All Fashion articles – Page 625
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NewsLuxury retailers' stocks tumble as quake takes toll
Luxury retailers’ stocks have tumbled in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami with brands including Burberry hit hard.
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NewsNext drops womenswear prices by 7% says analyst
Fashion chain Next has dropped the price of its current season womenswear by 7%, according to Credit Suisse, flying in the face of many retailers’ decision to up prices in line with cost price inflation.
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NewsRiver Island to revive Chelsea Girl brand
Chelsea Girl, the iconic 1970’s fast fashion retailer that later became River Island, is to be revived as a branded capsule collection within River Island stores.
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NewsAll Saints boss claims Kaupthing used British savers' cash to prop up shares
Kevin Stanford, the chairman of young fashion chain All Saints and co-founder of womenswear business Karen Millen, has claimed that collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing used cash from British deposits to artificially inflate its own share price.
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NewsMatalan launches review after kids padded bra expose
Value chain Matalan has launched a review after it was found to be selling padded bras for children as young as eight.
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NewsMulberry profits to "exceed expectations"
Upmarket handbag brand Mulberry has announced that sales and profits for the year to 31 March are going to “exceed market expectations”
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AnalysisReady for a rematch?
If its second CVA is successful, that is just the start of the fight to give JJB a sustainable future. Gemma Goldfingle looks at the challenges facing new chairman Mike McTighe
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Uniqlo
The inside view from head of HR and training Nick Bartlett
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NewsIn Focus: Jigsaw
Jigsaw is an established member of the upmarket fashion scene that in 2003 spawned the younger, more mid-market Kew format and in 2005 acquired the Cabbages & Roses brand, plus the iconic but troublesome The Shop at Bluebird on London’s King’s Road.
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NewsVery joins forces with Ferdinand’s footwear
Shop Direct has struck a deal with England and Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand to sell his footwear range via its Very brand, and is opening a dual-branded pop-up shop to promote the partnership.
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Princesse Tam Tam opens new store concept in Paris
Fast Retailing-owned lingerie chain Princesse Tam Tam has opened a new store concept in Paris. The 645 sq ft store opened in the Rive Gauche district on the Rue de Sèvres.The store is equipped with light-coloured parquet floors and simple white walls, while video screens are dotted throughout the store. ...
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GalleryClarks Originals, Regent Street
By the time you read this, the Clarks Originals pop-up shop will almost have popped down.
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NewsPeople Tree to develop womenswear collection for autumn
Fair trade fashion etailer People Tree has teamed up with designer Orla Kiely to develop a womenswear collection to launch for autumn.
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NewsFrench Connection launches transactional iPhone app
French Connection has launched an iPhone app that provides a rich social media experience for its users.
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NewsJJB meets its shareholders ahead of fundraising plea
JJB Sports chief executive Keith Jones has visited the US to brief big shareholders in preparation for the retailer’s next round of fundraising.
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NewsSainsbury's appoints Geraldine Higgins to clothing team
Sainsbury’s has appointed former Matalan and Miss Etam buyer Geraldine Higgins to be its new head of buying for womenswear.
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NewsGap to close stores and become more trend-led
Casualwear giant Gap is to close 200 of its 900 stores worldwide by 2013, and has admitted it has not invested heavily enough into attracting ethnic minority customers in the US.
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NewsThe Sting on the hunt for more UK stores
The Sting is hunting for more stores following its UK debut last summer.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership profits up 20%
The John Lewis Partnership has reported profit before partnership bonus and tax up 20% to £367.9m, with staff receiving a bonus of 18% of salary.