All Fashion articles – Page 863
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Analysis
A passion for fashion
As increasingly high-tech systems help merchandisers mitigate the risks of their job, are software skills becoming more important to the role than old-fashioned intuition? Katie Kilgallen finds out
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News
New Planet sited at Walton-on-Thames
Forty-something fashion brand Planet has opened a new-format store at Walton-on-Thames in Surrey.
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Hindmarch makes London debut
Anya Hindmarch, the designer of handbags and small leather goods, has opened the first of two London stores on Bond Street.
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Poor November for fashion bodes ill for festive trading
UK fashion retailers have endured awful trading in November, putting down an ominous marker for Christmas.
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John Lewis opens in Cambridge
A 145,000 sq ft (13,470 sq m) John Lewis store opened in Cambridge last week, replacing Robert Sayle, the department store the retailer has owned since 1940.
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Opinion
Great products will help retailers beat tough times
Retailers may be worrying about the credit crunch hitting consumer spending, but two fashion retailers’ stellar performances this week have proved that with the right product, customers will come flocking.
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French Connection hit as it warns on profits
The City slashed forecasts for French Connection this week after the fashion retailer posted an unexpected profit warning.
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3i buys Agent Provocateur
Private equity group 3i is to acquire lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur and intends to expand the business.
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Urban Outfitters music download site goes live
Urban Outfitters launched a transactional music web site in the UK this week, a venture that could alarm mainstream high street music retailers.
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Deichmann plans tenfold increase in UK store count
German shoe retailer Deichmann Shoes has revealed its long-term ambition to become one of the UK’s largest shoe retailers.
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Reliance unveils footwear format in India
Indian retail powerhouse Reliance has launched a footwear format in Hyderabad and Bangalore.
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Analysis
Far East up West
After burning its fingers last time around, Uniqlo has returned to London in a new incarnation. Amy Shields meets Fast Retailing chief executive Tadashi Yanai
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Opinion
UK retailers are ready for the US
“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere,” sang Frank Sinatra, but it could equally be Sir Philip Green, Sir Terry Leahy or Charles Dunstone’s refrain as each sets out on the most ambitious mission of their distinguished retail careers.
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Ted Baker celebrates sales leap
Sales at quirky fashion retailer Ted Baker have surged after shoppers lapped up its latest ranges.
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October sales soar at H&M
Group sales at fashion retailer H&M rose 15 per cent last month compared with October last year.
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Burberry profits soar
First half operating profits at luxury group Burberry rose 30 per cent to 97.3 million in the six months to September 30.
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Little Miss Matched eyes 50 UK stores in five years
Children’s clothing retailer Little Miss Matched intends to open up to 50 shops in the UK in the next three to five years, after opening its first store in the UK at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent this summer.
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Former Jimmy Choo boss to build fashion brands
Robert Benoussan, former chief executive of designer shoe retailer Jimmy Choo, is understood to be on the hunt for investment opportunities in British fashion brands, with a view to take them onto an international platform.