All Fashion articles – Page 551
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OpinionNo time for baby steps in Mothercare revival
New Mothercare boss Simon Calver’s candid assessment of the challenges that face the retailer in its core UK market has bought him valuable breathing space.
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GalleryRetailers gear up for the Jubilee celebrations
This weekend’s royal celebrations have been marked by many retailers with window schemes that offer rather more than kind hearts and coronets.
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AnalysisMenswear market: What do retailers need to know?
Retailers are latching onto the rise of menswear, led by factors such as men smartening up for work and the influence of sharply dressed celebrities.
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OpinionMarks and Spencer: Swhopping on Facebook
Marks & Spencer launched its swhopping initiative last month and as part of the launch the retailer built a Facebook app to give the campaign a strong social element.
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NewsArcadia pays interns a year after placements
Arcadia has retrospectively paid dozens of interns who worked at its head office up to a year after their placements ended.
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AnalysisDiamond Jubilee: How retail has changed over 60 years
As the nation hangs out the bunting and prepares for street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Rebecca Thomson looks at the transformation of retail during her reign.
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NewsPhase Eight pre-tax profit jumps 9%
Womenswear retailer Phase Eight delivered a 9.4% pre-tax profit increase to £17.8m for the year to January 28.
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OpinionAsos: The online giant continues to reward investors
As the recriminations continue following Facebook’s botched IPO, there is one online business that carries on rewarding investors – Asos.
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NewsMonsoon to overhaul top team as senior bosses exit
Fashion retailer also reviews costs and store portfolio to adapt to difficult market.
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NewsLittlewoods to launch interactive Facebook TV show
Littlewoods, in what it claims is a retail first, is to broadcast a live interactive TV show on Facebook, hosted by brand ambassador Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
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NewsRetailers hope for Jubilee spending spree
Retailers hope the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend will spark a rush of celebratory spending and lift consumer confidence after a wet spring dampened sales.
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NewsConsumer confidence rises despite the double dip recession
Consumer confidence increased two points month-on-month in May to -29 as people feel more positive about future prospects, according to GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index
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NewsMonsoon's Ridler to head Russian retail giant
Monsoon managing director Peter Ridler is to become chief executive of Russian footwear retail giant CentrObuv, Retail Week has learned.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Using Paypal as an in store payment method
Aurora Fashions and sister business Karen Millen have become the first retailers to launch PayPal’s mobile payments service in store.
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NewsFigleaves moves to cloud-based contact centre
Lingerie etailer Figleaves has moved to a cloud-based contact centre to improve service levels.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco F&F pop-up opens
Tesco today opened its F&F pop-up store in Covent Garden in time for the Diamond Jubilee weekend.
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NewsBrand Alley launches Outlet channel
Brand Alley has launched a new discount Outlet selling products such as gifting, wine and books which it expects will account for 20% of sales by the end of the year.
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NewsAurora launches PayPal mobile payments in-store
Customers shopping at womenswear chains Oasis, Warehouse, Coast and Karen Millen can now pay for items by PayPal in-store using their mobile phones.
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NewsM&Co opens first Middle East store
Fashion retailer M&Co has opened its first store in the Middle East, launching its growth plans in the United Arab Emirates.
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NewsSimon Berwin departs Moss Bros board
Simon Berwin, managing director of menswear supplier Berwin & Berwin, has stepped down from the board of Moss Bros after the Trust he was representing sold its 28.6% share in the group.