All Fashion articles – Page 486
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NewsPrimark sales surge 20% in third quarter driven by new stores and warmer weather
Primark sales surged 20% in its third quarter driven by new stores and “good” like-for-like sales growth due to the improved weather.
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NewsSuperGroup 'returns to form' in its full year as it plans £30m investment
SuperGroup has “returned to form”, recording a 22% surge in underlying pre-tax profit to £52.2m as it plans to grow stores and launch a Chinese website.
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AnalysisTill technology: What do retailers need to know?
Asda is testing technology that it hopes will shave crucial seconds off time spent at the checkout.
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NewsMatalan director of merchandising Jonathon Fitzgerald set to depart
Matalan is on the hunt for a new director of merchandising after Jonathon Fitzgerald prepares to leave the retailer at the end of the summer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Bonmarché's focus on older fashion pays dividends
Bonmarché revealed pre-tax profit of £10.5m a year after it was acquired through a pre-pack administration deal. Retail Week takes a look at how it delivered the performance.
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NewsDeparting Marks & Spencer veteran Steve Sharp backs Bolland despite clothing sales slide
Departing Marks & Spencer veteran Steve Sharp, who played a key role in defending the audacious attempt to take over the retailer in 2004, has publicly backed beleaguered boss Marc Bolland and the retailer’s management.
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NewsUS giants including Walmart and Gap sign 'historic pact' on Bangladesh worker safety
US retail powerhouses including Walmart, Gap and Target have unveiled details of a “historic pact” to improve worker safety in Bangladesh, following the Rana Plaza factory collapse which left more than 1,100 people dead.
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NewsBurberry to roll out click-and-collect as online traffic grows
Burberry is set to roll out click-and-collect across its store portfolio following a successful pilot of the service.
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NewsRiver Island to launch second Rihanna collection this autumn
River Island is set to launch a second collection with Rihanna this autumn building on the first spring range with the popstar earlier this year.
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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?