All Footwear articles – Page 40
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1,000 shoe stores could close as recession bites
The UK footwear sector could be on the brink of the biggest shake-up since the demise of the British Shoe Corporation at the end of the 1990s, according to Verdict Research.
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Stylo's future uncertain as it suspends shares
Shares in shoe retailer Stylo have been suspended as it explores options for the future of the business.
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Stylo's margins dented by downturn
Shoe retailer Stylo revealed margins continue to be affected by the downturn and the outlook for the company remains challenging.
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Office faces loss of supplier credit insurance despite strong trading
Footwear chain Office may become the latest retailer to have supplier credit insurance pulled following the collapse of its stablemate USC.
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Trading below expectations at Stylo
Shoe retailer Stylo has continued to be hit by tough conditions on the high street, announcing today that trading in the four weeks since October 31 had been below expectations.
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Stylo to cut jobs after losses widen
Stylo posted first-half losses after tax of 9.3 million, up from 7.5 million in the red during the same period last year, and revealed it will slash jobs at the business.
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Solid growth for Kurt Geiger
Luxury shoe chain Kurt Geiger's EBITDA grew more than 24 per cent to 10 million in the year to February 2.
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Kurt Geiger snaps up space at Bluewater
Luxury footwear retailer Kurt Geiger has signed for a store at Bluewater.
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Stylo makes board appointment
Shoe retailer Stylo has today announced the appointment of Terry Bond as a non-executive director.
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AnalysisRetailers’ eBay stores: You can’t knock a bargain
High street retailers with their own eBay stores are getting better prices and clearing more stock. Liz Morrell weighs up the risks and rewards of a relationship with the auction site
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Stylo losses hit £7.8m
Shoe group Stylo has reported a pre-tax loss of 7.8 million for the year to February 2, excluding a 4.7 million loss resulting from a property impairment.
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Moda In Pelle to roll out ‘feminine’ stores
Footwear retailer Moda In Pelle has pushed the button on the roll-out of its new store format after a three-month, three-store trial.
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Brantano picks MD as it looks at costs
Out-of-town family footwear retailer Brantano has hired former Deichmann UK managing director David Short as managing director.
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Clarks and Sole Trader pull out of Silverburn
Footwear retailers Clarks and Sole Trader have dropped out of negotiations to take space at Glasgow’s Silverburn centre.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Kurt Geiger, Heathrow Terminal 5
Kurt Geiger’s shoe shop at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 stands out as a beacon of design restraint and shows how a relatively simple blueprint can create substantial impact.
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Schuh completes refinancing
Schuh is understood to have completed a 36 million refinancing package, provided by the Bank of Scotland.
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Stylo sells Shellys
Shoe specialist retailer Stylo has sold its Shellys brand to Hong Kong company Eternal Best Industries.
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Suppliers unite over £11m debts from Stead & Simpson collapse
A group of footwear suppliers have joined forces to demand a creditors’ meeting with Price-waterhouseCoopers over the sale of Stead & Simpson to rival Shoe Zone.
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Analysis
Frill seekers
As high street retailers join the “push for posh”, blurring the line between themselves and high-end players, can luxury stores maintain their point of difference? John Ryan reports.
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Suppliers mull legal action over Stead
A group of footwear suppliers are considering legal action to recover full payment for stock delivered to Stead & Simpson before it was sold in a pre-pack administration deal to rival Shoe Zone last month.