All Fashion articles – Page 844
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Jane Shepherdson buys Whistles
Jane Shepherdson has concluded a deal with Baugur to acquire Whistles from Mosaic, as first reported in Retail Week (November 30).
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Shoe Zone poised to swoop on Stead & Simpson
Footwear chain Shoe Zone is understood to have bought Stead & Simpson in a deal that is likely to be finalised today.
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Hardy Amies revenues grow
Luxury fashion brand Hardy Amies has reported revenues for the year to December 31, 2007 of 1.65 million.
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John Lewis growth continues
Steady growth has continued at John Lewis with sales up 8.3 per cent to 46.2 million in the week to January 19.
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NewsFootwear specialists suffer
Cost inflation has compounded the problems facing the UK’s footwear specialists, according to a report from Verdict Research.
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Saks unveils new look for Off 5th ahead of sale
Saks will test a new format for its Off 5th outlet chain as speculation mounts that a takeover bid by Baugur is imminent.
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Dunhill plans flagship for London
Luxury menswear retailer Dunhill is to open a flagship new-format store and fascia in central London this summer, following a launch in Tokyo last month.
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NewsQS to dispose of 34 stores as it rethinks estate
Value fashion retailer QS has put 34 of its stores on the market.
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Kookaï festive sales grow as FD exits
Womenswear chain Kooka reported positive Christmas trading as its finance director left to join Mosaic today.
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Tesco launches menswear online
Tesco has added menswear to its online clothing offer in an initiative that will turn the screws on its value fashion rivals.
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Harrods to open luxury gifts room
Harrods will launch a luxury 'gift and objet” room this spring.
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Suitors circle Dolcis
Dolcis administrator KPMG has been contacted by about 40 parties that have expressed an interest in the footwear chain.
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Emergency rate cut in US helps store groups outperform at last
The US Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut – the biggest in 25 years – helped markets rise mid-week and gave store groups a lift.
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Schuh in line for profit jump as it outpaces sector
Branded footwear retailer Schuh is on track to deliver a substantial uplift in profits and sales for the 12 months to April, bucking the downward trend in the sector.
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Opinion
Online, the fashion frontier
So, JD Sports has been voted the retailer with the worst customer service on the high street followed closely by another sportswear retailer, JJB.
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John Lewis to ramp up luxury sales with fashion brands area
John Lewis is to test a luxury fashion brands shopfit as part of its drive to more than triple sales from its luxury brands business.
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Kinnaird plots rescue for top Dolcis stores
Retail entrepreneur John Kinnaird will next week approach landlords to renegotiate leases on the top-performing Dolcis stores in an effort to salvage something from the chain that went into administration this week.
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Selfridges to smash record as luxury market holds firm
The boss of luxury department store group Selfridges has said the business will ride out this year’s economic turmoil after enjoying a record year in 2007.
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary – A successful Sale is all down to preparation
January is all about clearing the remainder of the autumn/winter reductions and focusing on the season ahead.
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Tillman appointed chairman of British Fashion Council
Jaeger chairman Harold Tillman has replaced Sir Stuart Rose as head of the British Fashion Council (BFC).