All Fashion articles – Page 855
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M&S to rein in capital investment
Marks & Spencer is likely to slow its mammoth capital investment programme after posting disappointing third-quarter sales this week.
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Stead & Simpson to update stores despite sell-off plans
Up-for-sale shoe retail group Stead & Simpson is to create a new format for its eponymous stores using design consultancy Caulder Moore.
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Retail shares dive as Christmas trading statements disappoint
Wednesday brought another battering for the stores sector, which had already lost more than a tenth of its value in the previous week, as Marks & Spencer’s shares plunged 20 per cent after a damp squib Christmas.
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Opinion
M&S is symptom of wider illness
When Marks & Spencer launched what looked like an unplanned 20 per cent off alcohol promotion the weekend before Christmas, it was a sign that the festive build-up wasn’t going to plan.
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NewsCrunch time looms as Dolcis talks continue
Dolcis is facing a crucial week as it remains locked in negotiations with a potential new backer.
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Next makes shock online move into fitted kitchens
Next has launched fitted kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms online and in its catalogue, in an initiative that will send shock waves through the homewares sector.
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Tufnell leads management buy-in at Peter Werth
Former Mothercare boss Greg Tufnell has led a management buy-in of menswear brand Peter Werth, in a deal thought to total more than 10 million.
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Jacques Vert profits slip
Jacques Vert has been hit by the tough trading conditions in the fashion market, reporting a fall in interim profits this morning.
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JD Group set for bumper year
JD Group has forecast that its full-year earnings will be ahead of market expectations as it posted stellar Christmas sales figures.
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New Look profits rise at expense of sales
New Look has unveiled a like-for-like sales slump of 3.4 per cent over the 15 weeks to January 5.
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Good Christmas for Liberty, but Sale flat
Regent Street department store Liberty revealed solid Christmas trading this morning, with like-for-like sales up 5 per cent in the four weeks to Christmas Eve.
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JJB agrees to pay back customers
Sports retailer JJB Sports will pay back consumers who bought certain replica shirts sold during 2000 and 2001, after consumer group Which? took legal action against the chain.
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Select rescued by foreign investor
Young fashion chain Select has secured a 13 million emergency funding package from an unnamed foreign investor.
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NewsFat Face sales jump
Fat Face has revealed sales soared 19 per cent to £61.7 million in the six months to December 1.
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Tommy Hilfiger gives windows interactive touch
Tommy Hilfiger has introduced touchscreens to the windows of several of its international stores, including its site on London’s Carnaby Street.
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Marks & Spencer's shares tumble after poor festive sales
High street bellwether Marks & Spencer has posted poor Christmas trading figures, sending its share price spiralling – down 18 per cent in early trading.
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Burberry bags clean up
Handbags now account for 31 per cent of sales at luxury retailer Burberry and the five-figure price tag for its latest It Bag has not deterred its devotees.
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Adili's sales soar
Sales at ethical e-tailer Adili rose 388 per cent in the four weeks to December 21, compared with the same period in 2006.
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Alexon profit buoyed by post-Christmas trade
Alexon revealed that post-Christmas trading lifted performance and that profits for the 52 weeks to January 26 are expected to be no lower than 12.5 million.
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Select on verge of administration
Women’s fashion chain Select Retail is understood to be on the brink of administration, the latest casualty of dire trading in the fashion sector.