All Fashion articles – Page 602
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NewsAsos sales soar 69% in its first quarter
Online fashion giant Asos retail sales grew 69% in its first quarter.
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NewsPrimark reports strong growth in sales, but margins fall
Primark has defied the downturn in the fashion market to post strong growth in total sales.
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NewsSports Direct profits soar
Sports Direct has reported underlying pre-tax profit up 32.7% to £135.5m in its full year despite the consumer environment being “one of the toughest” it has ever seen.
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NewsSuperGroup full-year profits more than double
Profits at SuperGroup, owner of the Superdry brand, more than doubled last year and the fashion retailer expects success to continue.
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NewsMarks & Spencer makes market share gains as sales rise
Marks & Spencer has posted a total sales rise of 3.2% in its first quarter, when it reported market share gains in fashion and food.
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Trent holds plans to open Arcadia Group outlets
Tata Group’s retail arm Trent has put on hold plans to open Arcadia Group outlets in the country to instead focus on Inditex-owned brand Zara.The company had entered into a franchisee agreement with Arcadia Group three years ago and was planning to open at least 15 stores for Arcadia’s Topman ...
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NewsCath Kidston poaches Claire's Stores boss to be chief executive
Quintessentially English fashion and homewares specialist Cath Kidston has named Kenny Wilson chief exective.
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NewsMulberry founder to open shopping village
Roger Saul, the founder of Mulberry, is to open a designer shopping village alongside the luxury brand’s Somerset-based factory later this month.
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NewsN Brown signs Flintoff as new face of Jacamo
Former cricket ace Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff has signed up to be the new face of N Brown menswear brand Jacamo, which is aimed at big and tall men aged between 30 and 45.
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NewsWeekly sales fall at John Lewis
Sales at department store chain John Lewis tumbled 3.4% last week but the year-on-year comparison was muddied by the timing of its Sale.
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AnalysisTalking about their generation
What do young people think about retail? How do they decide where and how they shop? Charlotte Hardie talks to them and reveals what you need to know about the next generation
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OpinionYouth of today will still want stores tomorrow
Understanding how customers behave today is vital for retailers
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AnalysisMiddle march
Despite consumer belts tightening and rising commodity prices, middle-market retailers are capitalising on the climate with flexible price architecture and brand recognition. George MacDonald reports
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NewsSteady profits rise for Jacques Vert
AIM-listed womenswear retailer Jacques Vert managed a 3.1% increase in full-year pre-tax profits to £5.3m despite turbulent trading conditions.
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AnalysisEdinburgh Woollen Mill
The unassuming woollens and knitwear retailer recently caught the headlines by snapping up the Jane Norman brand, but its history shows it is no stranger to acquisitions
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NewsMy-Wardrobe targets the Middle East
Luxury fashion etailer My-Wardrobe is aiming to “double or treble” sales in the Middle East region in next 12 months as it ramps up its marketing.
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OpinionM&S cruising?
Marks & Spencer’s army of private shareholders will descend on the Royal Festival Hall on Wednesday for the usual beanfeast.
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NewsIn focus: French Connection
French Connection is restructuring and Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s profile update analyses its progress.
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NewsRetail climbs but fails to match the market
Food and general retailers alike climbed over the week but failed to match the rise clocked up by the market overall.