All Fashion articles – Page 603
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NewsN Brown grows sales, but margins at risk
N Brown’s margins may slip further as the home shopping group deploys promotions to drive sales, analysts believe.
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NewsSports Direct to beef up fashion portfolio with Van Mildert chain
Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley is believed to be on the brink of adding Northeastern mini-chain Van Mildert to his fledgling branded fashion portfolio as he seeks to replicate the success of rival JD Sports.
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NewsBank founder launches online store
The founder of Bank, the JD-owned young fashion chain, is to launch his new online retail business targeting the young womenswear fashion market in September
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NewsBACI comes to Cardiff
US lingerie brand Baci is opening its first UK store at St David’s in Cardiff.
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NewsHobbs aims to expand stores as range grows
Mainstream womenswear retailer Hobbs wants to more than double the footprint of its existing stores as it prepares to introduce a full occasionwear sub-brand to its offering.
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NewsBolland and Green present prizes at Fashion Retail Academy’s awards
Marc Bolland and Sir Philip Green were among those presenting the prizes at the Fashion Retail Academy’s awards day this week.
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NewsNext hangs up on call centre business for £65m
Fashion group Next’s sale of its third-party customer service business Ventura was welcomed by analysts
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News20 stores a day shut by multiples, report says
Multiple retailers closed 20 stores a day on average between January and May as they slashed costs amid punishing trading conditions.
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NewsJigsaw launches m-commerce site
Fashion retailer Jigsaw has introduced an m-commerce site comes after figures showed it was losing traffic when customers realised its online shopping website was not optimised for mobiles.
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NewsAlexon explores new financing options as like-for-likes remain flat
Fashion group Alexon’s like-for-likes have remained flat and it is exploring new financing options to invest in turnaround.
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NewsGA Europe acquires TJ Hughes debt and will run clearance
Restructuring specialist GA Europe has acquired private equity firm Endless’s debt in TJ Hughes, the discount department store group which is in administration.
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NewsForever 21 signs blogger Bip Ling as its new face as it gears up for Oxford Street opening
US fashion giant Forever 21 has signed fashion blogger Bip Ling as the new face of its brand as it prepares to open its Oxford Street flagship.
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NewsAsos to open Marketplace to international sellers
Asos is to open up its Marketplace virtual market to international sellers after its success in the past six months.
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NewsDuke Street pulls out of Bonmarche sale talks
Private equity firm Duke Street has abandoned interest in acquiring the Bonmarche business from value fashion group Peacocks.
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NewsYoox.com expands mobile app portfolio
Online fashion retailer Yoox.com has launched an Android application for customers to download to their mobile phones.
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Gap to open stores in Africa
US clothing retailer Gap said it will open its first stores in Africa this year, with its first Gap store opening in Egypt next month and its first Banana Republic and Gap stores in Morocco in October. The company began shipping products to Egypt, Morocco and South Africa last year, ...
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NewsSports Direct takes control of Sir Tom Hunter's USC
Tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has bought a majority stake in Sir Tom Hunter’s branded fashion business USC and luxury retailer Cruise Clothing as it extends its retail reach.
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NewsAquascutum to open stores in Milan and Rome
Luxury British fashion brand Aquascutum has pushed the button on expansion plans and is set to open its first stand-alone stores overseas in the next year.
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NewsSelect set to open 30 new stores
Young fashion chain Select is set to bolster its store portfolio with 30 store openings this year.