All Fashion articles – Page 758
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Signet renegotiates loan agreements
Jewellery group Signet has successfully negotiated a new borrowing deal.
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Shopworkers seek help as redundancy fears grow
Shopworkers are becoming increasingly depressed and turning to alcohol as the threat of redundancy rises across the retail sector, the Retail Trust has found.
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Marks & Spencer to extend branded food trial
Marks & Spencer is to extend its trial of branded food products to 20 stores in the Southeast.
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John Lewis reports 2.1 per cent weekly sales dip
John Lewis reported a dip of 2.1 per cent in its weekly sales as further uncertainty in the financial markets hit its business.
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Next refuses to pay all of Westfield's service charges
Fashion retailer Next is refusing to pay part of its service charge at Westfield London after the property developer increased its fees within days of the shopping centre opening.
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All Saints agrees financial restructure
Fashion chain All Saints is understood to have been saved from administration with a financial restructure.
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JJB poised to sell health clubs arm to Dave Whelan
JJB is understood to be in the final stages of negotiations to sell its health clubs business to the chain’s founder Dave Whelan.
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Baugur directors regroup for fresh retail venture
Directors of Baugur have created a new company to pursue deal-making opportunities in retail as they attempt to “move on” following the investor’s collapse.
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Clarks to keep focus on global expansion
Clarks is to continue its international growth as the global footwear giant’s sales reach 1bn for the first time.
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Debenhams winning market share
Debenhams will reveal next week that it has gained market share across mens-, childrens- and womenswear categories.
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Armani shelves Nottingham store after planning refusal
Armani’s plan to open a store in Nottingham has been thwarted after the council refused its application to alter the building earmarked for its debut.
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Topman pursues euro online as spend leaps
Menswear retailer Topman has benefited from a surge in online spend from Europe as canny shoppers take advantage of the strength of the euro against the pound.
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AnalysisAurora’s dawn
Out of the rubble from Mosaic’s pre-pack collapse, a leaner, more fashion-focused retail group has emerged. Amy Shields weighs up reborn Aurora’s chances for high street success
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Eyes on JJB Sports as end of loan extension looms
Fears were growing over the future of JJB Sports as Retail Week went to press and the expiry of a standstill extension agreement with lenders loomed.
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North Face kicks off stores drive with Bristol opening
Outdoor retailer North Face opened a store in Bristol’s Cabot Circus last week, raising its UK shop tally to six.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership rides out a rollercoaster year
The John Lewis Partnership said 2009 will present further challenges for the retail bellwether after full-year pre-tax profits slumped 26 per cent to just under £280m.
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NewsUS retailers’ sales languish as unemployment rockets
US fashion retailers continued to feel the negative impact of weakening consumer confidence in their February sales updates as soaring unemployment plagued the country.
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French Connection: finals next week
Spiky Steven Marks’ fashion group posts preliminary results on Wednesday – its first news since last November’s update.
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John Lewis in fashion
John Lewis will dip its toes into the choppy waters of online fashion e-tailing with the launch of its own version of online fashion giant Asos.com.
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Baugur files for bankruptcy
Baugur has filed for bankruptcy after an Icelandic court refused to grant its application to extend its protection from creditors.