All Fashion articles – Page 837
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Ideal Shopping Direct pre-tax profits drop
Ideal Shopping Direct has reported a 6.2 per cent fall in full-year pre-tax profit to 5.8 million, but pointed to an encouraging start to 2008.
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AnalysisTechnology in luxury retail: No imitation
Their customers may have lavish budgets, but are luxury retailers big spenders when it comes to the technology they use in their businesses? Joanna Perry investigates
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Umbro chief steps down
Umbro chief executive Steve Makin will step down from his role, as the England football shirt manufacturer’s takeover by Nike is completed.
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Opinion
We all deserve a little luxury
Let’s make March upgrade month, because it’s our job to give shoppers a taste of finer things
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Next launches Brand Directory
Next has launched its branded young fashion web site Brand Directory, following a soft launch on its own web site at the end of last year.
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Luxury players fuel department store sector growth
Luxury operators are fuelling growth in the 14.7 billion UK department store sector as customers become more selective about where they spend.
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Next tipped as bid target for M&S
Credit Suisse has suggested that Next could be a bid target for Marks & Spencer, arguing that investors do not appreciate the extent of the structural problems facing Next.
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M&S to expand in Greece and Balkan states
Marks & Spencer has signed a joint venture with Marinopoulos Group worth €50 million ( 37.9 million) to open 50 stores in Greece and the Balkan states.
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Analysis
Frill seekers
As high street retailers join the “push for posh”, blurring the line between themselves and high-end players, can luxury stores maintain their point of difference? John Ryan reports.
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Non-dom exit could force Harvey Nics repositioning
Harvey Nichols may be forced to introduce high street fashion labels to its stores as it fears tax changes could drive away its richest foreign customers.
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Analysis
Leading lady
Concetta Lanciaux is universally credited with changing the face of both LVMH and the fashion world at large. She tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones why, after more than two decades at the luxury group, her work is done
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Irish fashion player A-Wear trawls sites as it plots a launch in Britain
Irish fashion chain A-wear has edged a step closer to opening stores in Britain by hiring a property agency to search for potential sites.
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Analysis
A bubble about to burst?
Luxury retail has held firm as the rest of the UK market has faltered. But can it continue to be immune to the economic slowdown? Charlotte Dennis-Jones investigates
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Brown Thomas Dublin flagship revamp enters its final phase
Brown Thomas has begun remodelling the basement of its Dublin flagship, marking the final stage of its refurbishment.
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Fortnum’s mulls overseas moves after sales high
Fortnum & Mason is exploring further overseas opportunities after a record year of sales and the completed refurbishment of its flagship Piccadilly store.
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Liberty to raise game with more exclusives
Iconic department store Liberty is to treble its exclusive luxury brands as its customers increasingly seek a unique shopping experience in a challenging retail environment.
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OpinionAre the clouds gathering?
Rising mortgage bills, fears about jobs, soaring utility costs. The reasons for the slowdown in consumer spending are boringly familiar.
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McCarthy hits out as Baugur bids for Moss
Moss Bros non-executive director and Baugur board member Don McCarthy has outlined the Icelandic investor’s plans for the retailer if its takeover succeeds.
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Selfridges picks ex-M&S man to spearhead web site launch
Selfridges has hired a former Marks & Spencer head of e-commerce to oversee the much-anticipated launch of its transactional web site in 2010.