All Fashion articles – Page 812
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NewsGerard Darel wins funds for growth
French fashion retailer Gérard Darel is aiming to double its turnover following the acquisition of a majority stake in the retailer by private equity house Advent International.
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News
Mounting JJB buy-out talk fuels share activity
Sports retailer JJB’s shares have been fluctuating amid growing market speculation that it could be the target of a management buy-out.
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Analysis
Up close and personal
Asos wants to tailor its communications to different customers. Marketing boss Hash Ladha tells Joanna Perry how a customer relationship management system will help it meet its aims
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Retailers slide as M&S’s share dive leads wave of falling stocks
While Marks & Spencer’s terrible performance in food grabbed the headlines on Wednesday, it was the general retailers that got a battering, as Sir Stuart Rose warned the market was at its toughest since the early 1990s.
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Analysis
Inside Westfield London
20 years in the making, the UK’s most eagerly awaited shopping centre is finally taking shape. Tim Danaher gets a preview of Westfield London as it gears up for its opening in October
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Gallery
Store of the week: American Apparel Liverpool
The latest addition to the Californian purveyor of ethical clothing’s UK portfolio is a two-storey outpost in Liverpool.
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News
Ollie & Nic sets sights on 30 UK shops within five years
Bags and accessories retailer Ollie & Nic is gearing up for ambitious expansion, with plans to open 30 stores nationwide in the next five years.
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Asos set for overseas assault as profits race booms
Asos is poised to launch foreign-language versions of its web site as it sets its sights on international expansion to continue market-leading growth.
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New Look opens at Liverpool One
New Look opened the doors of its 28,500 sq ft store in Liverpool One last Friday with a design that represents its “store of the future”.
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JJB hires MD for lifestyle division
JJB Sports has appointed Chris Lee, founder of men’s lifestyle store chain Microzine, to head its new Sports Lifestyle division.
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Opinion
This is not just the market…
He may have been the coldest fish to have occupied a senior role in retail in recent memory, but it’s hard not to feel a degree of sympathy for Steven Esom over his spectacular fall from grace.
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News
Rose may be forced to step down
Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose may be forced to step down or resign after yesterday’s shock profit warning wiped 1.2 billion off the value of the retailer.
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EBay hit by retailer backlash
EBay is facing a backlash from retailers and brands after the online auction site was ordered to pay damages of €40 million ( 31.9 million) to LVMH this week.
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Esom out as M&S issues profit warning
M&S has this morning issued a shock profit warning as it announced that its director of food Steve Esom has left the business.
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GalleryNew Look – Liverpool
New Look opened a new format store in Grosvenor’s Liverpool One scheme on Friday June 27.
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News
N Brown sales rocket
Good weather in May helped home shopping group N Brown increase turnover 12.3 per cent for the 17 weeks to June 28.
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Baugur considers move to UK
Icelandic investor Baugur is considering whether it could relocate to the UK after the conviction for bookkeeping offences of executive chairman J n sgeir J hannesson.
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Matalan profits double
Value clothing and homewares group Matalan almost doubled profits last year.
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Asos profits rocket 117%
Online fashion retailer Asos continues to buck the downturn, recording pre-tax profits up 117 per cent to 7.3 million.