All Fashion articles – Page 553
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NewsAsos posts "strong" performance
Asos has delivered “ another strong” performance for the year ending March 31 as profit before tax including exceptionals rocketed 93% to £30m, as it reveals chairman Lord Waheed Alli prepares to step down from the business.
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NewsCalver: ''Give me three years to turn around Mothercare"
New Mothercare boss Simon Calver said it will take three years to turn around the troubled maternity specialist’s core UK business, which plunged into the red last year.
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Off-price retailer TJX reports increase on first-quarter earnings
Off-price retailer TJX reported that first-quarter earnings soared 58% compared with the same period a year earlier. For the quarter ended April 28, TJX recorded a profit of $419.2m (£265.5m), up from $266m (£168.5m) in the prior year. Sales rose 11% to $5.8bn (£3.67bn) while gross margin climbed to 28.2% ...
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AnalysisRetail theft: Who is targeting you?
Retail criminals can range from teenage shoplifters to sophisticated in-house fraudsters. Sarah Butler explores how retailers can protect themselves.
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NewsJD group trading director Nick Preston to leave
JD Sports Fashion group trading director Nick Preston, is to leave the company later this month to take on a role at brand management company Glint.
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NewsHouse of Fraser EBITDA drops as it invests in stores and fulfilment
House of Fraser adjusted EBITDA dropped 16% to £58.6m as it invested in a second distribution centre.
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NewsBurberry full-year profits rocket
Profits at Burberry rose 26% over the last year fuelled by strong menswear sales.
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NewsM&S faces staff revolt after bonus slash
Marks & Spencer is facing a revolt by its shopworkers after annual bonuses were slashed to just £100.
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Gap posts level profits on the year
Clothing retailer Gap posted first-quarter profit unchanged on the prior year at $233m (£147.6m). It results from higher like-for-like sales in North America but weakness abroad and a rise in operating expenses. In 2011, Gap suffered a profits slide every quarter, attributed to key trend misses over the past few ...
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NewsInflation falls to lowest level in two years
CPI inflation dropped to 3% in April against 3.5% in March, hitting the lowest level since February 2010, as the timing of Easter had a “significant impact” on the data.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Marks & Spencer's slowly declining status
M&S remains a great retailing brand and it has survived a lot of mis-management over the last 20 years.
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NewsJaeger puts 80 more jobs under consultation
Rescued fashion retailer Jaeger has extended its consultation to include another 80 jobs on top of the 25 head office roles already under threat.
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NewsGucci wins trademark infringement battle against Guess
Luxury label Gucci has won $4.7m (£3.0m) of damages after US denim brand Guess was found to be imitating Gucci trademarks.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer full-year results: What the analysts say
What the analysts are saying about Marks & Spencer’s full-year results.
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NewsM&S presses button on new phase of store revamps as profits fall
Marks & Spencer has reported a fall in full-year profit but said strategic progress is being made and that remodelled stores are outperforming the rest of its estate.
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OpinionFamily businesses must keep up with the pace
Retailing is often a family affair. Many independents are family businesses and a large number of start-ups are family-run.
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NewsBurberry wins £114m in counterfeiting case
Luxury retailer Burberry has won £180m (£114m) in two judgements against a network of Chinese websites selling and distributing fake Burberry goods.
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NewsFootfall drops 2% in first quarter
Footfall has dropped 2% in the first quarter of 2012 as the wet weather and changes to the calendar impacted shopper behaviour, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)/Springboard-ACTM Footfall Monitor.
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AnalysisHow Facebook has changed retail
As Facebook floats with a valuation of more than $100bn, Retail Week asks what advantages the social network has created for retailers?
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NewsArmani opens in Wales for first time
Designer fashion label Armani is opening its first store in Wales in St David’s shopping centre, Cardiff, it is understood.