All Fashion articles – Page 849
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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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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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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.
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JJB Soccer Dome cash earmarked for refurbs
JJB Sports will invest in re-energising its stores using the proceeds of Tuesday’s 17.4 million sale of its Soccer Domes division to five-a-side football centre company Powerleague.
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Hobbs takes largest unit outside London
Fashion retailer Hobbs will open its largest store outside of London at the Milsom Place development in Bath.
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Suppliers mull legal action over Stead
A group of footwear suppliers are considering legal action to recover full payment for stock delivered to Stead & Simpson before it was sold in a pre-pack administration deal to rival Shoe Zone last month.
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Analysis
Best of British
Proud to be flying the flag for home-grown luxury in his role as chief executive of Gieves & Hawkes, Mark Henderson tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones why English tailoring is a cut above
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Six suitors vie to buy The Works
Five private equity firms and a trade buyer are thought to be bidding to acquire The Works, which went into administration last month.
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Peacocks on the hunt for 120 concessions
Peacocks is seeking retail partners to open about 120 concessions in the UK.
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Ann Summers co-founder steps down
One of the co-founders of Ann Summers, Ralph Gold, has retired from the retailer's parent company Gold Group International and sold his stake to his brother David Gold.
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Laura Ashley wooed for Moss Bros bid
Fashion-to-furnishings retailer Laura Ashley has been approached by a Moss Bros shareholder to lend its weight to a counterbid to Baugur’s 40 million indicative offer for the retailer, according to reports.
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Base Menswear rescued by founding family
Base Menswear and Base Boys have been bought out of administration by their former owners.