All Fashion articles – Page 667

  • News

    Charles Tyrwhitt to open a store on Regent Street

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Menswear retailer Charles Tyrwhitt will open a store on London’s Regent Street by the autumn.

  • Joules
    News

    Joules eyes major city centres as profits soar

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Lifestyle retailer Joules is targeting major city centre locations for store openings for the first time, after reporting net profit soared 200% to £3.6m in the year to May 1.

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    News

    Arcadia relaunches all its fashion sites to become ‘real destinations’

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group has signalled the importance of online as a key growth plank with the simultaneous relaunch of all its fashion sites this week.

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    News

    Accessorize to launch standalone website

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Womenswear and accessories retailer Monsoon Accessorize is to step up its online operations with the launch of a standalone site for its accessories arm following the appointment of former Fat Face director Kristine Kirby to the newly created role of ecommerce and multi­channel marketing director.

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    News

    Shop Direct targets the growing over-50s market

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Shop Direct Group is chasing a greater share of the over-50s female market dominated by rival N Brown, and is set to return to profit this year.

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    News

    Blacks hoping £5 loyalty cards will help revive sales

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Blacks Leisure has sold 10,000 loyalty cards just two weeks since it launched the scheme in stores, and the retailer hopes it will be a key driver of sales, as like-for-likes fell 7.5% in the 17 weeks to June 26.

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    News

    Dune to expand overseas with up to 150 stores

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Footwear retailer Dune Group aims to generate 20% of its total sales from its overseas business over the next five years as it grows its international stores from 20 to between 120 to 150.

  • Battle of the Brands
    Opinion

    Battle of the brands

    2010-07-22T10:47:00Z

    Last year’s soap opera in the sportswear market seems to have calmed down to a gentle afternoon drama, but the battle for share and survival in the sector seems far from over.

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    News

    Retail sales value up 3.2% in June

    2010-07-22T10:02:00Z

    The value of retail sales excluding fuel rose by 3.2% in June compared with the same month last year, according to the ONS.

  • News

    Inditex plans to move into Australia

    2010-07-21T13:05:00Z

    Inditex has announced plans to move into Australia next year as the retailer pushes ahead with its aggressive international expansion.The decision to enter the new market was announced at the company’s annual general meeting at its headquarters in Arteixo, in Galicia.Of the 343 new stores that Inditex opened last year, ...

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    News

    Reiss upgrades performance management tools

    2010-07-21T11:01:00Z

    Reiss will implement a new performance management system that will provide a single reporting system across its business to aid expansion.

  • LK Bennett is to enter the US market, with plans to open up to 100 stores
    News

    LK Bennett to launch in the US

    2010-07-21T09:36:00Z

    Women’s footwear and fashion retailer LK Bennett is to enter the US market, with plans to open up to 100 stores, it is understood.

  • Trinity Leeds work is expected to resume next month
    News

    Trinity Leeds work to resume in August

    2010-07-21T08:54:00Z

    Shopping centre Trinity Leeds has been given the go ahead by developers Land Securites, which has said it expects work to resume on site next month, in preparation for opening in spring 2013.

  • Shop Direct said its pre-tax losses narrowed to £21m
    News

    Shop Direct full year losses narrow

    2010-07-21T08:29:00Z

    Littlewoods owner Shop Direct said its pre-tax losses narrowed from £114m to £21m in the year to April 30 after a year of “significant restructuring”.

  • Bradford warehouse will supply furniture to all Marks & Spencer shops
    News

    Marks & Spencer unveils flagship Bradford distribution centre

    2010-07-20T09:59:00Z

    Marks & Spencer officially opens a 1.1m sq ft state-of-the-art distribution centre in Bradford today in a key step in its Project 2020 business improvement programme.

  • Gant will not renew its Bond Street lease in September
    News

    Gant to close Bond Street store

    2010-07-20T09:29:00Z

    Fashion retailer Gant will close its Bond Street store in London when its lease comes to an end in September.

  • Losses widen at Findel
    News

    Losses widen at Findel

    2010-07-20T09:19:00Z

    Home shopping group Findel has increased losses to £76.1m in its full year to April 2, from £57.4m the year before.

  • Consumer online
    News

    Online sales rise 20% in June

    2010-07-20T00:05:00Z

    The warm weather and summer sporting events helped lift online retail sales by 20% in June.

  • While the country prepares to bask in a mini-heatwave, Selfridges is getting in to the spirit of Christmas and is gearing up to open its Christmas store earlier than ever before.
    News

    Selfridges celebrates early Christmas

    2010-07-19T09:42:00Z

    While the country prepares to bask in a mini-heatwave, Selfridges is getting into the spirit of Christmas and is gearing up to open its Christmas store earlier than ever before.

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    News

    Miss Sixty in legal feud over CVA

    2010-07-19T09:28:00Z

    Fashion retailer Miss Sixty is reportedly embroiled in legal proceedings with British landlord Mourant & Co Trustees which could lead to rescue packages such as Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) becoming harder to implement.