All Fashion articles – Page 799
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Primark seeks £50m in damages for distribution centre fire
Primark is pursuing compensation in the region of 50 million three years after a mysterious fire razed its Leicestershire distribution centre to the ground, destroying half its stock in 15 minutes.
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Next chief executive: Inflation will knock fashion next year
Next chief executive Simon Wolfson has warned that cost-price inflation is likely to hit fashion retailers by early next year.
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Opinion
The news isn’t all bad – yet
Confused? Can’t understand the world around you? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. UK retail is a deeply confusing place right now and this week’s news does little to help clarify the picture.
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Cortefiel mulls more UK brands
Cortefiel will consider launching its women’s lingerie brand Women’s Secret and upmarket menswear line Milano in the UK if its Springfield and Cortefiel brands’ debut proves successful.
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TK Maxx poaches Julian Baker from Ann Summers
Ann Summers marketing and business development director Julian Baker is leaving the company to join TK Maxx.
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John Gildersleeve set to join Figleaves as chairman
Lingerie e-tailer Figleaves has drafted in retail big-hitter John Gildersleeve as non-executive chairman.
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Asda: George revamp to target AB customers
Asda’s clothing brand George aims to draw in AB shoppers with its refreshed image, as consumers rein in their spending.
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Opinion
John Lewis – in fashion?
Prior to the opening of John Lewis’ store in Leicester last week, 700 staff were given a rallying call to rival Churchill’s “We shall fight them on the beaches” speech.
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A-Wear unveils new look for UK debut in Leicester
Irish fashion retailer A-Wear made its UK debut last week at Leicester’s Highcross scheme with a new format.
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New season of negative updates gives retail analysts little reassurance
Retail had regained favour in the run-up to the reporting season, but the first set of updates brought a slew of bad news.
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August blow cements September sales fears
Analysts fear non-food like-for-likes will dip further in September, after the BRC revealed a comparable store sales fall of 1 per cent in August.
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Faith sold in pre-pack deal
Faith Shoes has been sold in a pre-pack administration deal for an undisclosed sum to retail entrepreneur John Kinnaird and investment fund Agilo.
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Beales’ like-for-like decline eases
Department store Beales revealed today that like-for-like sales slumped 6 per cent in the 43 weeks to August 30.
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John Lewis Partnership profits crash
John Lewis Partnership pre-tax profits have tumbled in the first half as it is hit by the crisis in consumer confidence and the stalling retail and housing market.
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Faith chiefs exit as chain nears administration
Senior management at shoe chain Faith are set to leave the business as it is expected the chain will be put into administration this afternoon.
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Sports Direct posts flat quarterly sales and profits
Sports Direct, the store group controlled by controversial tycoon Mike Ashley, managed to maintain sales and profits in its last quarter, despite torrid trading conditions.
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Next remains cautious as profits fall
Next has posted a fall of 12.4 per cent in pre-tax profits in its first half to July, down to 173.5 million for the period.
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Topshop launches US site and new Kate Moss range
Kate Moss’s new collection launched at Topshop today along with a US web site for Topshop and Topman ahead of the fashion store’s debut in the US later this year.
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Azendi to more than double store count by 2010
Jewellery chain Azendi has embarked on an expansion drive to more than double its store portfolio to 22 shops by the end of next year.
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Asda to scrap celebrities for new-look George ads
Asda has ditched Coleen Rooney as the face of its clothing label George.