All Fashion articles – Page 569
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AnalysisWhat price is right?
Consumer confidence is low and the battle for spend intense, retailers are slashing prices in a bid to attract shoppers. But is this the optimum pricing strategy, asks Rebecca Thomson.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill pulls out of Peacocks talks
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has pulled out of the bidding process for Peacocks, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion
Net-a-Porter uses augmented reality to launch Karl Lagerfeld collection
Luxury online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has hosted a series of live augmented reality events at five locations worldwide, to celebrate the launch of its Karl Lagerfeld collection.
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NewsSuperGroup blames slow January on discounting
Retailer dismisses price-cutting and considers China for long-term growth
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NewsMothercare mulls franchise model for UK
Ecommerce and brand strength to be leveraged as Simon Calver arrives from Lovefilm.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill in the frame to buy Peacocks
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has emerged as one of the four bidders in the running to buy collapsed value clothing retailer Peacocks, Retail Week understands.
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News
Primark Northern Irish workers to be re-ballotted over strike
Primark staff in Northern Ireland are to be re-balloted by Usdaw over a possible strike after a “technical oversight” in the original ballot process left the union open to a legal challenge.
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NewsPeacocks receives four bids in second round
Peacocks administrator KPMG has received four second round bids to buy the business, or parts of it, out of administration, it is understood.
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NewsSupergroup revises profits forecast after January sales slowdown
Supergroup has revised its full year profits guidance following a slowdown in sales in the last three weeks of January.
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Opinion
House of Fraser targets students on Facebook
Department store group House of Fraser has teamed up with NUS to offer a 10% student discount to Facebook users who ‘like’ the retailer.
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NewsMothercare to launch range with Jools Oliver
Maternity retailer Mothercare is to launch a designer range with Jools Oliver, wife of celebrity chef Jamie.
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NewsEtailer Boohoo grows full year profits
Pinstripe Clothing, the parent company of young fashion website Boohoo.com, experienced a profits jump last year as sales topped £24.5m in 2011.
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NewsMadhouse bought in pre-pack deal
Discount fashion chain Madhouse has been sold in a pre-pack deal.
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NewsOutdoor specialist Musto to refinance
Outdoor clothing specialist Musto is to refinance its debts to facilitate its European expansion.
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NewsTextiles tycoon in surprise Peacocks bid
Textiles tycoon Alshair Fiyaz has teamed up with Danish investment fund Solstra Capita to bid for collapsed retailer Peacocks.
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OpinionOut of stock, out of pocket
Don Williams is the National head of retail and wholesale at BDO, specialising in audit and assurance.
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NewsFrench Connection issues profit warning
French Connection has issued a profit warning, downgrading its pretax profit from £5m for the year January 31 to £4.7m, which includes a one-off exchange gain of £700,000.
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News
Inditex opens first Zara store in Peru
Inditex has opened its first Zara store in Peru in the capital, Lima. The shop is in the Jockey Plaza shopping centre, has a sales area of 19,375 sq ft and stocks collections produced for the southern hemisphere.
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NewsBoots faces legal action in Mini Mode fashion row
Health and beauty giant Boots is being sued for £5m in a legal case centred on changes to its childrenswear offer.
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AnalysisIt’s a wrap: Christmas performance revealed
Christmas is over and many retailers’ hangovers were often less painful than anticipated, but was it really better than expected? Charlotte Hardie reports.