All Fashion articles – Page 694
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OpinionRetailers will need a watertight story to float
Increasing scepticism means that those retailers that want to get IPOs away will need a watertight story and be floating for the right reasons
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House of Fraser drafts in web guru Robin Terrell
House of Fraser has drafted in multichannel wizard Robin Terrell to lead online and international operations at the department store group.
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NewsThird quarter lifts Sports Direct
Sports Direct third-quarter retail sales rose 9.4% to £326m year on year and it has raised its full-year EBITDA target to at least £160m.
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GalleryGreen Market to new market: Debenhams returns to Newcastle
Debenhams has returned to Newcastle after 15 years and its store has some bold new features. Yet it works.
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NewsSuperGroup confident of IPO success as others falter
Directors of SuperGroup, which aims to raise £125m through an IPO, are confident of the retailer’s longevity despite some potential investor concerns about fashion’s volatility.
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NewsQS on target to return to profit as sales climb
Value retailer QS is on track to make a profit this year after a decade of being in the red.
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Maxeda reviews fashion business
Dutch retail group Maxeda is conducting a strategic review of its fashion division that may result in a sale of the business.Maxeda, which comprises department stores Bijenkorf and Vroom & Dreesmann as well as fashion specialists Hunkemöller and M&S Mode, expects the review by JP Morgan and ING to be ...
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NewsBroker sees potential in undervalued Next
Earnings momentum and share buy-backs have created a buying opportunity in fashion group Next, broker Investec believes.
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NewsBhs to test water with store design makeover
Fashion group Arcadia will try out a new look for its department store chain Bhs in one store in May.
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NewsBershka unveils makeover of Oxford Street store
Inditex-owned fashion chain Bershka revealed the makeover of its Oxford Street flagship on Wednesday.
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AnalysisHarold Tillman brings UK names back to London Fashion Week
As London Fashion Week kicks off, the retail entrepreneur and champion of British fashion should be celebrated for his role in bringing big UK names back to the event, says Lisa Berwin
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NewsAsda on a mission to take crown in non-food using etail and home
Asda is gunning to be the UK’s number one retailer in non-food in the next five years, and intends to hit its target by growing online and opening more Living stores.
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NewsLiberty dresses window with Alexander McQueen tribute
London department store Liberty dressed one of its windows in memory of fashion designer Alexander McQueen on Monday.
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Analysis
Alexander McQueen
Last week the news of Alexander McQueen’s suicide shook the fashion world. Here, we explain his importance to British fashion and why his loss will be mourned so deeply.
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NewsAustin Reed steadies after profit dive
Austin Reed has said business has stabilised since reporting group profit fell 37% to £3.2m in the year to January 31, 2009, as men sacrificed suit purchases in the recession.
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International still the future for Abercrombie & Fitch
US fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch said that overseas expansion remains “the future” for its brands as global operations continued to prop up its struggling US arm.
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Fast Retailing to raise £6.9bn
Fast Retailing chairman and chief executive Tadashi Yanai has revealed the company plans to raise a ¥1 trillion (£6.9bn) war chest to back its bid to become the world’s leading global clothing retailer.He said that acquisitions would be necessary, particularly in the US and Europe, to reach that goal. “We ...
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OpinionAbercrombie & Fitch begins to lose its cool
When Abercrombie & Fitch came to the UK in 2007 it was one of the coolest and most anticipated brands of its time.
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NewsAbercrombie & Fitch profits fall after ‘difficult’ year
Abercrombie & Fitch Co has recorded a 31% drop in net income to $47.5m (£30.1m) over the 13 weeks to January 30 while total sales fell 5% to $936m (£594m).
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NewsVente-privee reports 33% sales uplift
Private sales website Vente-privee.com reported a 33% uplift in sales in 2009, with UK sales totalling £2.7m.