All Fashion articles – Page 599
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GalleryThe luxury shop around the corner
Designer brand Nicole Farhi has just opened its new flagship store on Conduit Street, but is this for the few or can luxury be accessible to a wider audience? John Ryan visits and talks to boss Niki Scordi
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NewsVIDEO: London riots - Peckham people stop store from burning
The riots of the last few days have shown Britain at its best as well as worst.
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NewsWeekly sales slip at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores slipped 1.4% last week to £51.8m as warm weather and the peak holiday period took a toll. Excluding VAT the decline was 3.3%.
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NewsAnn Summers takes clubwear in-store
Lingerie and sex toy specialist Ann Summers is to start selling clubwear in its stores after a 300% jump in sales in the category from its party plan and web channel.
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AnalysisAnn Summers: A rampant rebrand
After a difficult spell Ann Summers has recaptured its mojo with a rebrand. By Gemma Goldfingle
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NewsStore stocks bear up despite wave of riots
Despite the wave of rioting, including shop-burning and widespread looting, stores were down but outperformed other stocks in a week when the global markets were undermined by renewed financial fears.
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NewsBlacks chairman bows to pressure and resigns
Blacks Leisure chairman David Bernstein bowed down to pressure from major shareholder Sports Direct and resigned last week.
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OpinionCrisis of confidence continues
Although the BRC was able to report “modest” retail sales growth in July, there was little for store chiefs’ comfort in the latest data.
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GalleryGap, Via del Corso, Rome
Gap understands the notion of what makes a flagship to judge from this 14,110 sq ft, two-floor branch that has just opened on Rome’s Via del Corso, one of the Eternal City’s principal shopping streets.
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NewsFashion Rocks to open at Westfield
Young fashion retailer Fashion Rocks is to open at Westfield Stratford City this September.
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NewsResilient retail stocks flagged up as stock markets plunge
Plunging stock markets have created buying opportunities among retailers and prompted brokers to seek out resilient stocks.
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AnalysisOnline vs multichannel
Online has been driving the retail narrative for some time, but now the story is moving on as retailers with a blend of web with bricks and mortar look set to have a happy ending
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GalleryIn pictures: First look at Next Home and Garden
Next has opened the first of it’s Home and Garden stores in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
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NewsConsumers more cash-strapped than ever
British consumers have never felt so strapped for cash as rising utility bills leave little money left over for basic needs.
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OpinionTime to stop the supermarket space race
As the realities of both the severity and the length of the uncomfortable squeeze on real incomes and retail sales become more evident, Mary Portas and David Cameron look increasingly like the leading players in a Murdoch-directed horror movie: we can only hope that it doesn’t become a disaster movie.
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GalleryIn pictures: Manchester riot damage
Retailers in Manchester were faced with cleaning and repairing damage to stores this morning after rioters took to the streets last night.
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NewsRiots calculated to have cost retailers £80m in lost sales
The mayhem caused by rioters has so far cost retailers £80m in lost sales, equating to £2.5m per working hour, as stores shut early and shoppers avoided trouble-spots.
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NewsRetail Trust launches campaign to help riot-affected shopkeepers
The Retail Trust has launched a campaign to raise funds for staff and shopkeepers affected by the riots ravaging the UK.
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NewsOne in ten UK businesses impacted by riots
Over 10% of the UK’s retail and leisure businesses have been directly impacted by riots and looting with 48,404 businesses impacted.