All Fashion articles – Page 560
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NewsAquascutum attracts interest from suitors after its collapse
YGM Trading, owners of Aquascutum’s brand in Asia, is in talks to buy the global brand after the British luxury fashion retailer collapsed into administration yesterday, it is understood.
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NewsWest End spend set to hit £10bn by 2020
The West End is forecasted to attract more than £10bn of spending each year by 2020 but only if overcrowding and congestion are tackled, according to a report by New West End Company.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Marks & Spencer's buying slip-up
There is one thing worse for retailers than having insufficient stock, and that is having too much, Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland said today.
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NewsNext boss Wolfson's pay falls
Next chief executive Simon Wolfson’s pay slipped to £1.5m in the last year from £1.8m the previous year.
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NewsAquascutum collapses into administration
Aquascutum has been placed into administration after the management team was “unable to successfully turn the business around”.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer fourth quarter: What the analysts say
The City passes judgement on Marks & Spencer’s trading statement
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OpinionWill wifi in shopping centres kill physical retail?
Shopping centre owner Land Securities’ new wifi initiative, revealed last week, seemed like a controversial move on first sight.
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NewsFood and clothing drives inflation rise in March
Inflation rose slightly in March to 3.5% driven by food and clothing.
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NewsBurberry half year sales surge
British luxury brand Burberry’s like-for-like retail sales jumped 12% over the last six months with the UK market helping drive growth.
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NewsAquascutum on the brink of collapse
Fashion retailer Aquascutum, owned by Harold Tillman, could be placed into administration as early as this morning, threatening the end of a British heritage brand.
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NewsMarks & Spencer sales hit by stock shortage
Marks & Spencer was hit by a shortage of top fashion lines that undermined general merchandise sales in the fourth quarter.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What will Better Capital's acquisition mean for Jaeger?
The sale of Jaeger has been a long time coming, although the deal that “secured its future” is understood to have taken just a week.
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NewsMobile devices drive increase in online retail searches
Retail search volumes increased 11% in the first quarter of 2012, while overseas retail searches jumped 57% due to the increasing popularity of shoppers using mobile devices said the British Retail Consortium (BRC)- Google Online Retail Monitor.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Esprit Gare St Lazare, Paris
It’s probably not too much of an exaggeration to say that Esprit remains somewhat left-field as far as the UK shopper is concerned.
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GallerySelfridges: a room with a premium view
The women’s Designer Galleries East at Selfridges on Oxford Street is open for business. John Ryan visits and gets a taste of luxury.
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OpinionJJB: The challenge ahead
JJB Sports chief executive Keith Jones has done well to avoid the permanent relegation of the retailer from the high street.
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AnalysisH&M’s brand new approach
The fashion giant’s plan for a new premium fascia will open the door to a broader customer base.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Marks & Spencer, Here Comes the Sun
Marks & Spencer has returned to its ‘M&S girls’ for the latest ad campaign, after a much discussed change in direction last year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Mothercare takes baby steps towards revival
Mothercare chairman Alan Parker promised radical action when he kickstarted a full review of its UK business, and radical action is what we’ve got.
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AnalysisMothercare: what the analysts say
The analyst community has its say on Mothercare’s move to close a further 110 stores as part of its strategy to quell its declining UK sales: