All Fashion articles – Page 561
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AnalysisSuperGroup: Can new appointments banish the glitches?
SuperGroup’s added operational power will hopefully make the glitches that have crept into the business a thing of the past.
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NewsOnline sales growth slows in February
Online sales rose 10% in February, the lowest annual growth rate since January 2010.
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NewsInflation drops to 3.4% in February
February’s rate of CPI inflation dropped from 3.6% in Janaury to 3.4% in February, the lowest rate since November 2010, which could be welcome relief for the recovering economy.
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NewsSuperGroup raids John Lewis for chief operating officer
SuperGroup has made two senior appointments, poaching Susanne Given from John Lewis and hiring former Habitat chief operating officer Shaun Wills.
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NewsDebenhams like-for-likes up in first half
Debenhams like-for-like sales increased 2.4% in the eight weeks to March 3, as momentum from its strong winter sales held up.
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NewsSnow+Rock hires The White Company's finance boss
Snow+Rock has hired The White Company finance boss Hamish Mansbridge as its new chief financial officer.
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NewsPoundland acquires eight Peacocks stores
Single price point retailer Poundland has confirmed it has acquired eight former Peacocks shops and is in discussions to take on more.
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NewsMinimum wage frozen for young people, adult rate to increase 1.8%
The national minimum wage for 16 to 20 year olds will be frozen next year to stimulate job creation for young people as the adult rate rises 1.8%.
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NewsDesigner Karen Millen fights to trade under own name
Designer Karen Millen is to begin the fight to trade under her own name.
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NewsCharles Tyrwhitt profits climb as founder bags £6.6m
Charles Tyrwhitt founder Nick Wheeler pocketed £6.6m last year as profits at the formalwear specialist rose 45.9%.
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AnalysisBurberry: A great British success
Stellar financial performances, outstanding product and international acclaim – winner of the Oracle Retailer of the Year, there is seemingly no stopping Burberry’s exceptional performance. Rebecca Thomson charts its phenomenal success.
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NewsSports Direct buys WDT
Sports Direct has snapped up the wholesale division of World Design and Trade (WDT), owners of young fashion brands Firetrap and Full Circle, while the retail arm has been placed into administration.
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NewsMothercare puts 160 head office staff in consultation
Troubled maternity retailer Mothercare has put 158 members of head office staff into consultation as part of a review to simplify central functions and cut costs, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsJaeger head office staff in consultation
Jaeger has put staff at its head office in consultation as part of a review of its business.
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NewsReiss’s Arksey joins SuperGroup
SuperGroup has poached Reiss’s European retail director Claire Arksey as its new head of retail.
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NewsJD Sports and Sports Direct in tussle for Firetrap brand
Sportswear giants JD Sports and Sports Direct are squaring up for another battle as they compete to buy for-sale young fashion brand Firetrap.
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AnalysisSites: Kiddicare.com Vs Eastcoast.co.uk
Chris Webster, Head of retail and technology at Capgemini UK, shares his view of good and bad websites.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Notonthehighstreet.com TV advert
Etailer Notonthehighstreet.com has enjoyed steady but relatively quiet success over the past few years, and its new advert suggests it is ready to attract a little more attention.
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NewsMiriam Lahage leaves Ebay
Ebay general manager of fashion Miriam Lahage has left her role at the etailer for an unknown new role, which she will take up in June.
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NewsMobile will be game-changer for multichannel, says Debenhams online boss
Mobile will be the biggest game-changer for multichannel retail, says Debenhams.com boss Simon Forster.