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Moss Bros’s future uncertain as Baugur weighs up options
Men’s formalwear retailer Moss Bros Group remained in limbo this week after potential buyer Baugur confirmed only that it and investment vehicle Newco continued to review due diligence.
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Austin Reed up despite ‘worst fashion downturn in memory’
Austin Reed’s earnings in its first year of private ownership have risen sharply.
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MK One chief quits as fears of break-up grow
MK One chief executive Dominic Galvin has left the fashion retailer after it was sold to retail restructuring specialist Hilco.
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Uniqlo unveils UT Gallery spin-off in East End
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has opened a pop-up shop off east London’s Brick Lane, called UT Gallery.
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Hackett gets into gear for global expansion
Upmarket menswear retailer Hackett plans to launch in the US and Japan as it ramps up its global expansion.
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Signet shines in UK but struggles in US
Transatlantic jewellery giant Signet has revealed a strong performance in the UK in the first quarter, but has been dragged back by its US business.
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The sun is out at last
The long-awaited sun may be starting to shine on fashion retailers if Next’s interim management statement is anything to go by.
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Next sales plummet
Fashion giant Next has revealed a slump in first-quarter sales this morning and blamed bad weather and the economic downturn.
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Internacionale Limited enters administration
Interna ionale Limited, the company which operated value womens fashion stores Interna ionale and homewares retailer Au Naturale, has gone into administration.
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Mandarina Duck sold to Italian leather retailer
Italian leather goods retailer Antichi Pelletieri is to buy Bologna-based Mandarina Duck parent Finduck Group for €36.9 million ( 29.2 million) and press ahead with an emerging markets expansion plan.
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Next set for poor first quarter
The City fears fashion group Next may report a like-for-like sales slump of as much as 10 per cent tomorrow, when the retailer updates on first-quarter trading.
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Oxfam to unveil fashion boutiques
Oxfam will open its first fashion boutique on Saturday, as it plans to transform the dowdy image of the charity shop.
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SRG picks new MD
Speciality Retail Group (SRG) has appointed Nick Keyte as managing director of the formal menswear chain, with Peter Lucas assuming the roles of chief executive and chairman.
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Blacks to shut Sandcity HQ
Blacks Leisure Group will close its Sandcity Washington, Tyne Wear head office and distribution centre and merge the business with its Freespirit operation in Northampton.
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Baugur reviews Moss Bros bid
Icelandic group Baugur is continuing to evaluate its 42p a share offer for struggling menswear retailer Moss Bros.
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Bravissimo heads for Milton Keynes
Lingerie retailer Bravissimo is to open its first regional shopping centre store at The Centre:MK in Milton Keynes.
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Older shoppers pay for N Brown
N Brown’s share price took a hit a fortnight ago, when home shopping counterpart Findel warned on profits after having to increase provisions against bad debt.
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N Brown’s good results put a lid on City fears
Home shopping group N Brown has shaken off market fears over bad debts after reporting a stellar full-year performance.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – May 2, 2008
Baugur’s sale of MK One to Hilco is an unusual move for the Icelandic investor. It hasn’t been in the habit of selling its UK retail investments, but then again it hasn’t had many headaches on the scale of MK One.
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MK One sold to Hilco
Icelandic retail investor Baugur has sold its struggling value fashion chain MK One to Hilco, the retail restructuring company.