All Fashion articles – Page 832
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GalleryMarks & Spencer – Bournemouth
This is the first fully fledged example of the eco-store format that M&S hopes will help it achieve its Plan A objectives by 2012.
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GalleryVideo: Debenhams – Liverpool One
Debenhams opened a four-storey branch in Liverpool One in May, representing the department store operator’s latest thinking.
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GalleryHouse of Fraser - High Wycombe
The High Wycombe branch of the department store giant is the latest example of why House of Fraser continues to attract shoppers.
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GalleryHarvey Nichols – Knightsbridge
The grande dame of Knightsbridge fashion is a hardy perennial in one of the most upscale of London’s shopping districts.
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GalleryZara – Oxford Street
The refurbished store on Oxford Street looks a lot more expensive than the prices on the merchandise.
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NewsNational Schoolwear Centres enters administration
National Schoolwear Centres – a nationwide chain of school uniform shops – went into administration last week.
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Supplier eyes Baugur's Moss Bros stake
The Moss Bros founding families are hoping that one of its biggest suppliers, the tailor Berwin & Berwin, will buy Baugur’s 29 per cent stake in the retailer to effectively scupper the Icelandic investor’s planned 40 million acquisition of the menswear company, according to The Daily Telegraph .
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M&S agrees India deal
Marks & Spencer this afternoon confirmed plans to open at least 50 stores in India over the next five years through a joint venture with Reliance Retail
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French threaten LVMH boycott in China row
LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault threw his support behind Beijing as concerns grow in France over Chinese calls for a boycott of French goods.
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News265 shopfloor jobs to go at Ethel Austin
The administrator of value fashion retailer Ethel Austin has announced that 265 shopfloor jobs will be lost when it shuts down 33 loss-making stores over the next three weeks.
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John Lewis sales ‘defiant’
John Lewis has reported a “defiant” week of trading, but remains cautious as it braces itself to come up against tough comparatives from last year.
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Analysis
Breath of fresh air
Fashion brand Joules has shot from a one-store minnow to a thriving multichannel business in just seven years. Tom Joule tells Lisa Berwin why the downturn isn’t denting his success
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Analysis
Retail Barcelona!
Barcelona was a fitting location for the World Retail Congress, offering retail experiences ranging from dead pigs to contemporary stores. John Ryan takes a look around Spain’s second city
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NewsOn the critical list
Retail in the emergency room as it faces the harshest trading conditions since the 1990s, with the worst still to come
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Analysis
Finding light in dark times
Retail is getting tougher in the developed world and this year’s World Retail Congress discussed the challenges facing retailers. Tim Danaher and Katie Kilgallen report from Barcelona
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Opinion
Blood on the shopfloor
To say there is blood on the shopfloor today is an understatement. The fashion sector has been left reeling with uncertainty following the collapse of Ethel Austin, the announcement of store closures from JJB Sports and the For Sale sign hoisted over MK One.
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Perfume Shop to test new-look store in autumn
AS Watson’s niche retailer The Perfume Shop plans to open a new-format store in the autumn.
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Debenhams’ Designers branding to get facelift
Debenhams is to overhaul its in-store branding for key Designers at Debenhams ranges, as it banks on own-bought brand sales to drive growth during the downturn.
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Opinion
Daring thinking needed at DSGi
If you fancy a new plasma TV, you could help out DSGi boss John Browett by buying a Philips model from Dixons.com for £569.99. But one of Browett’s problems is you can get the same telly on Amazon for £550.09.