All Fashion articles – Page 800
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John Lewis signs Karen Elson to front fashion ads
John Lewis is to launch its biggest fashion ad campaign to date, featuring supermodel Karen Elson.
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Primark sales and profits to climb
Value fashion retailer Primark’s sales and profits will be “well ahead of last year”, parent company Associated British Foods reported in its pre-close update.
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M&S hits back in sacking row
Marks & Spencer has hit back with a scathing attack on the GMB union in the row over the sacking of its “whistle-blower” employee.
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Asos discount site goes live
Fashion e-tailer Asos has today launched its discount site Asos Red, www.asos.com/Red .
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Credit crunch will drive Christmas shoppers online
Up to 68 per cent of shoppers are planning to shop online for Christmas presents this year.
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Gap sales fall in August
Sales at US fashion giant Gap fell 5 per cent to US$1.14 billion ( 639.9 million) in the four weeks to August 30.
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Asda to open five Asda Living stores this year
Asda will open a further five Asda Living stores across the UK this year, bringing its total to 21.
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John Lewis sales up
Sales at John Lewis were up 1.6 per cent in the week to August 30, driven by back-to-school sales and a strong performance in electricals and technology.
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Housing policy brings industry little comfort
The Government’s 1 billion raft of initiatives to kick-start the housing market is unlikely to improve retail trading, store chiefs and analysts have said.
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Cortefiel insists UK still offers opportunities
Spanish retailer Cortefiel is bullish about UK opportunities, despite putting plans for standalone stores in this country on hold.
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Hobbs to tap younger market in brand rejig
Hobbs wants to tempt back lapsed customers and attract a younger audience under the direction of its new managing director, Nicky Dulieu.
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Blacks to target cash-strapped Brits staying in UK for holidays
Blacks chief executive Neil Gillis is bullish about next year, because he believes the downturn will prompt consumers to holiday in the UK.
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Liberty drives marketing in bid to reach new customers
Liberty will embark on a major marketing assault to recruit new customers and counteract the effects of the wider slowdown in consumer spending.
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Opinion
Act tough now and win later
As famed former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Richard Greenbury points out on page 23, retailers have had a good run. Such a good one, in fact, that many of today’s senior retailers won’t have worked through a recession. Not many of us here at Retail Week have either.
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Urban Outfitters set to bring Anthropologie to Regent Street
US fashion retailer Urban Outfitters is poised to bring its sister brand Anthropologie to London’s Regent Street, sending a clear signal that the UK remains an important European launch pad despite the slowdown in the economy.
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Christmas in the balance
Sector braced for toughest season since the 1980s, with December like-for-like drop expected.
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Shop Direct avoids strike with pay deal
Home shopping business Shop Direct has averted strike action, after staff members voted in favour of a revised pay offer.
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AnalysisFace facts: using data to maximise sales
A lot of retailers already have the data they need to help maximise sales, but they don’t necessarily know how to use it. Joanna Perry reports.
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Fast Retailing eyes global growth
Japanese clothing giant Fast Retailing is to take on the Russian and Indian markets where it will open Uniqlo stores.
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NewsFat Face cuts debt
Fat Face, the private equity-owned leisurewear specialist, has taken advantage of weak debt markets to slash its borrowings.