All Fashion articles – Page 704
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Opinion
The Harrods Sale
Mohamed Al Fayed’s sale of Harrods concludes one of the more colourful chapters in UK retailing.
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NewsMoss Bros to launch bespoke tailoring stores
Moss Bros, the menswear group, is launching a chain of stores selling bespoke suits costing up to £350 in a bid to steal share from traditional tailors.
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OpinionKiss, kiss
Next week, fashion retailer All Saints opens its first store in New York. K.I.S.S or ‘keep it simple stupid’ might be the executive summary.
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NewsGordon Brothers invests in Hein Gericke
Motorcycle clothing and accessories retailer Hein Gericke has received investment from Gordon Brothers to “strengthen the company’s financial position and support its growth”.
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NewsBlacks on stronger footing after fundraising
Blacks Leisure is confident that a forecast warm summer and completion of a £20m fundraising will put the business on a strong footing after a turbulent year.
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NewsFormer Bhs COO Paul Coackley leaves Arcadia
Arcadia Group chief financial officer Paul Coackley has left Sir Philip Green’s fashion chain.
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AnalysisWhat’s waiting in Marc Bolland’s in-tray at M&S?
Dutchman Marc Bolland takes the reins this week at M&S. We look at the big questions facing him as he moves into the Paddington hot seat
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NewsOriginal Factory Shop to rev up fashion following bumper sales
Value retailer Original Factory Shop is to focus on growth in fashion and footwear after revealing a bumper set of sales and profits for the year to March 28.
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AnalysisThe Retail Cabinet
As the new Government is announced, Retail Week imagines a country run by the UK’s top retailers. Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy is an obvious choice for prime minister, but whose business skills would he be calling on to work alongside him in his first cabinet?
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GalleryJD Sports’ king of stores in Cardiff
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports has opened a store in Cardiff with a glossy take on a traditionally lacklustre sub-sector.
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NewsDebenhams showcases Danish expansion move
Debenhams was scheduled to run an analysts’ visit to Copenhagen as Retail Week went to press to demonstrate its integration of Danish department store Magasin du Nord.
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NewsElection outcome could influence retail IPOs
Today’s election result and the implications for consumer and business confidence are likely to influence whether or not a clutch of retail initial public offerings get under way.
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NewsElephants on parade
Fashion designers are supporting four pop-up shops as part of the London Elephant Parade charity event.
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NewsHMV presses play on fashion
Entertainment retailer HMV revealed its new-look store this week in Leeds, which features a large fashion-focused area called The Studio.
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NewsTopshop prompts Harrods to revamp young fashion
Knightsbridge department store Harrods is to overhaul its young fashion offer as it prepares for the opening of a giant Topshop store on its doorstep on May 20.
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NewsTesco to launch 50% off clothing Sale
Tesco will launch a 50% Sale on its clothing website on Friday May 7 to celebrate the site’s first six months of trading.
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NewsWeaker April sales round off stronger first quarter at Gap
Gap sales fell in April after a more positive first quarter where sales grew 6% to $3.3bn (£2.2bn) and like-for-like sales lifted 4% in the three months to May1.
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OpinionAsos adds more cool to the second-hand market
Hand-me-downs and second-hand clothes have never been so popular – vintage has become a look all in its own right - and there is no shame any more in wearing other people’s clothes.
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NewsMothercare eyes Blooming Marvellous
Mothercare is understood to be looking at buying baby and maternity retailer Blooming Marvellous to boost its clothing offer.
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News
C&A turnover flat at £5.56bn
Fashion retailer C&A generated turnover of e6.3bn (£5.5bn) in the year ended February 2010, up by just 0.03% on the previous year.Sales growth was seen in Belgium and Luxembourg (3.2%), in Austria (1.1%), in Germany (0.2%) and in its online business. But turnover dropped in Spain and Portugal (-2.6%), Eastern ...