All Footwear articles – Page 31
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NewsThe ‘right mix’ puts a spring in Schuh’s step
Footwear retailer Schuh has revealed an 8.2% increase in pre-tax profit to £14.8m in the year to March 27, 2011 after benefiting from having the “right product mix”.
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NewsFestive season brings retail administrations
Many retailers are teetering on the brink of collapse including gifts specialist Past Times and toy chain Hawkins Bazaar as footwear chain Barratts’ concession business folded following an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer.
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NewsBarratts Priceless administrators make 170 redundancies
The administrators of shoe specialist Barratts Priceless will shut 18 shops on Friday with the loss of 127 jobs.
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NewsInterested parties circle Barratts
A number of retailers have expressed interest in shoe business Barratts and Priceless’ stores after it collapsed into administration last week.
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NewsDr Martens to open Scottish store
Dr Martens is to launch its first Scottish store in the St Enoch Centre.
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AnalysisSelfridges: All set up for Christmas
Selfridges’ UK managing director Anne Pitcher reveals what sets the business apart from others this Christmas. By Gemma Goldfingle.
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NewsBarratts Priceless plunges into administration
Shoe specialist Barratts Priceless Group has collapsed into administration for the second time in two years.
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NewsBarratts Priceless 'nears administration'
Barratts Priceless is reportedly close to appointing administrators for the second time in two years.
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NewsDune Group sales fall
Footwear business Dune Group has posted a slight increase in pre-tax profits from £6.42m to £6.47m for the year to January 29, 2011.
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Foot Locker reports net income increase
Foot Locker reported that net income for the third quarter ended October 29 was $66m (£42m), up from $52m (£33m) for same period last year. Net sales were $1.39bn (£892m) compared with $1.28bn (£822m).Foot Locker chairman and chief executive Ken Hicks said: “I am pleased to report our seventh consecutive ...
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GalleryAigle, Covent Garden
Shops selling a single category are thin on the ground – width, as well as depth, is normally deemed desirable by most retailers.
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NewsFoot Locker to launch new fascia in the UK
US giant to unveil The Locker Room ‘concept’ store in Brent Cross
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OpinionRetail needs a break from the politicians
When is a plastic bag not just any old plastic bag? The answer apparently is when its purpose is to protect what’s inside rather than simply to carry stuff home.
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OpinionThe right kind of incentives
In today’s ‘me’ world as exemplified by the celebrity culture and institutionalised corporate greed – which allied to bad management has led in the banking sector to the derailing of the global economy – it is very refreshing that the retail industry can set a good example for business.
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NewsRiver Island to launch standalone shoes and accessories store
Fashion retailer River Island is to launch a new fascia selling only shoes and accessories in Nottingham this month, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion
Schuhbusiness
One of retail’s unsung success stories celebrated its 30th birthday last night.
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NewsRetail sales down year-on-year, CBI reports
Retail sales fell in the year to October, the CBI Monthly Distributive Trades Survey showed, and sales volume was the lowest since May 2009.
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AnalysisRetailers and UK manufacturing
Retailers and the Government hope to ramp up the quantity of UK-sourced goods, tapping into the consumer desire for home-grown quality and craftmanship