All Fashion articles – Page 791
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Debenhams profits tumble
Debenhams this morning reported a 16.9 per cent fall in full year profits before tax and exceptionals, and revealed plans to reduce its debt burden in response to City concerns.
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Shoe Studio relaunches its web site
Footwear retailer Shoe Studio has relaunched its web site to include a further 50 men’s and women’s footwear brands and free returns.
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Tommy Hilfiger records robust sales
Fashion retailer Tommy Hilfiger has posted a 30.5 per cent increase in total sales to €755 million ( 582.9 million) in the six months to September 30.
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M&S to axe roles after capital expenditure cuts
Marks & Spencer is to axe dozens of jobs after deciding to scale back its store expansion and refurbishment plans.
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Selfridges’ Oxford Street windows closed in asbestos scare
Selfridges has been forced to close some of its Oxford Street window displays after asbestos was found.
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Retail round-up: October 19, 2008
What the Sunday papers said about the retail sector, including reports on Baugur, Asda, Carphone Warehouse, Debenhams, Ghost, DSGi, Home Retail, Sainsbury's, Game, JJB Sports, Woolworths and Tesco.
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Cotton Traders ends Burma sourcing
Clothing retailer Cotton Traders is to stop sourcing from Burma after campaigners launched a boycott.
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Sports Direct acquires 5% stake in JJB
Sports Direct has snapped up a 5 per cent stake in rival JJB to help shore up the struggling sports chain.
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London retail sales worst since 2005
Retail sales in London outperformed the rest of the country in September but were still the worst since summer 2005.
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Debenhams signs wind power deal with Scottish Power
Debenhams has signed a deal with Scottish Power to supply all its UK stores with electricity provided by wind power.
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Primark targets 70 Spanish stores
Primark has plans for 20 more Spanish stores and is likely to take its total in the country to 70 stores.
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John Lewis posts 4.8 per cent sales slide
John Lewis department stores recorded a 4.8 per cent dip in sales last week as the global banking crisis worsened and the sun came out at the weekend.
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Redcats staff vote against strike action
Redcats employees have voted against strike action following a dispute over pay.
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Opinion
Hats off to Baugur's retail leaders
The tangled web that surrounds Baugur’s future is unravelling by the minute.
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Marks & Spencer hires heavyweight non-exec director
Marks & Spencer has named Jan du Plessis, chairman of British American Tobacco, as a non-executive director.
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Amazon offers free delivery on orders over £5
Amazon UK has reduced the threshold for free delivery from 15 to 5, in an attempt to drive sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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Baugur-backed retailers plan buy-outs
The management of a number of Baugur-backed retailers are putting plans in place to buy back equity and debt now controlled by the Icelandic government.
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Mothercare records robust second quarter
Mothercare has posted a slight uplift in UK like-for-likes and a rise in international sales.
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Baugur: end of an era
The end of an era loomed this week with the likely break-up of Icelandic investor Baugur’s portfolio and the end of its influence on the UK high street.
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Opinion
Baugur brands have a future
This week it’s been remarkable how retailers that for years have been proud to be portrayed as part of the Baugur empire are now saying they can carry on independently of the investment company.