All Fashion articles – Page 830
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News
Pull and Bear makes UK debut in Liverpool
Inditex young casualwear fascia Pull and Bear opened its first UK store yesterday in Liverpool.
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Gap profits soar while Old Navy haemorrhages sales
Beleaguered US fashion group Gap has suffered a like-for-like sales dive in its first quarter, with chief executive Glenn Murphy describing the retail climate as “one of the toughest” in recent memory, despite profits soaring 40 per cent over the period.
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Analysis
Sight for sore eyes
Specsavers co-founder Dame Mary Perkins was at the forefront of opticians shaking their tired image to become fashion-led businesses. She tells Jennifer Creevy how her chain has grown
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Stylo reveals new image for shoe chain Barratts as losses mount
Shoe retailer Stylo has unveiled a new store concept for its Barratts chain as the group revealed pre-tax losses of 7.8 million for the year to February 2.
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John Lewis sales fall again
John Lewis Partnership has suffered another drop in sales at its department stores.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – May 30, 2008
While the American economy might be heading towards recession, New York still remains the epicentre of the retail world.
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Opinion
Diamonds are forever
It was one in the bag for Burberry this week, as the luxury retailer revealed a 25 per cent surge in profits for the year to the end of March. The figures confirm that, despite the credit crunch, nothing comes between a woman and a handbag.
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Analysis
Last-chance saloon
The second series of Mary Queen of Shops begins on BBC2 next month. John Ryan meets Mary Portas, the show’s presenter and last hope for some of the small shops that appear on it
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News
Blacks full-year profits poor
Outdoor fashion retailer Blacks Leisure has reported full-year pre-tax profits of 300,000 after a “second difficult year”.
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Burberry profits soar
Burberry has reported pre-tax profits up 25 per cent to 195.7 million in the year to March 31.
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Laura Ashley like-for-likes fall
Fashion and homewares retailer Laura Ashley today reported total UK sales had increased 7.9 per cent in the first 17 weeks of its present financial year, but like-for-likes had slumped.
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Brafman buys MKOne
Mark Brafman has bought value fashion retailer MK One out of administration for an undisclosed sum as predicted by Retail Week magazine on May 23.
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Mosaic hires Shoe Studio MD
Mosaic Fashions has appointed a managing director for its Shoe Studio footwear business.
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Debenhams to ramp up international arm
Debenhams is to more than double its international sales over the next four years.
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Stylo losses hit £7.8m
Shoe group Stylo has reported a pre-tax loss of 7.8 million for the year to February 2, excluding a 4.7 million loss resulting from a property impairment.
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Baugur scraps Moss Bros bid
Icelandic investment group Baugur has scrapped its offer for menswear retailer Moss Bros after a drawn-out four-month process.
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AnalysisM&S has no time to revel in its glory as share price plummets
Marks & Spencer may have made 1 billion, but there was no feelgood factor as its share price – and those of its general merchandise and food counterparts – slid.
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NewsQS tests new image for its Store 21 chain
Value fashion retailer QS has unveiled a refreshed image for the second generation of its fashion-forward chain Store Twenty One.
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HoF picks Delaney Lund Knox Warren
House of Fraser has appointed ad agency Delaney Lund Knox Warren to head its creative account, starting with its autumn ad campaign.
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American Apparel to open in Camden Town
US fashion retailer American Apparel is set to roll out its latest London store in Camden Town.