All Fashion articles – Page 157
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NewsMoss Bros U-turns to resume online trading
Moss Bros is reopening its ecommerce arm with a “reduced workforce” from tomorrow, following recent government guidance about returning to work.
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VideoFace time: Theo Paphitis says retail ‘will never be the same’ after coronavirus
Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis discusses the impact of the pandemic on retail property and trading, and says none of his stable of brands will trade in the same way that they did before the pandemic.
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NewsPrimark’s European reopenings buoyed by bigger basket sizes
Primark has been permitted to reopen its stores in Austria and the Netherlands, giving the bricks-and-mortar retailer a boost. The reopened stores have also demonstrated what customer behaviours might be when the UK restrictions are lifted.
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NewsStudio poaches Dixons Carphone director to helm trading division
Studio has strengthened its senior team by appointing Rupert Nichols as its new trading director.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Next become a force to be reckoned with in beauty retail?
Hours after Debenhams confirmed that it would exit its five store across Hammerson-owned shopping centres, Next unveiled details of an unikely swoop.
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NewsCoronavirus: White Stuff prepares for ‘significant’ job cuts
White Stuff is preparing to make a “significant” number of redundancies, even after coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted, due to a fall in demand for its wares.
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NewsZalando predicts double-digit growth for 2020 despite coronavirus uncertainty
German pureplay fashion retailer Zalando expects to see double-digit sales growth in 2020, despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsH&M sales plummet between March and May
H&M’s global sales for the second quarter of this year have plummeted amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsSuperdry European footfall rebound gives confidence for UK
Shopper footfall has bounced back at reopened Superdry stores in Germany, giving grounds for optimism that the same will happen when the UK emerges from coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsSuperdry full-year sales slide as it explores financing options
Superdry has reported a slump in full-year sales exacerbated by the outbreak of coronavirus.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Coronavirus – the devastating impact on fashion’s supply chain
As shuttered fashion retailers cancel orders, suppliers around the world face a bleak future. Grace Bowden looks at the impact of the coronavirus crisis on retail’s supply chain.
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AnalysisDispatch: Six of the best global innovations sparked by coronavirus
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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NewsCMA blocks JD Sports-Footasylum merger despite coronavirus uncertainty
Following a phase two investigation, the CMA found the merger would “lead to a substantial lessening of competition nationally” in the footwear sector and would leave customers with “fewer discounts or receiving lower quality customer service”.
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NewsJ Crew becomes first major coronavirus casualty in the US
J Crew has become the first major US retailer to file for bankruptcy protection since the coronavirus lockdown was enforced.
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NewsSports Direct staff claim they were asked to work on furlough
Store managers at tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct and House of Fraser businesses were asked to work while on furlough, it has been alleged.
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AnalysisLockdown boom: Five retailers given a boost by housebound shoppers
Although coronavirus is hitting most non-food retailers hard, some businesses have been given a boost by the lockdown. Retail Week looks at some of those winning right now.
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NewsTK Maxx restarts online trading with ‘significant’ safety measures
Discount variety retailer TK Maxx has relaunched its online business more than two weeks after it stopped taking orders having made “significant changes” to operate safely.
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AnalysisCoronavirus: Next’s Lord Wolfson on cash, customers and trading safely
As fashion bellwether Next reports a “faster and steeper” fall in sales in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak than expected, how is the retailer adapting to tough conditions afflicting the whole industry?
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NewsNext warns sales fall during coronavirus ‘faster and steeper’ than anticipated
Next has issued a lengthy trading update warning that the fall in sales as a result of the coronavirus has been “faster and steeper” than it anticipated in March.
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NewsCoronavirus: Shop prices plummet at sharpest rate since 2017
Shop prices fell in April at their steepest rate in over three years, exacerbated by non-food, as retailers grappled with the impact of economic uncertainty on consumer confidence and discretionary spending triggered by coronavirus.