All Fashion articles – Page 839
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Retail sales fall for first time in two years
Retailers' like-for-like sales fell for the first time in two years in March, with clothing and footwear sales their worst for eight years.
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Alexon chief to retire
Fashion group Alexon has announced that chief executive John Osborn will retire from the retailer later this year.
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Go Outdoors nets £18m for expansion
Outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Go Outdoors has secured 18 million from the Bank of Scotland to help fund its expansion.
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Pension scheme attacks Rose's promotion
The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has added its name to the list of critics unhappy at Sir Stuart Rose’s promotion to executive chairman.
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Liberty sale postponed due to credit crunch
The owners of iconic department store Liberty have extended the deadline for a sale of the business, because of poor market conditions.
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Next plans new bonus scheme to revive share price
The bonus scheme introduced by Next in 2004 could be re-instigated by the retailer for its directors and executives, in an effort to drive its share price up, according to the Financial Times .
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John Lewis ramps up fashion credentials
John Lewis has bolstered its fashion business with exclusive partnerships with UK and international fashion brands.
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Analysis
The green agenda
Times may be hard in fashion, but no one told Sir Philip Green. Tim Danaher and George MacDonald meet him to discuss the secrets of retail success
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AnalysisTesco: The people’s choice
Tesco has been crowned the nation’s favourite once again in Retail Week’s annual consumer poll. Charlotte Dennis-Jones asks how the grocer continues to hold its customers in thrall
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JJB to reveal plans for roll-out of new format and store review
JJB Sports is expected to next week unveil the roll-out of its trial store format and plans to downsize its estate.
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Opinion
All the world’s a stage…
During lunch with one of the leading bankers in the retail sector this week there was debate about whether retail deals could happen, despite the downturn in the market. His answer was enlightening. “The only story right now is international,” he said.
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Mothercare social site signs up 40,000 users
Mothercare has notched up close to 40,000 subscribers on its social networking site, Gurgle.com.
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Mosaic bids to take Principles upmarket
Mosaic has unveiled the first fruits of its turnaround strategy at smart womenswear chain Principles, 18 months after acquiring the retailer.
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NewsQS to open in supermarkets
Value fashion retailer QS is to open concessions in grocery chains Somerfield and the Co-operative Group, as it restructures after the departure of its chief executive.
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Brooks Brothers to expand in UK despite boss's gloomy predictions
Upmarket fashion retailer Brooks Brothers is poised to open a raft of stores in the UK, despite boss Claudio Del Vecchio’s warnings of a worsening global economic crisis in the second part of this year.
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Aquascutum to launch new store format
Luxury retailer Aquascutum will unveil a new store format this year, 12 months after its owner injected 40 million to revitalise the brand.
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Gap sales take a plunge
Fashion retailer Gap's sales tumbled 12 per cent to US$1.37 billion ( 691.2 million) for the five weeks to April 5.
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Baugur hungry to increase portfolio of brands
Baugur plans to create additional holding companies for its portfolio of brands and seek out new global investments after amassing a 430 million war chest.
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Matalan poaches Debs trio for fashion assault
Matalan has lured three executives from Debenhams’ young women’s fashion brand Red Herring to oversee the relaunch of its own young-fashion offer.
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Opinion
Survival of the fittest
Retailers attending the World Retail Congress in Barcelona this week could be forgiven for reaching for a stiff glass of Sangria.