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Citi analyst predicts worst yet to come for Burberry
Burberry has implemented a £50m efficiency drive designed to bring it out on the other side of the downturn in a stronger position.
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NewsAsos launches premium own-label range
Fashion e-tailer Asos has launched a premium own-label range, Asos Black.
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Eddie Bauer reportedly in talks with potential buyers
The fashion retailer, which operates about 370 stores in the US and Canada, is a possible target for Gordon Brothers, Hilco Consumer Capital and Hudson Capital Partners. Eddie Bauer’s chief executive Neil Fiske declined to comment on bid speculation. The retailer has reported annual losses for the past three years ...
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OpinionIs Westminster beckoning for Next’s Simon Wolfson?
In the retail industry, much of the chatter last week centred not on Next’s latest numbers, but chief executive Simon Wolfson’s future plans. For some time, speculation has mounted that he might consider a shift into politics, casting himself as Lord King to David Cameron’s Mrs T.
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NewsDecathlon targets UK with smaller format Koodza stores
French sports retailer Decathlon is to trial a smaller-store budget format called Koodza in the UK.
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Hyper Hyper owner seeks further sites
The owner of fashion retailer Hyper Hyper, Baboo Sehgal, is looking for more sites after temporarily taking the old Zavvi store at the eastern end of London’s Oxford Street.Sehgal is offering rails for new designers and concessions in the Oxford Street shop.He will open another store on London’s Portobello Road ...
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GalleryStore of the week: Intersport, Gothenburg
It’s not often that retailers open very large sports stores these days, but pan-European operation Intersport has just unveiled this 10,000 sq ft, single-floor outlet in Sweden’s second city, Gothenburg.
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OpinionDesigual's designs on Dublin
Zany Spanish fashion brand Desigual has opened its first shop in the Republic of Ireland in Arnotts’ new lifestyle store at the Jervis Centre in Dublin.
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NewsMulberry to take full control of US business
Mulberry will take full control of its US business after agreeing to end a joint venture with its US partner.Mulberry will take control of its wholesale and retail sales in the US, which it hopes will create a more efficient operation when combined with its online business, over which it ...
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NewsNext to offer catwalk looks to customers
Next is poised to launch a new catwalk-inspired range for its customers.
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NewsLK Bennett to personalise marketing messages
LK Bennett is to personalise the content of marketing emails to its international customer base using a system from smartFOCUS Digital.
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NewsDebenhams launches 25 per cent off Summer Spectacular
Debenhams has launched a Summer Spectacular offering discounts of up to 25 per cent in stores and online.The promotion will run for four days until Saturday.
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NewsForever 21 closes in on UK debut on Oxford Street
US fashion retailer Forever 21 is understood to have made offers on two stores on Oxford Street as part of plans for European expansion.
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NewsWhistleblower ‘despaired’ about direction M&S taking
The former Marks & Spencer employee who leaked an internal memo to The Times detailing plans to slash redundancy pay did so because he “despaired” about the direction the retailer was taking.
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NewsAnthropologie unveils Regent Street blueprint
News has emerged about the interior form of the UK’s first Anthropologie store, set to open on Regent Street in the autumn.
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NewsConsumer confidence falls as unemployment concerns grow
Consumer confidence has fallen nine points since last October, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen.
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NewsM&S admits ‘we boobed’ over larger bra sizes
Marks & Spencer has admitted it was wrong to charge a £2 surcharge on larger bra sizes, after campaigners hit out earlier this week.
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NewsOxfam suffers first drop in donations in eight years
Oxfam has felt the effects of the recession as it reports its first drop in donations for eight years.The charity shop’s donations are down 12 per cent so far this year, which it fears could mean a total of 1.2 million fewer donations in 2009.Demand for Oxfam’s goods remains high, ...
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Abercrombie & Fitch to cut jobs
Fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch is to cut 170 roles at its head office in Columbus, Ohio. The retailer will cut 9 per cent of its 2,000-strong positions to reduce costs.Abercrombie & Fitch has suffered from a downturn in sales as US consumers rein in spending. Chief financial officer Jonathan ...
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GalleryAdidas’ Parisian store revamp impresses
Adidas is going for gold with the striking revamp of its Champs Elysées flagship. John Ryan goes to Paris for a tour