All Fashion articles – Page 847
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Baugur to bolster top team as fashion market toughens
Icelandic investor Baugur is to strengthen the management teams at some of its key fashion retailers to help its brands ride out the challenging trading environment.
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Glimpse of Banana Republic Regent Street
Gap has unveiled the first drawing of its forthcoming Banana Republic store on Regent Street, scheduled to open on March 20.
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M&S picks ex-Evans boss to head lingerie
Marks & Spencer has snapped up former Evans brand director Frances Russell for the new role of trading director for its market-leading lingerie business.
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Bonmarche posts ‘stonking performance’ in poor climate
Bonmarch has bucked the trend among value fashion retailers by posting soaring profits.
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John Lewis eyes up India
Department store giant embarks on hunt for a partner to make its debut on the sub-continent
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Adams eyes a profit as sale talks denied
Adams chairman John Shannon claims to have turned the childrenswear retailer around just a year after buying it out of administration.
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Ann Summers wins over landlord at Bluewater
Bluewater landlord Lend Lease has given the green light to lingerie retailer Ann Summers to open a store at its Kent shopping centre after years of knock-backs.
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Rose will spurn bonus if M&S shop staff miss out
Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose will not take a bonus this year unless store staff also win a payout.
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John Lewis tests ban on cheques
Department store John Lewis has taken a step away from accepting personal cheques with a trial in two of its branches.
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French Connection appoints non-executive director
Fashion group French Connection has appointed Dean Murray as a non-executive director.
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New Ted Baker format to include hairdressers and phone shop
Details are emerging about the forthcoming 4,000 sq ft (370 sq m) Ted Baker store, dubbed Ted Baker & Friends, which is due to open in Cheapside in the City next month.
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Elvi falls into administration
Plus-size fashion chain Elvi has fallen into administration after the retailer failed to secure new investment.
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Base enters administration
Men’s and boys’ fashion chain Base Menswear has gone into administration, following poor sales at its 18 UK stores.
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Handover to chair Alexon
Former WHSmith boss Richard Handover will become chairman of fashion group Alexon when incumbent Jim Martin steps down at the end of this month.
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US retail sales performance lacklustre
The mixed performance of US retailers has signalled a shift in consumer spending patterns as sales still fail to sparkle during the sub-prime credit crunch.
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Harrods unveils interactive window campaign
Harrods has unveiled an interactive window campaign to encourage its customers to experience its iconic store via the five senses.
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John Lewis sales slower than expected
The John Lewis Partnership had a week of mixed fortunes, with new year sales growth slower than expected at the department store business.
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AnalysisWhy low prices are not enough
People may be watching what they spend, but that hasn’t saved value specialists from collapse. George MacDonald surveys their prospects as they enter another tough year
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Signet sales slide
Jewellery giant Signet revealed that like-for-like sales fell 6.7 per cent in the 13 weeks to February 2, following a poor Christmas at its UK chains H Samuel and Ernest Jones.