All Fashion articles – Page 824

  • News

    Jacques Vert issues profit warning

    2008-04-30T08:52:13Z

    Jacques Vert has issued a profit warning, becoming the latest fashion retailer to be hit by increasingly tough trading conditions.

  • News

    Liberty changes finance chief

    2008-04-29T15:27:33Z

    Iconic London department store Liberty has hired a new finance director.

  • News

    N Brown profits climb

    2008-04-29T08:35:45Z

    Home shopping specialist N Brown has posted a 19.9 per cent increase in full-year profits to 78 million. Revenues advanced 16.6 per cent to 610.9 million in the year to March 1.

  • News

    McPhail named New Look chief executive

    2008-04-28T13:22:30Z

    New Look has re-shuffled its management team, promoting Phil Wrigley to executive chairman and Carl McPhail to chief executive.

  • News

    Mosaic Fashions falls into the red

    2008-04-28T10:09:14Z

    Mosaic Fashions has suffered a 30.2 million pre-tax loss in the year to January 26 compared with a pre-tax profit of 17.2 million the year before.

  • News

    Asos sales soar again

    2008-04-28T08:41:32Z

    Sales at fashion e-tailer Asos rocketed 90 per cent in the year to March 31, reaching about 81 million.

  • News

    Elaine Gray mulls combining Ethel Austin and MK One

    2008-04-24T15:05:15Z

    Value fashion veteran Elaine Gray is considering investing in both Ethel Austin and MK One and could potentially combine the two struggling chains.

  • News

    Topshop gears up for New York flagship launch

    2008-04-24T14:40:17Z

    Topshop is to inject true British spirit into New York when it opens its flagship store there this autumn.

  • News

    New Look poised to make Russian debut

    2008-04-24T14:34:18Z

    New Look is set to enter Russia through a franchise agreement with Serbian-based partner Delta.

  • Out-classed: observe
    Analysis

    Ethel Austin: Anatomy of an administration

    2008-04-24T13:48:00Z

    Ethel Austin is the latest fashion name to go into administration, but could it have been avoided? Amy Shields investigates

  • Opinion

    Downturn can’t stop investment

    2008-04-24T13:41:58Z

    The banks got a £50 billion bail-out on Monday, but who is going to rescue embattled retailers?

  • Gallery

    Store of the week: Avanti, Augsburg

    2008-04-24T12:30:44Z

    C&A vanished from the UK at the beginning of the century, but it is thriving in mainland Europe and last month unveiled a new format for Avanti, one of its fashion brands.

  • News

    M&S to make prices in India on par with UK

    2008-04-24T12:26:26Z

    Marks & Spencer is to bring prices at its Indian stores in line with those in the UK, in an effort to seize share in one of the world’s biggest emerging markets.

  • News

    Divided debut

    2008-04-24T12:17:44Z

    H&M launched its first Divided store in the UK last week.

  • M and M Direct chief
    Analysis

    Dunkirk spirit

    2008-04-24T12:09:00Z

    The fortitude of M and M Direct’s staff was part of the attraction for ex-Tesco man Steve Robinson. He talks Lisa Berwin through his plans to propel the multichannel retailer’s sales to £200 million

  • News

    Ghost to expand out of London after brand shift

    2008-04-24T12:08:56Z

    Boutique womenswear retailer Ghost will expand outside its London heartland after repositioning its upmarket brand.

  • Opinion

    Food inflation is here to stay

    2008-04-24T11:35:33Z

    It takes something for Primark to play second fiddle in the news after parent company ABF’s results, particularly considering the value fashion giant seems to be doing a remarkable job of weathering the fashion downturn.

  • News

    Brantano picks MD as it looks at costs

    2008-04-24T11:26:07Z

    Out-of-town family footwear retailer Brantano has hired former Deichmann UK managing director David Short as managing director.

  • News

    Moss Bros founders give nod to Berwin

    2008-04-24T11:10:26Z

    The family shareholders of Moss Bros have welcomed interest from menswear supplier Simon Berwin in buying Baugur’s stake in the retailer, as the Icelandic investor’s intentions remain unclear.

  • News

    Primark vows to keep up pace as profits soar

    2008-04-24T11:03:35Z

    Primark has vowed to continue its breakneck expansion despite the vicious slowdown in the fashion market, as it reported a market-beating first-half performance this week.