All Fashion articles – Page 745
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LK Bennett to launch new concept store at Bluewater
Footwear and fashion brand LK Bennett is to launch a new format store at Bluewater as a precursor to a wider roll-out across the country.
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NewsAbercrombie & Fitch to close Ruehl arm
Abercrombie & Fitch has announced it is closing its Ruehl business saying that the economic climate has hampered potential success of the upmarket brand.
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NewsAlexon like-for-like sales fall
Alexon has seen a sharp fall in sales with like-for-like sales for the 17 weeks to June 13 down 10.5 per cent.
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NewsH&M unveils latest collaboration with Jimmy Choo
H&M has unveiled its latest designer collaboration, this time with luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches ad campaign to bolster ethical image
Marks & Spencer has launched a marketing campaign tunder the banner “Doing the right thing” and designed to emphasise its corporate social responsibility credentials.
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NewsHouse of Fraser trading update reassures over covenants
House of Fraser has issued a statement quashing rumours that it is close to breaching its banking covenants, a suggestion that has prompted feverish speculation that it is the subject of a takeover attempt by rival Debenhams.
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NewsAquascutum receives approach from Crombie owner
Aquascutum may be able to secure its future after its owners were approached by Crombie owner Alan Lewis.
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NewsTed Baker sales lifted by strong UK performance
Ted Baker has reported a surge of 15.2 per cent in retail sales for the 19 weeks to June 13 and said its gross margins have so far been in line with expectations.
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NewsHobbs appoints Alana Mazza as retail director
Hobbs has appointed former Principles retail trading director Alana Mazza as retail director of the upmarket fashion brand.
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NewsMatalan defies retail gloom
Matalan has revealed that like-for-likes rocketed 8.2 per cent in the 14 weeks to June 6 after posting robust full-year results.
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NewsHollister secures deals to double UK portfolio
US fashion brand Hollister has pressed on with aggressive expansion plans across the UK, adding four more stores to its portfolio, and entering talks for another four to five.
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NewsQS owner resolves to make profit despite losses of £21m last year
The owner of QS has vowed to make the value fashion retailer profitable this year despite recording a £21.4m pre-tax loss last year.
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NewsAsda supremo to spearhead Wal-Mart academy for ‘generation of marketers’
Wal-Mart has set up an international academy of marketing excellence based at Asda and headed by Asda director and Wal-Mart chief international marketing officer Rick Bendel.
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NewsSales dip but second half stability beckons
Although BRC sales data for May revealed a 0.8 per cent dip in like-for-likes, brokers took comfort in the fact that the fall was not worse and at the prospect of easier comparisons later in the year.
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AnalysisRob Templeman: the man behind Debenhams' share placing
Debenhams’ share placing last week is the result of years of work by deal-making chief Templeman to tighten the ship. Amy Shields reports
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NewsStartriteshoes.com boosts sales and benefits retail partners
Classic brand Start-rite Shoes has built incremental sales with a transactional website that also gives its retail partners access to multichannel services.
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NewsKaren Millen to boost experience with site revamp
Karen Millen is to relaunch its website within the next three months to introduce a more personalised customer experience.
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GalleryDebenhams at Bury St Edmunds looks striking but does it work?
The new Debenhams at Bury St Edmunds is a striking piece of contemporary architecture but, John Ryan asks, does it work as a store – and is its location right?
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Signet sales slip but still rated a buy
Global sales at retail jeweller Signet fell 7.3 per cent to $762.6m (£472.9m) in the 13 weeks to May 2, with same-store sales down 2.9 per cent.