http://www.retail-week.com/rss/fashion_rss.xml en-uk Marks & Spencer slashed the price of selected men’s suits yesterday to only £24 as it started its summer Sale. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ms_sells_mens_suits_from_24.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ms_sells_mens_suits_from_24.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Jennifer Creevy 18 July 2008 09:07 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/M%26S_resized_70_tcm14-213946.jpg Click here to try our interactive version of the latest issue of Retail Week. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/read_retail_week_online__july_18.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/read_retail_week_online__july_18.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 17 July 2008 16:54 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/001rtwk180708_resized_70_tcm14-1735422.jpg Asda will relaunch its George clothing brand in September as it seeks to make the label the UK’s biggest-selling fashion brand by volume before the end of 2011. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/asda_pencils_in_september_relaunch_date_for_george.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/asda_pencils_in_september_relaunch_date_for_george.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Jennifer Creevy 17 July 2008 11:10 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/George%20Exterior2_resized_70_tcm14-302817.jpg Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley said that the retailer would go back to basics to cope with a trading environment it described as “the hardest we have faced in our history”. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ashleys_sports_direct_to_go_back_to_basics.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ashleys_sports_direct_to_go_back_to_basics.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Lisa Berwin 17 July 2008 13:46 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Mike%20Ashley%202_resized_70_tcm14-97872.jpg “Is it worth it?” asked one luxury retail chief today at a press event for the finest of British luxury brands. http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/is_it_worth_it.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/is_it_worth_it.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Amy Shields 17 July 2008 13:25 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/AmyShields_resized_70_tcm14-76696.jpg Selfridges has this week installed kitsch, futuristic windows at its flagship London store as it wraps up its summer Sale two weeks ahead of schedule. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/selfridges_stops_sale_early_as_trade_rockets.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/selfridges_stops_sale_early_as_trade_rockets.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 John Ryan 17 July 2008 11:56 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/SelfridgesWindowAut08_resized_70_tcm14-1734992.jpg Mamas & Papas has bucked the retail gloom to notch up a like-for-like sales increase of 46 per cent for its maternity fashion ranges during its spring/summer trading season. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mamas__papas_sales_sparkle.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mamas__papas_sales_sparkle.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Amy Shields 17 July 2008 15:03 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Mamas%20%26%20papas%20front_resized_70_tcm14-569668.jpg Mothercare has posted a rise in UK like-for-like sales and a surge in international revenues during its first quarter. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mothercare_firstquarter_sales_advance.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mothercare_firstquarter_sales_advance.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 George MacDonald 17 July 2008 07:49 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/MothercareNEW_resized_70_tcm14-1060182.jpg Blacks Leisure, the outdoor equipment and boardwear retailer, has suffered a 5.4 per cent fall in group like-for-likes in the financial year so far. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/camping_season_brings_relief_following_sales_slide_at_blacks.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/camping_season_brings_relief_following_sales_slide_at_blacks.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 George MacDonald 17 July 2008 08:10 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/blacks_Kensington003_resized_70_tcm14-94528.jpg Sally Bain, fashion retail analyst, The Chambers http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/good_shopbad_shop.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/good_shopbad_shop.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 17 July 2008 14:15 Two private shareholders of Austin Reed may be pursued for their assets as receivers were called in at Dawnay Day. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/receivers_called_in_at_dawnay_day.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/receivers_called_in_at_dawnay_day.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Lisa Berwin 16 July 2008 08:56 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/HollingworthNick_resized_70_tcm14-213857.jpg French Connection has bought back its Japanese joint venture and plans to move the business into profitability within three years. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/french_connection_buys_back_japanese_jv.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/french_connection_buys_back_japanese_jv.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Amy Shields 15 July 2008 16:43 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/FrenchConnection_resized_70_tcm14-85195.jpg Burberry Group’s retail sales jumped 14 per cent for the three months to June 30. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/burberry_group_retail_revenue_up_14_per_cent.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/burberry_group_retail_revenue_up_14_per_cent.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Nicola Harrison 15 July 2008 08:50 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/BurberryBag_resized_70_tcm14-165852.jpg EBay has survived a four-year legal wrangle with Tiffany over the jeweller’s claim that the online auction site should be held liable for the sale of counterfeit jewellery on its site.  http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ebay_triumphs_in_counterfeit_goods_case.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ebay_triumphs_in_counterfeit_goods_case.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Amy Shields 15 July 2008 09:39 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/EbayLogo_resized_70_tcm14-1492662.jpg Sports retailer John David Group has changed its name to JD Sports Fashion. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/jd_changes_name_to_drive_fashion_focus.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/jd_changes_name_to_drive_fashion_focus.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Lisa Berwin 15 July 2008 09:55 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JDsports_Fascia_resized_70_tcm14-96404.jpg Austin Reed said it should not be affected by the financial troubles at Dawnay Day, which was involved in buying the fashion retailer in January last year. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/austin_reed_distances_itself_from_dawnay_day_crisis.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/austin_reed_distances_itself_from_dawnay_day_crisis.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Lisa Berwin 15 July 2008 09:38 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/AustinReedEdinburgh_resized_70_tcm14-1328156.jpg Profits at young fashion chain River Island have been hit, but sales rose 8.5 per cent despite the challenging market. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/river_island_profits_slump.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/river_island_profits_slump.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Lisa Berwin 14 July 2008 09:00 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/RiverIslandOxfordSt-JohnRyan006_resized_70_tcm14-1243343.jpg Store 21 is a value retail proposition from the Indian-owned QS Group. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/storesonline/2008/07/store_21.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/storesonline/2008/07/store_21.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 14 July 2008 15:26 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Store21_resized_70_tcm14-1731571.jpg Presentation and style have given Jeremy Hackett’s tailoring outfit an edge. He tells Lisa Berwin how he has built on its successes http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/its_all_in_the_detai.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/its_all_in_the_detai.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 Lisa Berwin 11 July 2008 19:28 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JeremyH_resized_70_tcm14-1731128.jpg Investment group Dawnay Day, which holds a stake in clothing chain Austin Reed, has become the latest victim of the credit crunch. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/what_the_sunday_papers_said__july_14_2008.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/what_the_sunday_papers_said__july_14_2008.html;jsessionid=1F7A1309B5A462EA67204A56DFC1B4C9 14 July 2008 10:03 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/AustinReedEdinburgh_resized_70_tcm14-1328156.jpg