All Fashion articles – Page 607
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Gap to open in Vietnam and Guam
Gap has announced plans to open its first stores in Vietnam and Guam through its franchise channel. In Vietnam, the first two Gap stores will open in Ho Chi Minh City this October followed by Hanoi in 2012.Banana Republic will make its debut in late 2012. The first Gap store ...
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GalleryIn pictures: M&S drafts in new celebs to front brand ad campaigns
Marks & Spencer has drafted in new celebrity faces to front print, in-store and online campaigns which focus for the first time on brands including Autograph.
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NewsCredit insurers put value clothing retailers on watch list
Value clothing retailers are coming under increasing scrutiny from credit insurers as trading conditions remain tough.
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NewsNew Look launches property review
Value fashion chain New Look is assessing options for its property portfolio.
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NewsLa Senza mulls store exits
Lingerie chain La Senza is reported to be considering plans to restructure the retail business in a move that would allow it to close or sell some of its poorly-performing stores.
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GalleryNew river flows into Swindon
Fashion retailer River Island has trialled a new look for its store in Swindon and it is likely to be replicated elsewhere. By John Ryan
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AnalysisThe wrong type of customer?
Brands spend millions finely tuning their image, so what can they do when the ‘wrong sort of customer’ starts buying into them, asks Gemma Goldfingle
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NewsSales of tablets outstrip desktops for first time at John Lewis
Tablet computers outsold desktop PCs for the first time last week at department store chain John Lewis, which posted a total weekly sales rise of 2.6% to £53.4m.
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AnalysisRetail Week On The Road: Midlands
We visit Birmingham, Leicester, Derby, Market Harborough and Nottingham
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NewsRetail shares slide along with market
General retailers were on the slide along with the market during the week, although the fall in grocers’ share prices was much less marked.
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NewsSuperGroup hires supply and sourcing experts to boost team
Fashion retailer SuperGroup has made two key appointments to support continued rapid growth.
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NewsReiss plans for future with click-and-collect
Premium fashion retailer Reiss is to launch a click-and-collect service and international websites in local languages as it ramps up its online offering under new ecommerce director Dan Lumb.
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NewsFat Face returns to premium roots as it eyes international expansion
Fat Face wants to show off its quality credentials with the launch of a premium collection as it eyes international expansion.
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AnalysisInternational growing pains
Retailers face a multitude of supply chain challenges as they expand beyond their home market. Rebecca Thomson looks at how retailers are tackling some of these issues
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NewsNew owner sets out stall to revamp Jane Norman
Edinburgh Woollen Mill to revive 50-year-old brand by doubling number of stores
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AnalysisNeed to know: The plus-size market
The plus-size customer base is growing in number but with limited choice for larger people there are opportunities aplenty for fashion retailers
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NewsRemaining TJ Hughes stores to be shuttered
The last remaining TJ Hughes stores still trading are to be shuttered, with closing down Sales commencing immediately.
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NewsGoldsmiths launches new boutique format
Jeweller Goldsmiths launches its new boutique format in Stratford City in September featuring jewellery vending machines and a ‘chill-out zone’.
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NewsSubscription site Stylist Pick to relaunch
Online accessories specialist Stylist Pick is to relaunch its site and push the button on a TV advertising campaign this autumn.
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GalleryVans Spitalfields, London
Blink and it’s gone and as you read this, the removal men will only be a couple of weeks away from descending on Spitalfields to empty the Vans pop-up store that has been trading on Brushfield Street since August 12.