All articles by Amy Shields – Page 5
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New Look reveals global ambitions as it lines up float
Fashion giant sets sights on expanding international presence as it aims to raise £650m through IPO
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Life after Baugur
One year on, Amy Shields assesses the impact of the Icelandic investment giant’s collapse on UK retail and the chains it owned
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New Look confirms IPO
New Look has confirmed that it will float on the stock exchange, poised to value the fast fashion retailer at £1.7bn.
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Ethel Austin close to refinancing deal
Value retailer Ethel Austin is understood to be in advanced stages of negotiations to secure a refinancing deal.
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Beales cuts losses after Christmas sales rise
Independent department store chain Beales said like-for-like sales rose 2.8% at Christmas and that full-year pre-tax losses reduced by more than a third.
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Debenhams to cut 170 jobs in Ireland
Debenhams is poised to cut 170 full-time jobs in the Republic of Ireland.
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Melissa Potter named as new Clarks chief executive
Clarks has appointed Melissa Potter as chief executive of the footwear retailer.
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Strong Christmas brings cheer to House of Fraser
House of Fraser said like-for-like sales over the eight weeks to January 2 rose 7.1%.
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Value clothing chain Happit in administration
Scottish value chain Happit has hit the buffers this week after poor trading conditions impacted sales.
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Supergroup enjoys record Christmas
Supergroup, the young fashion retailer which owns the Superdry brand and Cult chain, scored a record Christmas with like-for-like sales up 29% in the five weeks to January 3.
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Fortnum & Mason December like-for-likes soar
Fortnum & Mason, the luxury department store, said that like-for-like sales rose more than 10% in the first three weeks of December.
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Footfall ahead 9% on New Year's Day
Footfall on New Year’s Day rose 9% year-on-year, according to the Preliminary Experian FootFall UK National Index.
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Jaeger looks to Europe as sales improve
Jaeger is set to re-enter the European market after revealing sales are on an improving trend.
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John Lewis has record week
John Lewis has had another record week of sales, taking £110m in the week to Saturday December 12, the most the department store has ever taken in a week.
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Profits drop as Jaeger momentum slows
Profits at womenswear chain Jaeger halved in to £1m the year to February 28.
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Till malfunctions hit John Lewis Oxford Street during key trading
Trade at John Lewis’ flagship London Oxford Street store was hit by failures at its tills last week as shoppers flocked to the store in the important Christmas trading period.
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John Lewis sales continue to grow as it heads for record week online
John Lewis has revealed that sales in the week so far have continued to rise as shoppers flock to the department store in the run-up to Christmas.
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Sales improve for Moss Bros
Formal menswear retailer Moss Bros has said that sales improved in the 18 weeks to December 5, with like-for-like sales up 5.5% for the period.
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Retail sales rise in November against dire performance in 2008
Retail sales values rose 1.8% on a like-for-like basis in November, in a worse-than-expected performance against a dire November last year.
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John Lewis reports record week
John Lewis has notched up its best ever week, with sales in the week to Saturday £1m ahead of its previous record week set in 2007.