All Fashion articles – Page 862
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News
Blacks allays City fears by hiring external chief
Outdoor specialist Blacks has calmed City fears about a leadership vacuum with the appointment of former Esporta boss Neil Gillis as chief executive.
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Bata mulls its return to the UK high street
Global footwear giant Bata is mulling a return to the UK high street after pulling out of the market more than 40 years ago.
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East wins £4m to revive expansion plan
Fashion retailer East’s financial backers have injected 4 million to reignite growth at the fashion retailer, 18 months after aggressive expansion plans were shelved
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Opinion
The beautiful game turns ugly for retail
Who would have thought that the beautiful game could prove so ugly for retail? But last night Steve McClaren was not alone in contemplating his future after England’s disastrous performance against Croatia knocked them out of Euro 2008.
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John Lewis to open smaller shops to hit growth targets
John Lewis plans to open department stores of half its typical branch size to achieve its ambition of doubling in scale over the next 10 years.
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Spain’s Blanco to enter UK market with White City deal
Spanish fashion retailer Blanco is to open its first UK store in west London next year.
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Gap acts to stamp out factory child labour
Gap has reacted swiftly to allegations that one of its Indian suppliers used child labour to produce garments by donating US$200,000 ( 97,435) to improve factory conditions.
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Topshop to enter China
Topshop is poised to enter China with its first store opening there early next year.
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Mothercare sales driven by international growth
International growth helped Mothercare’s sales boost sales 24.3 per cent to 328.5 million for the 28 weeks to October 13.
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Sports Direct blames England defeat for profit warning
Sports Direct has issued a profit warning and Umbro has cautioned kit sales will be hit hard following England’s failure to qualify for the 2008 European Football Championships last night.
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Saks profits triple
US retail giant Saks posted profits of US$21.6 million ( 10.5 million) in the third quarter to November 3 – more than triple that of last year – following the sale of its loss-making department store group.
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Jaeger cracks down on fraud with data-mining tool
Jaeger is implementing a data-mining system to target process inefficiencies and internal fraud.
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Retailers pray for England win
Retailers could lose millions if England fails to qualify for the Euro 2008 finals tonight.
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Blacks appoints chief executive
Blacks Leisure Group has appointed former Esporta boss Neil Gillis as its chief executive with immediate effect.
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Peacocks sale postponed
Peacocks has said it is not in active talks to refinance or sell its value fashion business because of the turmoil on global debt markets.
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Marchpole profits plummet
Operating profits at luxury brand group Marchpole slid to 1.2 million in the six months to September 30, from 5 million the previous year.
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House of Fraser picks new chief financial officer
Mark Gifford has taken over the role of chief financial officer at House of Fraser as the group celebrates its first anniversary under Baugur-led ownership.
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Monsoon shareholders back Simon's buy-out
Monsoon shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the acquisition of the fashion retailer by chairman and founder Peter Simon.
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Mulberry appoints chief financial officer
Luxury accessories retailer Mulberry has appointed Roger Mather as chief financial officer.
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Cold weather drives clothing sales at John Lewis
John Lewis posted a solid increase in sales for the week ending November 16, as colder weather lifted clothing sales.