All Fashion articles – Page 558
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Analysis
Sites: Mulberry Vs Gap
Tom Ogle, Europe chief executive at Market Force, shares his view of good and bad websites.
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InterviewInterview: Asos' Nick Robertson defies doubters
For most retailers, posting soaring retail sales up almost 50% for the year-end would see analysts tipping their caps but pessimists have questioned Asos’ performance. Tiffany Holland asks Asos chief executive why he remains so bullish.
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GalleryIn pictures: M&S Shwop pop-up opens in East End
Marking the 5th anniversary of Plan A, M&S boss Marc Bolland opened Shwop this morning - a pop-up in London’s East End that aims to kickstart a new “Shwopping” initiative.
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NewsHigh street sales ease in April, says CBI
High street sales fell in line with expectations in April as consumers continued to rein in spending, according to the CBI Distributive Trades Survey.
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NewsAsos sales up as international powers growth
Etail fashion giant Asos sales increased 34% in its fourth quarter with international sales driving much of the growth.
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NewsUniqlo set to return to profit in 2013 despite widening losses
Uniqlo aims to return to profitability next year after posting widening losses in the year to August 31, 2011.
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NewsAurora to launch foreign multi-branded websites
Fashion group Aurora is to launch multi-branded websites overseas including the US and Australia following the success of its dedicated German site, which went live last year.
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OpinionComment: Restoring Mothercare's fortunes won’t be child’s play for Calver
On Monday, Simon Calver takes control at Mothercare, where the wheels have come off the pram in the core UK market.
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OpinionRetail must return to first principles
Being of a certain age I am increasingly conscious of the way in which time appears to accelerate rather than remain a constant.
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NewsAchica targets growth as it breaks even
Members only home and garden etailer Achica, set up by Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths, is aiming for huge growth this year after it broke even in recent months.
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NewsPrimark considers legal action against fake store in Dubai
Rip-off merchants have opened a fake Primark store in Dubai, pirating the retailer’s image and selling lookalike goods.
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InterviewQ&A: George Weston, chief executive of Primark owner ABF
Why the value fashion giant has done well in the troubled eurozone and current thinking on multichannel.
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AnalysisTrinity Leeds: A new heart of the city
Big property developments have all but ground to a halt. Next year only one major shopping centre scheme will open – Trinity Leeds. Ben Cooper takes a tour and assesses its prospects.
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NewsOpening Ceremony to launch in London
New York cult indie Opening Ceremony is to open a pop-up shop in London this summer with plans for a more permanent site later this year.
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NewsPrimark profit growth to accelerate
Value fashion giant Primark expects accelerated profit growth as cotton prices fall and new space is added.
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NewsAquascutum supplier prepares to bid for brand
Menswear business Cooper & Stollbrand is working on a bid for the Aquascutum brand and its Corby manufacturing plant, following the collapse of the British heritage business last week.
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NewsUniqlo on expansion trail despite widening losses
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has posted widening losses of £9.7m from £739,387 in the previous year but still plans to invest “significantly” in growing the brand in the UK.
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NewsAurora: Focusing on growth
The fashion group is driving success by focusing on multichannel and overseas growth.
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OpinionInstagram: How can retailers use the platform?
The news this month that Facebook has bought the Instagram platform for $1bn may have come as a surprise to some people.
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AnalysisAnalysis: SuperGroup’s new managers must solve its maths problems
Hot on the heels of its supply chain problems last year, SuperGroup’s maths errors have produced more worrying signs that the retailer has not yet got its house in order.