All New Look articles – Page 35
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NewsPeacocks and New Look make appointments to drive growth
Value fashion retailers Peacocks and New Look have shaken up their senior teams as they plough on with expansion plans.
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AnalysisPlanned schemes in Dublin have been hit by retailers' uncertainty
Work on Dublin’s planned schemes has slowed to a snail’s pace as developers struggle to find retailers willing to sign in such uncertain times. Liz Morrell assesses development prospects
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NewsWin for London’s Fashion Retail Academy students
The shopkeeping school backed by companies including Arcadia, Marks & Spencer and Tesco, won the Retail Futures Challenge at last week’s World Retail Congress. Their e-tail venture, Updatemywardrobe.com, blends social networking with selling and beat rivals from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology and the Hong Kong Polytechnic.The contest was ...
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NewsMost of senior New Look team to join London HQ
New Look has said 60 per cent of staff affected by the decision to relocate its buying, merchandising and design teams from Weymouth to London have elected to move with the retailer.
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NewsNew Look to rival fashion giants as it aims to double trading space
New Look is aiming to double its trading space to over 7 million sq ft in the UK, putting it in the running to become Britain’s biggest fashion retailer by floor space.
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AnalysisRetail finance directors: More than just number crunchers
No longer just bean counters in ivory towers, the role of the finance chief has evolved, and those who can marry the maths with commercial nous are in high demand.
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OpinionNew Look looking to the future
New Look last night opened its doors to a baying fashion pack and gave them a taster of where the retailer is headed.
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NewsNew Look to redevelop website to include multichannel services
New Look plans to launch multichannel services such as click and collect as it aims to increase online sales to 10 per cent of its total revenue in the next three to four years.
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NewsNew Look to launch second generation e-commerce site
New Look is to replace its website platform with a system from ATG.
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AnalysisService charges: Lip service to retailers or a plan of action?
The 10-point plan to reduce service charges announced last week promised action on an issue that has long infuriated retailers. Ben Cooper investigates how it is going to work in practice
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NewsOpening date set for Bath's Southgate scheme
Multi Development has confirmed the opening date for the first phase of its Southgate project in Bath.
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NewsNew Look’s Phil Wrigley calls for unity on retail battles
New Look chairman Phil Wrigley has urged retailers to work together to support industry bodies to maintain the health of the retail sector.
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NewsCardiff's St David's 2 shopping centre adds raft of new retailers
Land Securities and Capital Shopping Centres have added a major wave of retailers to the St David’s 2 shopping centre in Cardiff, taking the scheme to nearly 55 per cent let.
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NewsNew Look signs for Southgate in Bath
New Look has signed up for a store at the Southgate development in Bath.
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NewsNew Look's Phil Wrigley steps down from executive duties
New Look chairman Phil Wrigley has stepped down from his executive duties and become non-executive chairman of the fashion retailer.Chief executive Carl McPhail will remain in his role at the retailer.Wrigley said: “”It is a sign of the great strength of the business and the management team that I have ...
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NewsRetailers unconvinced rate deferral is enough
Darling’s 11th-hour move only grants temporary relief, top retailers argue
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AnalysisAdrian Thompson: At the heart of change at New Look
As New Look plans its HQ move, a cultural shift is already afoot. Group business change director Adrian Thompson tells Joanna Perry why IT underpins this and of the changes involved.
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Analysis
Talking shop: Improving internal communication in retail
Confusing and badly timed communications from head office are the last thing busy shopfloor staff need. Making sure such messages are effective is crucial to business success, says Liz Morrell
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New Look poaches Esprit boss to head global push
New Look has hired a leading international retailer as chief operating officer as it bids to become a global force in fashion retail.
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NewsTop retailers lobby Government to reverse rate rise
Top retailers are to lobby Local Government Minister John Healey to reduce the rise in business rates planned for April.