All Fashion articles – Page 807
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News
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.
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Opinion
Viva España
As retailers return from their summer breaks, at least one is confident that it will keep the Mediterranean holiday spirit alive.
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News
Signet first-half profits fall
Jewellery giant Signet – the company behind H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis in the UK– suffered a 27.8 per cent fall in profits in the first half of 2008.
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Berghaus to open second UK store
Outdoor specialist Berghaus is to open a second store in the UK and has laid out plans to enter the Chinese market next year.
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Suits You reveals new look
Formal menswear chain Suits You has unveiled its first new-look store at Dudley’s Merry Hill shopping centre.
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Price rises to hit non-food
Price hikes of more than 6 per cent on non-food items such as T-shirts, shoes and sofas are possible next year, because of the sterling’s collapse against the euro and the dollar.
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Out-of-town retail parks to ‘lead retail renaissance’
Out-of-town retail is set to bounce back from the economic gloom and will be more successful than town centres in instigating a retail resurgence, a Verdict survey has claimed.
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Adili seeks extra funding
Ethical fashion e-tailer Adili is seeking additional funding by issuing share capital to its largest investor Hawk Investments.
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Asos chief nets £352,000 in pay and bonuses
Asos chief executive Nick Robertson took 352,000 in pay and bonuses last year after bucking the downturn and more than doubling pre-tax profits at the business to 7.3 million.
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Jil Sander changes hands
Private equity firm Change Capital Partners has sold luxury fashion retailer Jil Sander to Tokyo-listed apparel group Onward and its European subsidiary GIBO, for €167 million ( 135.5 million).
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Charity shops post profit rises
Charity shops have recorded profits up 7.4 per cent this year as shoppers try to manage their budgets in the face of the economic downturn.
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JJB Sports: The City View
Buy-out speculation once again engulfed JJB Sports, which is thought to have enjoyed a trading fillip stimulated by the UK’s strong Olympics performance.
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News
Speedo showcases swimsuit
Speedo is to cash in on Olympics fever with the creation of a dedicated area for its LZR Racer swimsuit range at its flagship Covent Garden store.