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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils Cardiff store
John Lewis opened the biggest Department store in Wales this morning in Cardiff’s St David’s Centre.
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NewsH&M to go online in the UK
H&M is to start selling online in the UK from next autumn, following the decision made by its fast fashion arch-rival Zara to do the same last week.
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NewsJJB Sports suffers £42.9m pre-tax loss
JJB Sports suffered a £42.9m pre-tax loss in its half year results, after admitting it was on the “brink of going into administration” earlier this year.
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NewsBlacks Leisure places Sandcity into administration
Blacks Leisure has appointed administrators to its boardwear business, Sandcity.
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NewsPaul Kelly reinstated at Brown Thomas
Selfridges chief executive Paul Kelly has been reinstated as head of Irish upmarket department store Brown Thomas, in a reshuffle which has also seen managing director Nigel Blow leave the group.
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NewsCBI: UK economy to emerge from recession in Q3
The UK economy is expected to emerge from recession through modest growth in the third and fourth quarters of this year, but constraints on demand will mean that growth in 2010 is fragile, according the CBI.
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NewsBlacks Leisure warns covenant breach likely
Blacks Leisure has warned that it is likely to breach a banking covenant following difficult trading at its boardwear division and has struck a standstill agreement with its bank.
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NewsJD Sports pre-tax profits jump 14.5%
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion revealed a 14.5% increase in group pre-tax profits before exceptional items to £14.2m in the 26 weeks to August 1.
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NewsPrimark named UK’s ‘most feared’ retailer
Cut-price fashion leader Primark is replacing Tesco as Britain’s “sharpest and most feared” retailer , says retail analyst Verdict Research.
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NewsPrimark set to open in Bury scheme
Primark has signed for a 50,000 sq ft store at Thornfield’s The Rock scheme, in Bury, Greater Manchester.
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NewsTopshop opens second largest UK store in Liverpool
Topshop has opened its second-largest store in the UK, in Liverpool’s shopping centre, Liverpool One.
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NewsAnn Harvey flagship gets new look
Outsize women’s fashion retailer Ann Harvey has unveiled a new-look for its Oxford Street flagship.
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OpinionGetting critical at Topman
The really good thing about Topman Oxford Circus is that while it may be a flagship for the brand, there is every reason to suppose that much of what is on display will be capable of replication across the chain.