All Fashion articles – Page 509
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NewsSainsbury’s general merchandise business hits £1bn of annual sales
Sainsbury’s general merchandise business has hit £1bn of annual sales for the first time.
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NewsAurora to spin off of Coast brand to facilitate future sale
Fashion group Aurora Fashions is to spin-off occasionwear specialist Coast as it separates its business to facilitate a future sale.
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NewsM&S inks deal with British Fashion Council to celebrate 'Best of British'
Marks & Spencer has signed a three year partnership with the British Fashion Council to celebrate British fashion, home-grown talent and sustainability.
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NewsSuperGroup’s Wills enjoys some toilet humour
SuperGroup chief financial officer Shaun Wills can enjoy a royal flush at his new home.
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NewsBurberry personalises products using microchip technology
Burberry is stitching new touchscreen-enabled technology into its garments, which shows the customer videos recording the journey of the product in order to give them a more personalised experience.
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NewsMothercare hires former Carphone Warehouse UK boss Matt Stringer
Mothercare has hired former Carphone Warehouse managing director Matt Stringer as the new commercial director for its UK business.
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NewsH&M new brand & Other Stories to make worldwide debut in London
H&M’s new fascia & Other Stories is to make its global debut on London’s Regent Street next month as the Swedish fashion giant relaunches its Oxford Street store.
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NewsFashion giant Primark signs up to St David's flagship
Value fashion giant Primark is to open a 86,000 sq. ft flagship store at St David’s, Cardiff, increasing its floor space in the welsh capital by 80%.
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GalleryWindow of the week: Fashion retailer, Topshop, Oxford Circus, London
At the top end of the market, there are times when it might seem that success in visual merchandising is posited upon throwing large amounts of time and money at a window.
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OpinionBlog: Topshop could take Burberry's catwalk innovation crown
This weekend Topshop could really set itself apart from its rivals with the huge digital and online push it is preparing fits London Fashion Week show on Sunday.
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NewsWhite Stuff hires former Superdrug boss Jeremy Seigal as chief executive
Quirky fashion retailer White Stuff has hired former Superdrug boss Jeremy Seigal as its new chief executive, replacing Sally Bailey who departed the business last week.
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NewsRestructurer Gordon Brothers called in to trade Republic
Restructuring specialist Gordon Brothers has been drafted in by administrator Ernst & Young to trade collapsed fashion retailer Republic as the hunt for a buyer continues.
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OpinionComment: New Look can see the value of exploring new horizons
With most UK retailers talking about multichannel at every opportunity, you can bet that terms like ‘e-tail’ and ‘click-and-collect’ will continue to be popular buzzwords in 2013.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales up 22% as it benefits from weak comparatives
Department store group John Lewis delivered sales up 22% to £63.7m last week as it revealed positive like-for-likes for every shop year on year.
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OpinionComment: British retailers can use their heritage to help expand abroad
Are international sales the answer to offset depressed domestic demand? My response is a resounding ‘yes’, with caution that it is not a short-term answer or a quick fix.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The makeover that put SuperGroup back in fashion
Less than a year ago the retailer was a laughing stock in the City after its own ‘Black Friday’. While analysts still have niggles, SuperGroup is very much back on track.
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NewsJohn Browett makes UK retail comeback at Monsoon Accessorize
Former Dixons and Apple retail boss John Browett has been appointed chief executive of fashion and accessories retailer Monsoon Accessorize and is due to start next month.
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GalleryIn pictures: Topshop opens doors of flagship Los Angeles store
Fashion retailers Topshop and Topman will unveil their 30,000 sq ft flagship store at The Grove in Los Angeles today as owner Sir Philip Green continues his quest to conquer the US.
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NewsRepublic founder mulls buying collapsed retailer as private equity firms circle
Republic founder Carl Brewins is understood to be interested in buying back the business he started as a market stall nearly thirty years ago as private equity firms circle the collapsed chain.
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NewsClothing drives 16% year-on-year jump in online sales in January
The online retail market got off to a strong start to 2013 with sales jumping 16% year-on-year in January according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.