All Fashion articles – Page 773
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Canterbury to expand in the UK
Rugby brand and retailer Canterbury plans to open between three and six more stores in this country and Ireland during 2009.
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Office faces loss of supplier credit insurance despite strong trading
Footwear chain Office may become the latest retailer to have supplier credit insurance pulled following the collapse of its stablemate USC.
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Primark launches investigation into supplier
Primark is conducting an investigation into one of its key suppliers after an undercover probe found illegal immigrants were being employed at just over half the minimum wage.
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Mosaic issues profit warning
Fashion group Mosaic has revealed total sales fell 1.2 per cent over the 23 weeks to January 3 and said that it expects full-year profits to be below last year.
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M and M Direct festive sales surge 31%
M and M Direct has become the latest online retailer to report a strong Christmas, with sales up 31 per cent in the 10 weeks to January 4.
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Indian retailer takes stake in East
Indian retailer Fabindia has snapped up 25 per cent of womenswear retailer East.
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Retailers to press ahead with global plans despite downturn
Retailers are set to plough on with international expansion in 2009, despite being forced to curtail some plans in order to make short-term cost savings, according to retail experts.
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Shop Direct Group online sales soar
Shop Direct Group sales climbed 9 per cent in the six weeks to January 2 as more shoppers took advantage of later online delivery deadlines in the run-up to Christmas.
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Gap sales fall as shoppers delay Christmas purchases
A challenging December in the US hit fashion giant Gap, with like-for-like sales falling 14 per cent over the month.
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John Lewis sales rocket 27%
John Lewis has delivered a barnstorming start to its clearance with weekly sales soaring 27.4 per cent on the previous year.
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JD Sports reports strong Christmas
JD Sports posted strong growth over the Christmas period as it held its nerve and only went on Sale on Boxing Day.
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Next profit on course as Sale strategy pays
Next has stood firm on its discounting strategy and will be clear of much of its Sale stock by the end of this week, despite lengthy and deep price cuts by its competitors.
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New Look quells sale talk as trade holds up
Private equity-owned New Look has dismissed speculation that a “For sale” sign could be hoisted over the fast-fashion retailer in 2009 as it notched up like-for-like growth over the crucial Christmas period.
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Jones confident of JJB turnaround
The new management team put in place at JJB has vowed that there is a future for the beleaguered sports chain.
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People: Promote your enthusiasm
The new year hangover will be as long as it is harsh, so how can retailers enthuse staff and inject confidence into the business? Charlotte Hardie explains how positivity is the way forward.
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Debenhams upbeat as it defies market woes
Department store group Debenhams will continue to reduce SKUs and maintain tight stock control after defying forecasts to report better than expected Christmas trading.
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City's frosty outlook thaws as retailers keep the blues at bay
Retail stocks headed so far south last year they neared the stock market's equivalent of the Antarctic. As the January reporting season kicked in it brought news of like-for-like sales declines but in many cases met admittedly low expectations and there were hopes of a thaw in attitudes to the ...
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My-wardrobe Christmas sales rocket
E-tailer My-wardrobe.com has reported a sparkling Christmas with sales up 210 per cent like for like in December.
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Signet suffers poor Christmas
US jeweller Signet has said it expects profits to be within market forecasts despite revealing that like-for-like sales slumped over the Christmas period.
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OpinionMarks & Spencer: margins & errors
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose appeared irked yesterday by journalists’ questions about the retailer’s lacklustre Christmas trading figures. Why, he complained, hadn’t the results from Debenhams and Next come under such scrutiny?