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AnalysisInditex is made to measure for tough market conditions
The release of the second-quarter results of the two largest global fashion retailers, Inditex and H&M has sparked discussion that the Spanish company is on the verge of overtaking H&M, as the most valuable listed fashion retailer.
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NewsIn focus: New Look
Until 2010, New Look was one of fashion retailing’s winners, enjoying double-digit sales growth in five of the previous six years and consistently high operating margins
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OpinionRetail’s week of woe could be just the start
In bad times, weak retailers fail. None of the names that have hit difficulty in the past week will have come as a surprise to anyone who follows the sector.
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NewsJane Norman store closure list revealed
The 33 stores that will close as a result of Jane Norman’s administration have been revealed.
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NewsMacy’s begins shipping to UK
US department store chain Macy’s is making a play for the UK as it opens up its website to customers here
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NewsTJ Hughes in administration: potential buyers circle
Discount department store group TJ Hughes collapsed into administration this morning, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsDebenhams beats high street blues with like-for-likes rise
Department store group Debenhams has confounded harsh high street conditions and expects full year profits to meet expectations.
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OpinionNet-a-Porter live
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has launched an innovative tool that allows customers to see what other people in the Net-a-Porter community are buying in real time.
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NewsShop Direct hires new Very boss as Asda suffers another departure
Home shopping group Shop Direct has poached Asda marketing director Jon Owen to lead its flagship brand Very.
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NewsM&S launches earlier summer Sale
Retail bellwether Marks & Spencer launched its seasonal Sale today, a fortnight earlier than last year.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill acquires Jane Norman but 33 stores to shut
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has bought the Jane Norman brand and 33 stores from administrator Zolfo Cooper.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill "close" to Jane Norman deal
Edinburgh Woollen Mill is reported to be “close” to a deal for womenswear chain Jane Norman, which went into administration yesterday (June 27).
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NewsRay’s royal suit is barking mad
Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin was dressed for the occasion when he picked up his CBE for services to fashion at Buckingham Palace
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NewsTJ Hughes puts administrators on standby
TJ Hughes has today filed an intention to appoint an administrator, making it the fourth retailer within a week to call in the administrators, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsUsdaw to raise concerns about Life & Style with Government
Shopworkers union Usdaw is writing to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills to detail concerns over the running of fashion and homewares chain Life & Style and its predecessor company Ethel Austin.
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NewsAlexandAlexa.com sells controlling stake
Independent luxury kidswear etailer Alexandalexa.com has sold a majority stake in the business to investment management firm Tiger Global, one of the original investors in social networking site Linkedin.
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NewsJane Norman in administration
Zolfo Cooper has been drafted in as administrator of fashion group Jane Norman.
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NewsNew boss lined up for Bonmarche
Duke Street, the private equity group, has lined up a new chief executive for womenswear retailer Bonmarché, should it complete a purchase of the fashion chain.
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GalleryA whole new lesson in Anthropologie
US lifestyle brand Anthropologie’s inspired visual merchandising rarely fails to impress, but is its third UK store and its first in Scotland sufficiently different from its London outposts? John Ryan visits