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Fashion Retail News
Benetton chief exits as profits and sales fall
Italian fashion group Benetton is losing its chief executive after three years as its profits and sales fell last year.
Sir Stuart Rose under fire over new pay package
Sir Stuart Rose faces yet more criticism as analysts and Marks & Spencer investors raised concerns over the salary he will receive when he moves to a non-executive position in July.
Blacks rejects Sports Direct bid
Blacks Leisure has rejected a takeover offer from Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct as “wholly inadequate”.
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Principles is Debenhams’ most successful launch yet
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Figleaves trials move from pure play with concession in Allders
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My-Wardrobe pursues funds to back growth
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Inditex confident of prospects as it slows pace of store openings
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Ethel Austin closes a further 81 stores after failing to secure buyer
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Phase Eight receives bid approaches
In Depth: Fashion Retail
Richard Jones: Can he make Tesco the clothing leader?
Having put non-food on the map at Sainsbury’s, Terry Green’s successor Richard Jones is to head clothing and home at Tesco. Can he make it clothing market leader?
Retailers must make their own luck in 2010
There won’t be a double-dip recession, Retail Week Conference delegates heard, but this year will be bumpy.
Store Galleries
Green Market to new market: Debenhams returns to Newcastle
Debenhams has returned to Newcastle after 15 years and its store has some bold new features. Yet it works.
Key fashion retailers
Comment
Could Richemont net a winner?
No wonder Richemont is targeting a larger slice of Net-a-Porter — it has been one of the best etail growth stories in a market where its founder Natalie Massenet once faced naysayers who believed luxury fashion would never work online.
