All Fashion articles – Page 845
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Littlewoods targets online sales of £1bn
Littlewoods Shop Direct has outlined ambitious plans to double its online sales to 1 billion by 2011.
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Mexx to withdraw from UK
Mexx, the fashion and accessories chain, is to close its 61 retail outlets in the UK.
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Sir Philip Green warns of tough trading
Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green has warned that business will get tougher and the early Easter holiday will put further pressure on British retailers.
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PPR sales rocket
Luxury retail group PPR, the owner of Gucci, has reported full-year profits ahead of forecasts and expects to achieve further growth in 2008.
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Moss Bros shareholder to launch rival bid
A private shareholder is poised to launch a rival takeover bid for Moss Bros in competition with Icelandic investor Baugur.
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Select falls into administration
Value fashion chain Select has gone into administration after poor trading in the first quarter of this year.
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Arcadia brands sign to Westfield’s scheme in Bradford
Australian developer Westfield has signed a raft of fashion retailers to its shopping centre development in Bradford.
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JJB Sports sells Soccer Domes
JJB Sports has sold its Soccer Domes division to five-a-side football centre operator Powerleague for 17.4 million.
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Baugur makes move on Moss Bros
Moss Bros has received a provisional take over offer from Baugur as the menswear retailer issues another profit warning.
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Primark growth underpins rising ABF sales
Strong figures at Primark have helped bolster growth for Associated British Foods (ABF).
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Kurt Geiger sold in £95 million deal
Luxury shoe specialist Kurt Geiger has been bought by its management in a 95 million buy-out.
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Debenhams launches Fairtrade menswear
Debenhams has launched its Fairtrade menswear range with Sir Steve Redgrave.
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Benetton forecasts sales surge for 2008
Italian fashion group Benetton has forecast sales growth of between 6 and 8 per cent in 2008, after posting revenues up 9.1 per cent to €2.08 billion ( 1.57 billion) in 2007.
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Fashion trio join Osoyou social shopping site
Fashion retailers Kurt Geiger, Laura Ashley and Cath Kidston have signed up to social shopping site Osoyou.com.
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Kinnaird vows to return Envy to profit by end of the year
John Kinnaird has vowed to make struggling menswear chain Envy break even by the end of this year.
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DKNY to anchor luxury zone at Trafford Centre
DKNY Jeans is to part-anchor the new luxury area at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
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Opinion
There’s value in Woolies yet
We reveal this week that variety store group Woolworths has slimmed down central staff numbers. About 60 have gone from the London headquarters and its Castleton satellite, near Rochdale.
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Opinion
Don’t turn your back on the basics
“You don’t turn the lights out when things get tough.” This advice, from BRC chairman Sir Geoff Mulcahy during this morning’s Retail Week Conference 2008 Online Debate about how to succeed this year, may at first seem trite.
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N Brown sticks with acquisitions as it hires development director
N Brown has revealed it is still on the acquisition trail and has appointed a new group development director to bolster growth.
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Kookai to move into online as part of brand expansion
Fashion retailer Kooka will forge strategic alliances with online retailers in an effort to extend its brand presence, as it is poised to announce its return to profitability this year.