All Fashion articles – Page 822
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Analysis
Touch of brilliance
Distinctive design made Sir Paul Smith a fashion icon, but he fears that grasping landlords and identikit fashion are stifling creativity. Lisa Berwin meets the legend
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News
Tesseyman to make exit from Bonmarché
Bonmarch chief Mark Tesseyman is to leave the value fashion retailer.
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News
M&S plans green store roll-out
Marks & Spencer is to roll out about half of the initiatives it has been testing at its Bournemouth eco-store to its entire portfolio.
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News
Jóhannesson set to fight on after appeal loss
Baugur executive chairman J n sgeir J hannesson is expected to fight suggestions he will have to resign from the board after losing his appeal against a conviction for breaking accounting laws.
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News
Nike Town opens doors to Oxford Circus footy area
Nike unveiled part of its revamped London flagship Nike Town this week to cash in on the start of the Euro 2008 football tournament.
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News
Ted Baker fashions upmarket Noir format
Ted Baker is to launch a store format for its premium mens- and womenswear ranges and open a raft of stores as it continues to buck the downturn.
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Analysis
Avanti: C&A’s value zeitgeist
It may be gone from the UK, but C&A is alive and well in Europe and testing a value format called Avanti that looks promising. John Ryan reports from Gelsenkirchen
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News
Ann Summers raises curtain on plush look
Ann Summers unveiled a new-look store on London’s Oxford Street on Monday that has been designed to give the brand a more upmarket feel.
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News
M&S to devote space to Per Una tailoring
Per Una, the exclusive brand created for Marks & Spencer by fashion entrepreneur George Davies, is to open dedicated space for its tailored product for the autumn/winter season.
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News
Sales flourish at Paul Smith as tourists cash in on strong euro
Legendary retailer and designer Sir Paul Smith’s London stores have experienced a sales surge from European shoppers taking advantage of the strength of the euro.
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News
Fashion sales lift John Lewis
John Lewis Partnership posted a 3.9 per cent sales rise in the week to June 7.
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News
Moss Bros like-for-likes fall 1.5%
Moss Bros, the menswear retailer that Icelandic investor Baugur considered buying, has reported a 1.5 per cent fall in like-for-like sales for the 19 weeks to June 7.
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News
High petrol cost hitting out-of-town, says Rose
The rising cost of fuel is benefiting the high street at the expense of out-of-town retail parks, said Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose.
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News
Tesco combines school and club voucher schemes
Tesco is to merge its two voucher schemes to create one bumper offer, following feedback from participating schools and clubs.
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News
Gee family could sell Moss Bros stake
Moss Bros founding family member shareholders the Gee family are understood to be considering selling their stake in the menswear retailer.
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Opinion
Time to roll up your sleeves
If we have learned anything this week, it is that we are in for a “long slog”, according to Sir Philip Green.
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News
Green warns worst trading is yet to come
Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green has said the worst of the credit crunch has yet to hit the high street.
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Green scouts for Topshop sites in New York
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green has been eyeing locations for a second Topshop store in New York, ahead of the retailer’s US debut in October.
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News
EBay convicted in French court over counterfeit case
EBay was last week convicted of selling counterfeit goods by a French court and ordered to pay €20,000 ( 15,865) in damages to luxury brand Hermes.
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News
Inditex first-quarter profits jump 10%
International fashion group Inditex has posted a 10 per cent first-quarter profit rise to €219 million ( 173.7 million).