All Fashion articles – Page 749
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NewsRetail sales up 3.3% in July, ONS reports
The volume of retail sales in July was 3.3% higher than in July last year as deep discounting drove sales.
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OpinionPretty staff won’t deter shoppers, but bad service certainly will
I have walked out of stores several times because of bad service, but I have certainly never turned on my heels when faced with an attractive shop assistant.
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NewsChange Capital acquires German fashion retailer Hallhuber
Private equity firm Change Capital Partners has acquired German womenswear retailer Hallhuber in a €29m (£25m) deal.
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NewsClothing sales rose in early summer but discounting rife, TNS reports
Good early summer weather helped fashion retailers put in their best performance since last November.
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NewsDutch fashion retailer The Sting signs first UK store
Dutch fashion retailer The Sting has confirmed it will open its first UK shop in the famous Tower Records store on London’s Regent Street.
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NewsTK Maxx enjoys like-for-like sales growth
TK Maxx is continuing to benefit from its value position with growing like-for-like sales in its second quarter.
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NewsWeak consumer confidence continues to hit US retail sales
There was little sign of improvement in consumer confidence in the US as many retailers reported second quarter results yesterday.
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NewsJD Sports front-runner to buy Kitbag from Findel
JD Sports Fashion looks to be continuing its spending spree and could snap up online sports offer Kitbag from home shopping group Findel.
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Pretty staff ‘may put off shoppers’
Attractive staff at shops could potentially discourage female customers who may perceive them as “direct social threats”, according to a study.
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NewsH&M like-for-like sales fall 3 per cent in July
Sales at H&M fell 3 per cent on a like-for-like basis in July compared to a 3 per cent increase for the same month last year.
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NewsCult to open flagship at St. David's
Fashion chain Cult will open its first UK flagship store in the new St. David’s shopping centre, Cardiff.
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NewsAbercrombie & Fitch wrongfully dismissed employee
A tribunal has found that clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch wrongfully dismissed an employee with a prosthetic arm.
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NewsAurum drafts in top troubleshooter
Jewellery group Aurum, owner of Mappin & Webb, Goldsmiths and Watches of Switzerland, has parachuted in retail restructuring and turnaround specialist Ian Gray to renegotiate rents with its landlords.
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NewsFormer JJB Sports chief Tom Knight courted to drive turnaround of flailing retailer
Former JJB Sports chief executive Tom Knight is being backed by the retailer’s major shareholders to return to lead the sports retailer and drive its turnaround.
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Finlay Enterprises has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Jeweller Finlay Enterprises has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to auction its business and assets.The retailer operates 182 locations across the country, including the upmarket Bailey Banks & Biddle chain, as well as 77 concessions within Bon-Ton department stores.Meanwhile, the country’s leading specialist jeweller by store count, ...
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NewsHotter.com sells shoes for the 'active over-50s' market
From its name, you’d be forgiven for thinking it is one of the many adult sites that are widespread on the internet. Actually it sells shoes for the “active over-50s” market.
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NewsNext upgraded on back of share price expectations
Broker Pali International upgraded Next from neutral to buy in expectation that the fashion group’s share price will rise ahead of next month’s interims.
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NewsBoden range to target recession-proof teens
Multichannel fashion retailer Boden is to target the recession-proof teenage sector next year with the launch of a range called Johnnie B.
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NewsPeter Davies brands ‘son of Principles’ venture Mint Velvet
Clarks chairman Peter Davies has named his new fashion venture Mint Velvet and will debut the brand online and in 13 House of Fraser concessions in mid-October.
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AnalysisTerry Burman welcomes tough times
A slip in sales may have taken the shine off Signet, but boss Terry Burman welcomes tough times as a chance to gain market share.