All Fashion articles – Page 177
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OpinionPeter Williams: Sports Direct and Boohoo give me retail déjà vu
The trouble with getting old, like me, is that you see history repeating itself.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ashley’s House of Fraser – one year on, what’s changed?
Today marks a year since Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley’s acquisition of House of Fraser. Retail Week looks at how his dream of creating a ‘Harrods of the high street’ is shaping up.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Jack Wills gets a Mike Ashley makeover
Patrick Blower’s take on Sports Direct buying Jack Wills out of administration.
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OpinionOpinion: Why fashion’s future lies in sustainability
Our relationship with clothes is becoming short-lived. Declining prices, multiple collections per year and a ‘wear once’ culture mean fast fashion is now an epidemic of global proportions.
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NewsFat Face snaps up Drapers editor for marketing role
Lifestyle retailer Fat Face has poached the editor of Drapers to take up a new marketing and communications director role.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Boohoo’s shock pounce on Karen Millen and Coast
Boohoo’s surprise acquisition of Karen Millen and Coast has left some people scratching their heads about what the online fast-fashion specialist expects to gain from the move.
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NewsBoohoo swoops on Karen Millen and Coast but jobs axed
Online fashion giant Boohoo has bought the Karen Millen and Coast brands for £18.2m.
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NewsBoohoo to snap up Karen Millen and Coast in pre-pack
Online fast fashion retailer Boohoo is reportedly on the verge of buying high street fashion brands Karen Millen and Coast out of administration.
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NewsSports Direct buys Jack Wills out of administration
Struggling fashion retailer Jack Wills has been bought out of administration by Sports Direct, following a tussle between Mike Ashley and fellow retail tycoon Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group.
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NewsDay in late bid to avoid Jack Wills administration
Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner Philip Day is reportedly trying to keep Jack Wills out of administration as he seeks to pip Mike Ashley to a deal for the struggling retailer.
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NewsJack Wills sale nears as Ashley and Day circle
Jack Wills is on the verge of being snapped up by either Mike Ashley or Philip Day, as the two tycoons do battle for the beleaguered business.
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NewsAgenda: Farfetch and BRC-KPMG retail sales figures
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Farfetch and the latest BRC retail sales figures on the agenda.
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NewsWhite Stuff profits dented by digital spend and discounting
White Stuff has suffered a fall in full-year profits after ramping up investment in digital marketing and “higher than planned” levels of discounting.
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NewsZalando raises profit outlook after ‘strongest ever’ second quarter
Zalando has raised its profit outlook to the upper half, after hailing its “strongest-ever second-quarter active customer growth” and fastest site growth since 2013.
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OpinionBeaverbrooks’ heritage and values are key to shaping its future
In 1919, three Adlestone brothers moved to Belfast with nothing but a suitcase full of silverware and a dream to sell jewellery.
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NewsNext ups profit guidance as second-quarter sales rise
Next has increased its full-year profit guidance after reporting a rise in sales during its second quarter.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales impacted by heatwave
John Lewis Partnership’s total weekly sales were impacted by last week’s “extreme” weather conditions.
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OpinionLeader: Who will dare challenge Mike Ashley?
Whatever else he may be, Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley is commendably plain-spoken.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Sports Direct's all-singing, all-dancing new model
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley and his mechanics “putting a beautiful, shiny new car on the outside” of Sports Direct’s retail engine.
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NewsPrimark demands rent cuts as rivals benefit from CVAs
Primark is calling on landlords to slash rents by 30% as other retailers cut their property costs through CVAs.