All Fashion articles – Page 597

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    Topshop opens in Chicago

    2011-09-09T09:18:00Z

    Fashion giant Arcadia took another step forward internationally with the opening of a flagship Topshop/Topman store on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.

  • Sales at John Lewis rose 7.1% last week
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    Bank holiday boosts John Lewis weekly sales

    2011-09-09T08:50:00Z

    Shoppers turned out in force over the August bank holiday, enabling department store chain John Lewis to generate sales up 7.1% to £61.1m.

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    Uniqlo to open its largest global flagship store

    2011-09-09T07:00:00Z

    Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing, is to open its largest global flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York on October 14. This will be followed one week later by a similar store on 34th Street, New York on October 21. The retailer opened its first global ...

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    Grim outlook for Alexon after profit warning

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Brokers warned of an increasingly difficult outlook for fashion group Alexon after the retailer issued another profit warning.

  • New Look has joined Mothercare and Game in reducing store numbers
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    New Look to streamline its store portfolio after review

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Fast-fashion retailer to ‘hone’ estate by closing 10% of its stores and bringing in new concessions

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    Aurora gets closer to self-checkout as it trials mobile payment in shops

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Aurora Fashions is trialling mobile payment in eight shops in a move towards potentially offering self-checkout.

  • The 55,000 sq ft Regent Street flagship store will only stock Superdry products
    News

    SuperGroup flagship to help brand expand product range

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Superdry’s new Regent Street flagship store will allow the SuperGroup-owned brand to expand its product range, including a move into formalwear, according to chief executive Julian Dunkerton.

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    In pictures: Westfield Stratford City to showcase new store formats

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Westfield Stratford City is to open next Tuesday with department store John Lewis – opening the doors to its 260,000 sq ft store – as one of the complex’s main anchors.

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    Directors incentivised to turn round JJB’s fortunes

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    JJB directors are to be incentivised with a reward scheme that would result in them winning as much as £73.5m in shares if they succeed in turning around the fortunes of the sports retailer.

  • Quirky Swedish brand Monki is aimed at younger shoppers, aged 14 to 20
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    Sweden’s Monki vies for a London flagship

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Quirky H&M-owned girls’ clothing specialist Monki is on the hunt for a London flagship following its entry into the UK last week with its Selfridges concession.

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    In focus: Uniqlo

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Uniqlo UK is the main European component of Fast Retailing, Japan’s casualwear phenomenon of the 1990s that broke its domestic market mould by sourcing from China, working closely with a handful of suppliers to wow the Japanese with low price but good quality clothing.

  • Alexon, owner of Ann Harvey, rattled the market when it warned on profits
    News

    Investor worry grows as trading stays tough

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Grocers, led by Tesco, bucked a gloomy market, but it was a poor week for general retailers as investors continued to wring their hands about general prospects, not helped when fashion group Alexon warned on profits.

  • Next has moved confidently into home products and gardening with its new format, building on diversification such as floristry and home design
    Analysis

    Next sows new seeds of growth

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Its foray into diversification may have faltered in the 1980s, but Next’s latest move into garden and home may be on the money. By Gemma Goldfingle

  • Kew unveils store revamp
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    Kew unveils store revamp

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Jigsaw sister brand Kew 159 has unveiled the first of its revamped stores under its new fascia in London’s Kensington High Street.

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    Matalan to trial management scheme

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Value fashion and homewares group Matalan is to launch a bespoke training scheme to ensure all its retail managers are trained to a standardised level.

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    Analysis

    Michael Sharp

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    After almost 15 years at Debenhams the new chief executive is well placed to pick up where Rob Templeman left off. George MacDonald reports

  • The food offer has been rationalised, and now takes up the entire ground floor, while the broad wine range is in keeping with the high-end clientele
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    Reinventing Waitrose

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Almost four months, £15m of capital expenditure and a lot of hard work later, the refurbishment of Waitrose’s Canary Wharf flagship is complete. John Ryan visited before the grand reopening

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    In pictures: Waitrose opens first Food, Fashion & Home store

    2011-09-08T10:13:00Z

    Waitrose opened its first Food, Fashion & Home store this morning at its revamped Canary Wharf shop.

  • Research shows that the grocery categories a shopper impulsively buys from increased by a third since 2008
    Analysis

    Acting on impulse

    2011-09-08T10:00:00Z

    What constitutes impulse shopping? Is it just as prevalent at a time when budgets are tight? Charlotte Hardie finds out how retailers can boost the number of products bought on a whim

  • Sports Direct bought a majority stake in branded fashion business USC in July
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    Sports Direct conducts strategic review for new lifestyle division

    2011-09-08T09:49:00Z

    Sports Direct is carrying out a strategic review of its new acquisitions, USC and Cruise, and will unveil its plans for its newly established premium lifestyle division in December.