europe remained stable.
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NewsLondon footfall slumps amid riots
Footfall slumped in London last week as people stayed away from the high street to avoid the riots and retailers shut up shops.
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NewsCos to open two new stores in London
H&M-owned retailer Cos is to open two new stores in London this autumn.
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Zara makes African debut
Spanish clothing chain Zara, owned by Inditex, will make its African debut at the Sandton City shopping mall in Johannesburg on November 10. Zara has chosen to enter South Africa through the corporate store route, paying import duties at cost instead of opening through franchise outlets where it would need ...
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NewsBurberry director moves to Ben Sherman
Burberry director of merchandising Adrian Ward-Rees has moved to young fashion retailer Ben Sherman as the company continues its drive to reinvent the brand.
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NewsCreditors better protected under new pre-pack rules
Businesses may find it harder to push through controversial pre-pack administrations under a new draft regulation to be unveiled next month.
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AnalysisRetail Week On The Road: North East and Yorkshire
We visit Leeds, Bradford, Middlesbrough and Newcastle
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GalleryThe luxury shop around the corner
Designer brand Nicole Farhi has just opened its new flagship store on Conduit Street, but is this for the few or can luxury be accessible to a wider audience? John Ryan visits and talks to boss Niki Scordi
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NewsVIDEO: London riots - Peckham people stop store from burning
The riots of the last few days have shown Britain at its best as well as worst.
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NewsWeekly sales slip at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores slipped 1.4% last week to £51.8m as warm weather and the peak holiday period took a toll. Excluding VAT the decline was 3.3%.
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NewsAnn Summers takes clubwear in-store
Lingerie and sex toy specialist Ann Summers is to start selling clubwear in its stores after a 300% jump in sales in the category from its party plan and web channel.
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AnalysisAnn Summers: A rampant rebrand
After a difficult spell Ann Summers has recaptured its mojo with a rebrand. By Gemma Goldfingle
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NewsStore stocks bear up despite wave of riots
Despite the wave of rioting, including shop-burning and widespread looting, stores were down but outperformed other stocks in a week when the global markets were undermined by renewed financial fears.