All Fashion articles – Page 731
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NewsChaka Khan will star in a campaign for Evans
Music legend Chaka Khan is starring in a campaign for plus-size fashion retailer Evans. The singer will model a selection of clothing from the retailer’s Christmas collection.
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OpinionWhy democracy is overrated
The high street’s future looks bland if we let market forces choose our fate, says Jacqueline Gold.
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NewsMarks & Spencer engages with shoppers on Facebook
Marks & Spencer director of store marketing and design Nayna McIntosh fielded questions on pre-Christmas discounting and controversial Christmas ads in a live web chat on Facebook on Tuesday.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion opens site to overseas markets
JD Sports Fashion has extended its online offer to overseas markets in an attempt to bolster its international presence.
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Analysis
Woolworths’ property portfolio: Well worth it?
Woolworths’ collapse left a scar on hundreds of high streets as 807 stores shut. One year on, Sara McCorquodale investigates what has been re-let and who has benefited
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OpinionCan the ‘knight rider’ shine light on Sports Direct?
After a very long hunt for a chairman Sports Direct has finally found its man. However, many in the sports and fashion world will not have come across Keith Hellawell.
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NewsAlexon like-for-likes slump 14%
Fashion group Alexon has reported a 14% slump in like-for-like sales for the 16 weeks to November 21 after its planned lower level of summer Sale activity affected footfall and sales.
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NewsNew Look fined £400,000 over Oxford Street fire
Fast-fashion chain New Look has been slapped with a hefty fine following a blaze gutted the retailer’s Oxford Street store two years ago.
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NewsUp to 130 jobs under threat at Redcats
Redcats UK, which runs La Redoute and Daxon, has begun a consultation process which could lead to the loss of 130 jobs across its operations in Bradford and Wakefield.
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NewsFrench Connection sales helped by currency gains
French Connection has benefitted from more favourable exchange rates in the three months to October 30 with overall group turnover up 8%.
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NewsGrocers’ non-food sales to increase 40% by 2014
Non-food sales from grocers are expected to increase by 40% to £16.2bn in 2014, representing nearly 10p in every pound spent in supermarkets.
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NewsSports Direct appoints chairman
Sports Direct has appointed a non-executive chairman, Dr Keith Hellawell, to join its board.
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NewsEbay technical hitch raises fears about retailer listings
Ebay’s technical failure on Saturday has raised fears about the auction site’s ability to handle bulk listings by large retailers.
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NewsMalcolm Walker tapped for cash by ex-Baugur chief
Malcolm Walker, chief executive of frozen foods retailer Iceland, is understood to have been tapped up by Jon Asgeir Johannesson, founder of collapsed high street chain Baugur, about investing in his Hagar retail empire.
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NewsReiss redesigns stores for luxury
Luxury fashion chain Reiss has refreshed areas of selected stores in support of its capsule 1971 collection, the year in which the retailer opened its first store.
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NewsPPR looks to sell some retail businesses
French luxury and retail group PPR is reported to be considering the sale of part of its retail portfolio to raise cash to buy new brands.
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NewsToy buying pushes up sales at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores for the week ending November 21 have jumped 15% on the same period last year to £78.5m as shoppers start buying gifts for Christmas.
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OpinionAn Anthropologie lesson
In this unseasonably warm period of goodwill to all men, there is much to be leant from the way in which Anthropologie is pulling them through doors by the simple expedient of quick-fire change.
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NewsLehman Brothers collapse takes toll on Reiss
Fashion retailer Reiss has reported “creditable” earnings last year, when it suffered like other retailers in the aftermath of Lehman Brothers’ demise.
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NewsGap profits up 25%
Gap profits grew 25% in its third quarter helped by growing sales at its Old Navy fascia.