All Fashion articles – Page 805
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News
John Lewis posts robust weekly sales
John Lewis delivered a strong set of sales results last week, up 9.2 per cent year on year.
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Analysis
RFID: What are UK retailers missing?
Retailers in continental Europe and the US are striding ahead with RFID. What are their UK counterparts missing?
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Analysis
Charity begins on the high street
Working with charities isn’t just part of being a good corporate citizen – done the right way it can motivate staff and generate free PR.
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Analysis
Plastic bags: Has the problem been exaggerated?
With a target of reducing plastic bag usage by 70 per cent by next spring, retailers are doing all they can to minimise their waste, but has the problem been exaggerated? Liz Morrell sorts fact from fiction
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Opinion
Jacqueline Gold: Olympian efforts are required
Team GB has given us something to talk about and points the way to the opportunity of 2012
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Analysis
Sir Terence Conran: Design Icon
21 years after he was Retail Week’s first interviewee, Sir Terence Conran tells Tim Danaher why today’s retailers need to develop a passion for product
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News
Nevisport unveils new look as it aims to double stores
Outdoor specialist Nevisport opened a new-look store at Kendal in Cumbria yesterday as it plans to double the size of its store portfolio.
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Isabella Oliver to target France in brand push
Maternity fashion e-tailer Isabella Oliver is to ramp up its international presence and launch its first non-maternity range.
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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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News
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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News
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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News
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.