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NewsExclusive: Claire’s launches in-store partnership with Asda
Fashion retailer Claire’s has announced a partnership with Asda and will stock its products in over 500 supermarkets across the UK as part of an “ongoing successful consumer products partnership”.
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NewsAccessories specialist Claire’s considers CVA
Claire’s, the accessories specialist with about 350 shops, is understood to be pondering a CVA.
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NewsClaire’s UK business safe despite US bankruptcy fears
Claire’s Accessories’ UK business does not face looming closure, despite reports that the retailer’s core US business may file for bankruptcy.
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DataData: Top 20 international retailers by UK sales
Aldi is the largest international retailer in the UK, ahead of Amazon and Lidl.
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AnalysisAmazon to Arcadia: Who have the big four partnered with?
The list of retailers and brands joining forces with the big four supermarkets has grown further after Sainsbury’s launched an in-store Crussh juice bar.
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AnalysisData: Five fastest-contracting shopping centre retailers
Blue Inc was the fastest-contracting retailer in UK shopping centres last year as the troubled clothing chain streamlined its portfolio.
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NewsClaire’s boss departs after just two years in the role
Claire’s Accessories chief executive Beatrice Lafon has resigned after just two years at the helm and been replaced by long-time board member Ron Marshall.
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DataData: The top 30 declining retailers by store closures in 2015
Londis was the retailer that recorded the biggest drop in store numbers in the year to mid-October, according to the Local Data Company.
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NewsTesco partners with Arcadia to open fashion concessions in larger stores
Tesco has struck a partnership with Arcadia that will see the fashion group open shop-in-shops across five of the grocer’s larger stores.
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BHS boss interview: Will BHS still be here in a year’s time? ‘Absolutely’
Last year, for only the second time in a decade, department store group BHS recorded annual like-for-like growth.
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NewsBHS bolsters pre-teen offering with Claire’s Accessories partnership
BHS has signed a deal with Claire’s Accessories to trial six concessions in stores to complement its pre-teen clothing range.
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NewsClaire's Accessories records slump in operating profits
Claire’s Accessories’ UK operating profit slumped from £5.1m to £629,000 in its full year to February 1, 2014, after a fall in sales.
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NewsAssociated British Foods boss compares Primark openings to One Direction gig
George Watson compares Primark store openings to pop concerts, Morrisons’ loyalty card tussle with Aldi and Claire’s loom band sofa.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Mall of Scandinavia set to change Sweden’s retail landscape
Opening in 2015, Mall of Scandinavia is hoping to draw in big brands and breathe life back into Sweden’s flagging retail market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who's who in the UK marketplace sector?
Following Tesco’s deal with House of Fraser to sell the latter’s products on its website, Retail Week takes a look at the key marketplace players.
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NewsClaire's appoints European boss Beatrice Lafon as global chief executive
Accessories retailer Claire’s has appointed European boss Beatrice Lafon as its global chief executive replacing James D. Fielding.
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NewsNRF: A digital strategy can help retailers test new markets, says Claire's boss
Setting up an ecommerce site is a “relatively low risk way” of testing whether a retail brand will translate successfully abroad, according to Claire’s boss Jim Fielding.
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NewsLafon celebrates sun in Claire’s style
Claire’s Accessories’ European boss Beatrice Lafon is clearly a fan of her own products.
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NewsClaire's gears up for European ecommerce launch
Accessories retailer Claire’s is launching its first transactional European website next week as its turnaround gathers pace.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who is Apollo Global Management?
Investment specialist Apollo Global Management acquired 10% of HMV’s debt from Allied Irish Banks last week which some are predicting could signal intention of a takeover. Retail Week takes a look at the company.