All Fashion articles – Page 483
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NewsBurberry like-for-likes rise 13% despite 'soft' footfall
Burberry like-for-like sales jumped 13% in its first quarter due to the “exceptional performance” of its spring fashion range.
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NewsBonmarché hits £10m profit in first year out of administration
Value fashion retailer Bonmarché is on the hunt for more stores after posting a pre-tax profit of £10.5m in its first year of trading since being bought in a pre-pack administration deal last year.
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NewsRetailers back Bangladesh factory inspection plan
A group of 70 retailers including H&M, Marks & Spencer and Primark, have signed up to a plan to inspect their clothing factories in Bangladesh in the wake of the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in April.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Marks & Spencer’s fashion bestsellers
M&S’s fashion sales “showed some improvement” over the first quarter according to boss Marc Bolland. Retail Week looks at its bestsellers over the period.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion hires ex-Reiss director Gwynn Milligan as Bank boss
JD Sports Fashion has hired former Reiss trading director Gwynn Milligan as managing director of its fashion fascia Bank.
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OpinionBlog: Selfridges launches Denim Lovers crowd-sourced campaign
Department store group Selfridges has launched a crowd sourced digital marketing campaign to support the opening of its Denim Studio.
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NewsMarks & Spencer like-for-likes up 0.3% driven by food business
Marks & Spencer has recorded a 0.3% rise in like-for-like sales in its first quarter driven by food, while general merchandise made some progress.
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NewsJune UK retail like-for-likes up 1.4% boosted by warmer weather
UK retail like-for-like sales increased 1.4% in June against a 1.4% rise in the same month last year as clothing and footwear performed well.
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OpinionComment: UK retailers have seized international opportunities
Britain is once again colonising the world as retailers expand their reach through ecommerce and multichannel with a number of approaches.
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NewsJigsaw hires new COO days after unveiling Peter Ruis as chief executive
Jigsaw has hired a chief operating officer just a week after appointing John Lewis buying and brand director Peter Ruis as its new boss.
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OpinionComment: Nicole Farhi - Trouble in luxury world
Luxury brand Nicole Farhi is in administration, but were the warning signs there to be seen?
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NewsFormer M&S 'Knicker Queen' seeks more than £1m compensation
Marks & Spencer’s former “Knicker Queen” Janie Schaffer, who quit after just three months, is seeking more than £1m compensation from the retailer.
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NewsMoss Bros appoints commercial and operations director to support growth
Moss Bros has appointed a new commercial and operations director, reflecting the growth of the formal menswear retailer.
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NewsRetail finance directors to hold business rates summit
Finance directors from some of the UK’s largest retailers are set to hammer out proposals for an overhaul of the business rates system.
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NewsTM Lewin hires KPMG as adviser to lead £100m sale
Shirtmaker TM Lewin has hired accountancy firm KPMG to lead a sale of the business, which could value it at more than £100m.
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NewsRetailers meet Government to improve factory conditions
Major UK retailers including Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Primark were among 20 retailers called to a Government meeting to discuss how clothing can be produced in safe conditions following the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building in Bangladesh.
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AnalysisIndependence Day: Seven ways America changed UK retail
As Americans get out their flags and fire up their barbeques in celebration of their independence, Retail Week looks at how the US has helped mould UK retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Collapsed fashion brand Nicole Farhi's likely suitors
Nicole Farhi collapsed into administration yesterday, as revealed by Retail-week.com. We look at the premium brand’s potential suitors.
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NewsJohn Lewis will have its best ever Christmas this year, says boss Andy Street
John Lewis managing director Andy Street said he is confident the department store retailer will have its best ever Christmas this year despite notching up surging sales over the last festive season.
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OpinionComment: Retailers should market brands through wholesale channels
All the talk about omnichannel, and the restructuring of retail fulfilment processes, implies a serial decoupling of the classic chain of distribution.