All Fashion articles – Page 576
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NewsVictoria's Secret owner front-runner to buy La Senza
Victoria’s Secrets owner Limited Brands is believed to be close to buying the La Senza brand.
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NewsSun European makes offer for Jacques Vert
Private equity firm Sun European Partners has made an offer for womenswear retailer Jacques Vert. The deal values Jacques Vert at £41.2m
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GalleryIn pictures: Superdry flagship store, Regent Street
Superdry opened its central London flagship on Saturday, on the site of the former Austin Reed flagship.
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NewsLike-for-likes rise at Laura Ashley
Home and fashion retailer Laura Ashley has posted a rise in like-for-like sales as it progressed with plans to shut unprofitable shops.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 02. February
Mary Portas’ undercover Secret Shopper customer service programme resulted in an official complaint.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 03. March
Tesco’s attempts to go head-to-head with Asda’s Price Guarantee backfired after it was forced to issue a flood of refunds.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 05. May
The polarisation of the retail market was a key theme in May.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 06. June
Sign up Source: Michael Walter/Troika John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City John Lewis hauls the sign for its new Westfield Stratford store into place. The store overlooks the Olympics site and in June, retailers and Westfield executives were in the final push to get everything ready for ...
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 08. August
It was a dark month for retail, against a violent and costly backdrop of the riots.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 10. October
Among the headline-grabbing stories of the month was the news that Selfridges had struck a deal with Primark.
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Analysis2011: The year in retail
It’s been a roller-coaster year for retail, with many having to pull out all the stops to battle tough trading. Rebecca Thomson and Charlotte Hardie look back over the highs and lows.
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NewsAurora bolsters brand management teams
Aurora Fashions has made four high-profile appointments across its Warehouse, Coast and Oasis fashion brands, bolstering design, marketing and ecommerce functions.
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NewsRetail gets ready for make or break Christmas week
Retailers bank on promotions to drive people into shops in the final few days.
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NewsNew year brings no joy for store stocks
At the end of the year general retailers had sadly underperformed the All-share index, while food groups were also down but not by as much as the market.
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AnalysisGap has its sights set on Europe for future growth
US clothing retailer Gap is confident it can weather the fallout from Europe’s sovereign debt crisis.
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AnalysisHarvey Nichols Walk of Shame
It was starting to look like Christmas advertising would be dominated by schmaltz this year, what with the M&S X Factor campaign and John Lewis’s heart-warming offering.
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NewsTesco results top off another tough week
As Christmas loomed, store stocks headed south. Food specialists and general merchandisers alike underperformed the All Share index and were sharply down over the year.
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News'Christmas on a knife edge' as footfall dips last week
High street footfall dipped in the week beginning December 5, down 2.6% year-on-year.