All Fashion articles – Page 601
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NewsM&S becomes exclusive fashion partner for The X Factor
Marks & Spencer has been named the exclusive fashion partner of The X Factor, the search-for-a-star TV show.
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NewsZara-owner Inditex in sweatshop inquiry
Fashion giant Inditex is under investigation by Brazil’s ministry of labour after one of its contactors was found to be using employees in sweatshop conditions.
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NewsPlus-size women's fashion sales to reach £5.7bn by 2016
The plus-size clothing market is expected to generate sales of £7.9bn by 2016 after rapid growth over the last five years.
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NewsJohn Lewis beats rioters with weekly sales rise
Department store chain John Lewis generated a sales increase of 2.9% to £52.9m last week, despite riot disruption. Excluding VAT, the rise was 1.3%.
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NewsClarks sets target of 100 overseas franchise store openings a year
Clarks is accelerating overseas growth with plans to open 100 franchise stores a year outside the UK.
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NewsTesco’s Amazon-style site due to launch in January
Tesco is gearing up for the launch in January of its Amazon-style online marketplace offer, which will target customers through previous buying habits and Clubcard data.
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NewsBlacks chairman to build bridges with Mike Ashley
Peter Williams tries to restore stability and make peace with frustrated shareholder
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NewsAurora’s Bovill heads to Jacques Vert
Womenswear retailer Jacques Vert has hired former Aurora Fashions IT chief John Bovill as its new commercial director.
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GalleryQuiksilver, Fistral Beach, Newquay
Fistral Beach in Newquay is, for many, surf central UK, or at least that’s where you may go if you want to imagine yourself a bronzed god (or goddess), effortlessly riding the waves coming in from the Atlantic.
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AnalysisClearing up and moving on
A week after the shocking riots, retailers reflect on events that put their stores and staff on the front line
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NewsFrench Connection stands confident
French Connection struck a confident note in an update last week when it reported UK like-for-like growth, increased year-on-year demand for its winter wholesale collections and that first-half profit would meet expectations.
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NewsSports retailers’ reputations intact despite ‘looter effect’
Sports retailers, including JD Sports, will not be damaged by their association with ‘looter fashion’, Oriel analysts are confident.
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NewsNew Look’s marketing director joins Monsoon
New Look has suffered another senior departure after group marketing director Joe Irons jumped ship to join Monsoon Accessorize.
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GalleryIn pictures: M&S unveils Westfield Stratford store
Marks & Spencer was handed the keys to its Westfield Stratford City store on Tuesday, when manager Lee Boon and his team moved in to prepare for the flagship mall’s opening on September 13.
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NewsCaitlin Moran rolls her sleeves up for change
Moaning on Twitter is fast becoming a national pastime but few of us have enough sway to turn our off the cuff rants into action.
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NewsLife & Style bought out of administration
Fashion and homewares chain Life & Style has been bought out of administration by Sue Townsend, former director of academic bookseller Blackwell.
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NewsReiss hires ecommerce director to drive multichannel growth
Reiss has drafted in former Boux Avenue ecommerce director Dan Lumb to spearhead Reiss’s strategy of growing the multichannel business at an international level.
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GalleryThe Next big thing
Next opened a store last week for its homewares, furniture and clothing offers with a DIY and gardening offshoot. John Ryan travelled to Shoreham-by-Sea to look at its latest innovation
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NewsAbercrombie & Fitch sees income climb
American casualwear giant Abercrombie & Fitch co has reported a 64% rise in net income to $32m (£19m) for the 13 weeks to July 30 with total sales also rising.
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NewsTwelve more TJ Hughes stores to close
A further 12 TJ Hughes stores are to close, administrator Ernst & Young has revealed.