All Fashion articles – Page 718
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NewsJacques Vert confident profits will beat expectations
Womenswear retailer Jacques Vert has revealed a 0.8% fall in like-for-like sales for the 22 weeks since the beginning of April, but expects increased pre-tax profits for the full year.
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NewsGap co-founder Don Fisher dies
Don Fisher who along with his wife founded Gap in 1969, died yesterday aged 81 after a long battle with cancer.
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NewsH&M signs Sonia Rykiel collections
Swedish clothing chain H&M has signed French fashion veteran Sonia Rykiel to design a range of lingerie and related accessories, to be launched in December.
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NewsNew Look mulls float
New Look, the fashion chain owned by two private-equity companies Apax and Permira, is reportedly considering a £1.7bn stock-market flotation.
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NewsHigh street reaction to online march too slow, says George Davies
Retail legend George Davies this week has said the high street has failed to react quickly enough to the rise of the internet and its impact on consumer behaviour, as he unveiled details of his new multichannel womenswear chain GIVe.
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NewsAnn Summers eyes larger lingerie share
Sex toys and lingerie specialist Ann Summers is developing its underwear offer as it seeks to become a destination for the “everyday lingerie customer”.
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GalleryTopman’s top shop
Topman’s Oxford Circus flagship store is a new standard bearer for Sir Philip Green’s menswear chain. John Ryan takes a tour with him
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NewsTopshop opens second largest store at Liverpool One
Topshop opened its second largest store in the UK last week at Liverpool One, attracting queues of shoppers.
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AnalysisNeed to know: London Fashion Week
Celebrating its 25th birthday, London Fashion Week has undergone a renaissance this year. So what’s changed and why is it important?
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OpinionRetailers and politicians need to help each other
Retailers generally prefer to be left alone by politicians, if only because when politicians do get involved in the sector their actions tend to be utterly unhelpful. But both groups need each other.
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NewsFrench Connection looks at strategy as losses grow
French Connection has launched a strategic review after interim losses surged to £12.8m from £5.4m.
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Women’s chain East upgrades head office IT
Women’s clothing and accessories chain East is to improve its reporting, critical path management, allocation and replenishment processes after upgrading its head office system.
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GalleryStore of the week: Cavells Outdoor Oakham, Rutland
Oakham is a small town of 12,000 people from which Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton are all similarly distant. As such, any retailer wishing to attract anything other than very local shoppers has to provide an environment that can’t be found elsewhere.
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NewsYouth unemployment won’t hit JD, says boss
JD Sports Fashion chief executive Barry Bown said he was cautiously optimistic about prospects for the year ahead and shrugged off concerns that rising youth unemployment could slow growth.
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NewsNext to roll out dedicated areas for footwear
Next is to introduce dedicated footwear departments, dubbed The Shoeroom. The fashion retailer tested the format at the end of July and wants to roll it out this autumn.
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NewsArcadia merges Burton and Bhs menswear role
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia fashion group is understood to have promoted Burton brand director Wesley Taylor to head menswear for Burton and Bhs as part of the merger of Bhs with Arcadia.
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NewsUK set for another tough year, warns Boden chief executive
Boden chief executive Julian Granville said that he expects the UK market to remain tough next year, as likely future tax increases bite into consumers’ disposable income.
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OpinionRugby.com/iphone allows users to create their own shirt designs
Several cutting-edge technologies – mass customisation, QR barcodes and oversized touchscreen store displays – are cleverly combined in the latest campaign by Ralph Lauren sub-brand Rugby.
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NewsMatt Hudson to leave Monsoon
Matt Hudson, managing director of Monsoon, is to leave the fashion retailer at the end of the month.
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OpinionBetter late than never for fast fashion online
In the space of a week, both the giants of fast fashion retailing — Zara and H&M — have overcome their resistance to selling online.