All Fashion articles – Page 574
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NewsShop Direct chief executive Newton-Jones to exit
Shop Direct chief executive Mark Newton-Jones is to leave the home shopping giant.
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GalleryNew York store design: A year’s a long time in retail
There have been some dramatic changes in Manhattan’s retail landscape over the past 12 months and the visual merchandising bar has been raised yet again. John Ryan reports.
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NewsDolcis bought out of administration
The Jacobson Group has bought footwear retailer Dolcis out of administration.
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NewsMorrisons receives £40m payment to take on Best Buy stores
Morrisons is to be paid £40m to take on the 10 empty Best Buy stores it is converting to Kiddicare.
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AnalysisRetail 2012
Retail Week reveals the highlights from our latest free-to-subscriber research into forecasts from the UK’s leading retailers. Joanna Perry reports.
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NewsKaren Millen to expand online offer across Europe
Fashion retailer to launch local language websites in the hope of repeating German sales success.
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NewsRepublic co-founder steps back from executive role
Co-founder of fashion group Republic Carl Brewins has stepped back from day-to-day involvement in the business after 26 years.
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NewsChristmas updates boost store stocks
As the Christmas trading season drew to an end, retailers of all sorts were in fashion.
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OpinionPrimark is proving its value as others struggle
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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AnalysisNRF: Why technology matters to retail
2012 will be a key year for retailers, with spending constrained and structural changes hitting hard. Retailers at this year’s NRF conference showed they’re tackling the hurdles head on, finds Rebecca Thomson.
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NewsRetail sales suffer steepest fall in three years, says CBI
Retail sales suffered their biggest fall in three years in January, according to the CBI Distributives Trades Survey.
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NewsKiddicare acquires 10 former Best Buy stores
Online baby products retailer Kiddicare has snapped up the leases of 10 former Best Buy stores.
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NewsPaul Mason quits Radley
Paul Mason has stepped down as chairman from handbag and accessories brand Radley.
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NewsDeadline for Peacocks bids looms as other retailers target the stores
Private equity firms including Permira and Cinven are understood to have ruled out buying Peacocks, while other investment firms and retailers eye its stores.
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NewsPrimark optimistic for 2012 after strong sales
The squeeze on consumers will lessen in 2012, directors of Primark’s parent company believe.
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Abercrombie & Fitch considers India expansion
Abercrombie & Fitch staff have visited India as it considers setting up shop in the country. An Abercrombie & Fitch spokesperson said: “We are constantly evaluating new opportunities for our brands, including new countries, for expansion.”Gap is also said to have stepped interest into the market after the government allowed ...
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AnalysisProfile: Richard Kirk, former Peacocks group chief executive
The former Peacocks group chief executive fought to the bitter end to save the retailer and the people working for it.
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AnalysisRight technology, right time
Technology is no longer a back-office service – it’s driving sales and changing how people shop. Rebecca Thomson discovers what’s next for retailers at the NRF conference in New York.
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NewsSuperGroup eyes efficiency savings with new warehouse
SuperGroup is to move to a new distribution centre which is set to make its operation more efficient.
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Cost-cutting at La Redoute
PPR-owned mail order retailer La Redoute may cut 250 jobs as part of a new cost-cutting initiative designed to make the retailer a pure-play online operation. The job losses would be mainly voluntary redundancies over a three-year period. Last week it was revealed that PPR was cutting 510 jobs at ...