All Fashion articles – Page 858
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Opinion
Share carnage is over the top
Wouldn’t life be easy running an energy business, or a rail operator? Your customers have little choice but to use your services and you can raise prices at a whim.
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John David’s Scotts chain has merry Christmas
John David Group, owner of the JD chain, remains committed to fashion chain Scotts after reporting stellar trading figures over the Christmas period.
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M&S steps up Plan A with ethical factories
Marks & Spencer will work with suppliers to create six “ethical factories” to bolster its commitment to improved labour standards in developing countries.
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Reiss to open stores in Singapore and Malaysia
Reiss has signed a multimillion-pound franchising deal to open stores in Singapore and Malaysia.
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Primark Christmas sales soar 26%
Christmas trading at value retailer Primark was ahead of expectations, parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) disclosed.
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Reiss signs multi-million pound franchising deal
Reiss has signed a multi-million pound franchising deal to open stores across Singapore and Malaysia. This marks the next step in Reiss’ international plans; it hopes to have 250 retail stores worldwide by 2010. The franchises will be run by the Wai Tai group in Singapore and the DNP group ...
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NewsArev buys majority stake in Aspinal of London
Retail investment group Arev has taken a majority stake in luxury leather goods retailer Aspinal of London.
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Moss Bros ups HQ-to-store communication
Moss Bros has installed a system from Retail Answers to its tills, to improve the flow of information between head office and stores.
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Mothercare Christmas sales rocket
Mothercare has posted stellar third-quarter results and expects profits for its full year to be near the top end of market expectations.
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Opinion
London could fuel the UK
Last week, Sir Stuart Rose sent shivers through the City when Marks & Spencer reported downbeat sales for the Christmas period.
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News
M&S to test vouchers in clothing tie-up with Oxfam
Marks & Spencer and Oxfam have joined forces to launch the M&S and Oxfam Clothes Exchange, an initiative aimed at encouraging consumers to recycle their garments.
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Burberry sales surge
Luxury brand Burberry recorded a surge in third-quarter sales, but retail sales were at a lower level than the retailer planned.
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Blacks Leisure unveils turnaround plan
Blacks Leisure expects full-year profits to be below market estimates, although like-for-like sales over Christmas rose 2.8 per cent and total sales climbed 2 per cent.
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Debenhams sales pick up at Christmas
Debenhams enjoyed a strong Christmas, reporting a 2 per cent like-for-like increase in sales over the Christmas period.
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M and M growth strong over Christmas
Online retailer M and M Direct enjoyed strong Christmas trade, with sales growth of 29 per cent in the nine weeks to December 30.
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Ideal Shopping Direct sales rocket
TV and internet retailer Ideal Shopping Direct unveiled a sharp sales hike for the 17 weeks to December 30, 2007.
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Ted Baker reports strong growth
Ted Baker has delivered sales growth of 12.5 per cent for its retail division in the period from November 1 to December 24.
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N Brown sales soar
Home shopping retailer N Brown has reported an increase in total group sales and like-for-like sales of 14 per cent in the 20 weeks to January 12.
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Ashley ups stake in JD Sports
Mike Ashley, the founder and controlling shareholder of Sports Direct, has upped his stake in JD Sports to more than 11 per cent.