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NewsSales success for Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley has reported a 6.3% gain in half-year group sales to £127.8m, with increases across all product categories.
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NewsDeflation returns to the high street
Shop prices have fallen on the British high street for the first time since February 2007, as the retail sector revealed a drop of 0.1% last month compared with inflation of 0.5% in July.
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NewsNew Look to launch online TV show
Fast fashion retailer New Look is to launch a weekly online interactive TV show to be distributed by YouTube.
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NewsHigh & Mighty administration likely as sale looms
Niche clothing trailblazer High & Mighty, which specialises in men’s outsize fashion, is to be sold in a process likely to involve a pre-pack administration.
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Topman to expand Oxford Street flagship
Topman will expand its flagship store on London Oxford Street to 23,000sq ft later this month.
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News‘Recovery hopes premature’ as August UK retail sales fall
UK retail like-for-like sales fell 0.1% in August as shoppers stayed away from the high street due to very wet weather, casting doubt on early economic recovery hopes.
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NewsBurberry set for FTSE 100 listing
British fashion stalwart Burberry is poised to add its distinctive red, black and tan check livery to the FTSE 100 index of leading shares.
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NewsAquascutum bought by Harold Tillman
Fashion brand Aquascutum is to return to British ownership after entrepreneur Harold Tillman announced a deal to buy the business.
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NewsHarold Tillman eyes Aquascutum
Jaeger owner Harold Tillman is eyeing up British luxury retailer Aquascutum.
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NewsJohn Lewis to launch Value range
John Lewis is to launch a low-priced ‘Value’ range this week in a bid to compete with the non-food ranges of the supermarkets.
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OpinionBovver on a budget
It’s a sign of the times that one of the most innovative new stores to appear this year in the UK isn’t actually permanent.
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NewsPrimark UK arm drives sales
Primark owner Associated British Foods said sales and profits in the year to September 12 at the value fashion retailer will be “well ahead of last year”.
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NewsAsda’s George brand launches heat-sensitive baby range
Asda clothing brand George has launched a heat- sensitive range of baby clothes that alert parents when their baby is too hot.
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NewsHomewares sales recovery sustained in August
An improvement in homewares sales in July carried through into August, the BDO Stoy Hayward High Street Sales Tracker showed.
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NewsAlchemy boss Jon Moulton quits the private equity firm
Alchemy Partners boss Jon Moulton has quit the private equity firm after a bust-up over strategy.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports strong bank holiday trade
John Lewis reported an upbeat weekly trading report, helped by new product lines in home and fashion.
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NewsEntries open for Oracle Retail Week Awards 2010
The deadline for entries to the 2010 Oracle Retail Week Awards, the biggest event in the retail calendar has been extended to November 6.
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NewsDanish accessories and jewellery brand to hit UK
Danish accessories and jewellery brand Pieces Accessories has secured its first UK standalone shop at Grand Arcade in Cambridge.
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NewsNext incorporates all brands into main site
Next has abandoned its branded standalone fashion website Brand Directory and incorporated it into its main website.
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AnalysisNeed to know... Back to school
With a market worth over £1bn, retailers battling for a stake in the back to school market are taking no prisoners. But which players will finish top of the class?