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Beales sales slump
Department store operator Beales has recorded a 6.4 per cent drop in like-for-like gross sales and warned there will be no uplift for the remainder of its financial year.
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Redevelopment forces Martin Margiela to relocate UK store
Belgian designer fashion retailer Maison Martin Margiela is relocating its only standalone UK store.
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JJB speeds up report time with new servers
JJB Sports has reduced the time to produce reports by up to half following an IT infrastructure implementation.
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Fashion Academy to use Oracle package
The retailer-backed Fashion Retail Academy is implementing a buying and merchandising system from Oracle Retail in time for its new academic year.
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Liberty of London opens first standalone store
Liberty of London’s first standalone store opened last week, showcasing the heritage of its iconic parent Liberty combined with modern opulence.
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Topshop goes green
Sir Philip Green’s Topshop chain is this week pushing to prove just how green it is by hosting the first of what will be an annual environmental event focused on recycling called Topshop Wants Your Rubbish, fronted by model Daisy Lowe.
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Arcadia overseas chief takes up Alshaya post
Arcadia’s international managing director Amir Afkami has been appointed chief operating officer of Middle Eastern trading house Alshaya’s retail division.
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John Lewis sales down, but Waitrose robust
John Lewis Partnership posted a group sales rise of 2.7 per cent in the week to June 21. Revenues at the eponymous department stores fell 1.2 per cent, but grocery chain Waitrose reported a 5.2 per cent rise.
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Analysis
Well suited
Claudio Del Vecchio has a long-standing affection for Brooks Brothers and planned its turnaround when he was just a customer. Now that he is chief executive, the sky’s the limit. By Amy Shields
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Primark poaches New Look's Marchant
Primark has poached senior New Look director Paul Marchant as chief operating officer.
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House of Fraser eyes luxury brand tie-ups
House of Fraser is understood to be in talks with luxury French fashion brands Louis Vuitton and Hermes to open shop-in-shops in its Glasgow store.
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Sourcing guidelines to be ramped up after child labour outcry
Retail supply chain alliance the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) is to overhaul its sourcing guidelines as the need to promote ethical trade climbs up the industry agenda.
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Opinion
Mind the gap
“Please mind the gap,” retailers will urge Bank of England Governor Mervyn King when he makes a decision about interest rates next month.
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Moss Bros shareholders demand new chair
Moss Bros chief executive Philip Mountford faced a hostile reception at the retailer’s AGM yesterday.
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M&S shareholders urged to block Rose dual role
Marks & Spencer shareholders are again being urged to vote against chief executive Sir Stuart Rose’s promotion to chairman at next month’s AGM.
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Simon Berwin snaps up Gee family’s holding in Moss Bros
Simon Berwin has acquired a 4.25 per cent stake in Moss Bros from founding family shareholders the Gee family.
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Nike launches store for Wimbledon
Sports retail giant Nike is debuting a new-format temporary store at Wimbledon this year.
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JJB shares soar on buy-out rumours
Shares of JJB were given a boost as rumours of a management buy-out began to circle.
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M&S to anchor southeast Irish scheme
Marks & Spencer is to open its first store in the southeast of Ireland at the Showgrounds Shopping Centre in Clonmel Town.