All Fashion articles – Page 533
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NewsSelect launches new label to capture mid-market shoppers
Value fashion retailer Select will launch a higher price-point range next month as it seeks to broaden its appeal and capture mid-market customers who are looking for good-quality clothes at lower prices.
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GalleryIn pictures: Victoria's Secret opens Bond Street flagship
Victoria’s Secret opened the doors of its London flagship store on Bond Street today.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer: What the analysts say
Marks & Spencer unveils its new 148,000 sq ft Cheshire Oaks store today. The City welcomed new innovations in store but retained some reservations
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NewsJJB Sports shareholder Harris slashes its stake
One of JJB Sports’ major shareholders Harris Associates has disposed of a fifth of its holdings in the past month as time runs out for the retailer.
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GalleryIn pictures: Marks & Spencer opens landmark Cheshire Oaks store
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a host of in-store innovations as it opened its second biggest shop at Cheshire Oaks.
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Zara to launch Chinese online store
Inditex-owned clothing retailer Zara will strengthen its presence in the Asian market with the launch of its online store in China on September 5.The Spanish group’s objective is to consolidate its foothold in China, a market that is already the most important for the retailer outside Europe.
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OpinionComment: GB leads the way in ecommerce market
In contrast to an irrelevant politician who expressed his displeasure with the Olympic opening ceremony, I thought it was pure genius.
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OpinionComment: Why retailers are going cold turkey on discounting
Less can mean more for brands who are able to reset their customers’ perceptions of what good value means.
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NewsCity positive over potential CVC bid for M&S
Shore Capital analyst Clive Black has welcomed speculation in the media and the City that private equity firm CVC could bid for Marks & Spencer.
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NewsPeacocks former banks to receive £69m payout following collapse
Peacocks former backers including Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland are to share a £69m return following the retailer’s collapse, despite a £15.8m shortfall in the chain’s pension fund.
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NewsJack Wills chief operating officer hire sparks sale speculation
Young fashion chain Jack Wills has hired former Vodafone marketing boss Wendy Becker as its chief operating officer, a new role for the retailer.
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OpinionComment: Retailers lead the charge in online domain applications
On 13 June, the movers and shakers of the technology world came to a standstill as ICANN announced the much-anticipated list of the new ‘generic Top Level Domains’, or gTLDs.
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NewsJaeger improves loyalty offer
Fashion retailer Jaeger has invested in its loyalty scheme and will offer money off vouchers to customers.
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AnalysisProfile: Sally Bailey, chief executive, White Stuff
Tough times came late for White Stuff but, despite a profits plunge last year, its chief executive is preparing for future growth.
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NewsRetail sales set to worsen
Flat August sales were broadly in line with retailers’ expectations but the next three months are expected to worsen as sentiment deteriorates, the CBI said.
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NewsJD to dispose of Canterbury as it acquires OneTrueSaxon
JD Sports Fashion is to acquire the casual clothing brand OneTrueSaxon for £50,000 and has inked a deal to dispose of its rugby brand Canterbury to Pentland for £22.7m, three years after acquiring it.
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NewsFat Face ready for growth after ditching discounting
Fashion retailer Fat Face says 7% sales jump and kicking ‘discount drug’ leaves it poised for economic recovery.
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Abercrombie & Fitch to open Australian Hollister store
Abercrombie & Fitch will open its first Australian Hollister store next year. It comes after a number of international clothing retailers have said they will open stores in the market. Uniqlo will open soon, along with retailers including H&M, J Crew, Banana Republic, Sephora, Victoria’s Secret and Forever 21.Abercrombie & ...
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OpinionComment: A decade of change and more to come
Our firm’s recent 10th anniversary has caused us to reflect on what has happened in the retail sector over the past decade – an extraordinary period of change and corporate activity – and to wonder what might happen in the next 10 years.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.