All Fashion articles – Page 468
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NewsTotal retail searches rise 12% in third quarter despite desktop decline
Total retail searches increased 12% in the third quarter of 2013 despite a decline in desktop searches, according to the BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor.
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AnalysisInfographic: How retailers are using social media to recruit
Retailers are increasingly turning to social media to hire new talent into their businesses from food to fashion. Retail Week takes a look at the different sectors’ approaches.
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NewsTesco ramps up F&F clothing brand's overseas expansion
Tesco has expanded the international reach of its own brand clothing label F&F with openings in Switzerland and Gibraltar.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Hointer uses robotic technology to pull in male shoppers
Can you get guys to actually enjoy shopping for clothes? A pilot store in Seattle from online retailer Hointer is trying, by bringing some of the click-and-browse functionality of the web into a physical space.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to recruit 12,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer is to recruit 12,000 seasonal staff to work in its stores over the busy Christmas period and value specialist Poundland is to hire 2,500.
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NewsSeptember footfall dips 2.4% causing pre-Christmas jitters
Footfall in September dropped 2.4% year on year causing pre-Christmas jitters for retailers according to the BRC-Springboard Retail Footfall Monitor.
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NewsMarks & Spencer loses another senior womenswear executive
Marks & Spencer’s fashion turnaround has suffered another blow as senior womenswear executive Gillian Ridley Whittle exits the retailer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on M&S, Waitrose and Tesco
Retail news round-up October 21, 2013: M&S loses another womenswear executive, Waitrose targets £15bn sales in 10 years and Tesco opens its first European franchise stores for fashion brand F&F.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A breath of fresh air for retail parks
Out-of-town retail parks are thriving as acquisitive retailers take on the spaces made vacant by previous tenants. Laura Heywood finds out why big-box retailing is back in fashion.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis posts weekly sales rise of 5%
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 5% last week, when the electricals and home technology category drove performance.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Waitrose, Robbie Williams and Sainsbury's
Retail news round-up October 18, 2013: Waitrose to start selling beef bone marrow and Ikea to launch integrated marketing campaign
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NewsFashion retailer Bonmarché reveals IPO plans
Clothing retailer Bonmarché, which targets women aged over 50, intends to float on AIM.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers can show showrooming the door
Showrooming is a hot topic for retailers but, as discussed at a Retail Week and Telefónica O2 roundtable, plenty can be done to tackle and even exploit the trend.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The evolution of the online marketplace
From eBay and Rakuten to Amazon and Asos, marketplaces are becoming a central part of retailing in the UK. Tamsin Brown takes a look at how they are evolving.
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NewsChinese giant Bosideng buys UK menswear retailer Greenwoods
Chinese apparel giant Bosideng has bought loss-making menswear retailer Greenwoods to build scale in the UK.
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OpinionComment: Burberry's new boss Christopher Bailey faces a shift in the luxury retail landscape
As Angela Ahrendts moves on to take a senior post at Apple, Burberry’s incoming chief executive could be facing a shift in the geography of the luxury retail landscape.
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OpinionComment: Can Christopher Bailey take Burberry to new heights?
The Burberry share price fall that greeted news of Angela Ahrendts’ departure on Tuesday showed understandable nerviness.
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OpinionComment: Can Burberry's Angela Ahrendts reinstate innovation in Apple's stores?
Apple struggled to find someone to fill the Ron Johnson-shaped whole left in its exec team, when the former head of retail moved on to become the chief executive of JCPenney.
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OpinionComment: What's next for Burberry under Christopher Bailey's leadership?
The news that Burberry’s CEO Angela Ahrendts is stepping down next year to join Apple, has allowed digital enthusiast and Burberry chief creative officer, Christopher Bailey, to take the helm.
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OpinionComment: Whistles must build unisex appeal to be successful in menswear
British premium brand Whistles’ decision to launch a menswear range for autumn/winter 2014 will enable it to widen its reach and tap into the lucrative UK menswear market.