All Fashion articles – Page 868
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Former Marks and Spencer retail director takes over at George
Former Marks and Spencer retail director Anthony Thompson has been made managing director of George
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Former Marks and Spencer retail director takes over at George
Former Marks and Spencer retail director Anthony Thompson has been made managing director of George
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Primark share of UK childrenswear to rise
Primark has increased its share of the UK's 4.5 billion childrenswear market to 6.2 per cent
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Primark and Mothercare launch factory inquiries
Factories in India to be investigated after allegations over low pay
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TM Lewin starts systems upgrade drive
TM Lewin will go live with Prologic’s CIMS software at its head office in September, in the first phase of an enterprise-wide implementation. The men’s fashion retailer is spending£1.7 million on replacing systems across its business. The EPoS application is due to go live by March 2008 and it will ...
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Opinion
Christmas crunch here we come
Now that the August bank holiday is out of the way and a torrid summer, in business terms, is coming to an end, what is the outlook for the sector as the year winds down?The back-to-school offensive is in full swing and Halloween is still to come but, from here ...
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Next profit expected to climb despite sales slide
Fashion retailer Next is expected to post a slight increase in profits at its interim results on September 11, although first-half like-for-likes could be down as much as 6 per cent. The retailer has already given guidance of a like-for-like decrease of between 1 per cent and 4 per cent ...
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Sports direct: the city view
Tycoon Mike Ashley has been uncharacteristically quiet of late. Is it a coincidence that in the absence of his often controversial comments and deals, Sports Direct’s share price has been on the up? At 140.5p, the stock has lost more than half its value since the March IPO so many ...
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Stores shares on the up as City readies for key updates
The whole stores sector – grocers and general merchandisers – was up last week and beat the All Share index, although general retailers continued to underperform against last year. The rise was driven partly by optimism about particular companies, such as Next (see opposite), as a raft of big retailers ...
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Hobbs eyes India entry to double turnover
Ladies fashion chain Hobbs will run a slide rule over opportunities in India next year, as part of its ambitious global expansion plans. Hobbs chief executive Nick Samuel said international growth in countries such as India would help it double the group's turnover to£200 million over the next few years. ...
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King plans brand influx at House of Fraser
House of Fraser will unveil a raft of big-name brands in stores this autumn, but has warned it will toughen supplier terms. Body Shop, Mappin & Webb, Thomas Pink and The Pen Shop are among the debutantes at the retailer, which was bought by Baugur last November for£341 million. It ...
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Adams calls time on discounting strategy
Adams chief executive David Carter-Johnson has vowed to return the struggling childrenswear retailer to profitability by ditching its heavy discounting strategy. Carter-Johnson said the retailer would deploy significantly fewer buy-one-get-one-half-price discount promotions and long Sale periods, which it used to rely heavily on grow sales. “Adams had been making sales ...
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Bank holiday heatwave keeps shoppers off the high streets
The sunny bank holiday weekend delivered a boost to some food and general merchandise retailers, but fashion chains suffered as footfall tumbled on the high street. Garden centre Wyevale found the sunny weather a welcome relief after the deluges earlier in the summer. Chief executive Barry Stevenson said: “We were ...
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Opinion
Putting Fraser’s house in order
When the long-serving butler was told his services were no longer required at House of Fraser’s Howick Place headquarters, it was clear things would never be the same again.The winds of change have blown ferociously through head office since John King and Don McCarthy took charge following Baugur’s takeover of ...
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Debenhams to push upmarket image with ad assault
Debenhams aims to bolster sales of its own-label and Designers at Debenhams ranges with the launch of a multimillion-pound advertising campaign tomorrow. The quirky autumn press ads will feature menswear, womenswear and childrenswear in high-fashion recreations of eccentric British clubs and societies, such as The Kettering Kite Club in Ted ...
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John Lewis posts sluggish sales
Warm weather has adverse effect on department store chain, but lifts trade at Waitrose
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Sports Direct directors face shareholder rebellion
Shareholders urged to vote against bosses bonuses