All Fashion articles – Page 631
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News
PPR up 7.5% to £12.3bn
Luxury goods and retail company PPR reported total group revenue from continuing operations was up 7.5% to €14.6bn (£12.3bn) in the 2010 fiscal year, from €13.6bn (£11.5bn) in 2009.Recurring operating income was up 23.5% to €1.53bn (£1.29bn) from €1.24bn (£1.04bn) in 2009.
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NewsTK Maxx parent to slow pace of growth in Europe as profits collapse
The parent company of TK Maxx and HomeSense is to slow its pace of growth in Europe in a bid to get back on track after a 52% fall in full year profits.
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NewsMarks & Spencer hires Inditex man to lead international expansion
Marks & Spencer has drafted in Inditex director Jan Heere as its international director.
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NewsHigh and Mighty revamps website in chase for sales
Specialist plus-size fashion retailer High and Mighty relaunched its website last week in a bid to double its online sales over the next year.
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NewsTop Dog at Topshop
The Topshop Unique London Fashion Week show was themed ‘dogs meet mice somewhere in early Hollywood’.
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AnalysisGrand designs
Zara not only took on a five-floor design challenge with its new Rome flagship, but also a huge restoration project. John Ryan pays a visit
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NewsNew Look's Barbara Horspool in shock exit
Barbara Horspool, group design director at New Look and the driving force behind the value chain’s fashion credentials, has quit to join women’s young fashion chain Oasis.
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NewsTesco creates t-shirt for Climate Week
Tesco has teamed up with designer Eley Kishimoto to create a T-shirt for Climate Week in aid of the Environmental Justice Foundation.
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Opinion
Stylecompare.co.uk
Last week saw the official launch of fashion comparison website Stylecompare.co.uk.
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NewsNet-a-Porter's menswear site goes live
Net-a-Porter’s new menswear standalone site Mr Porter has gone live this morning.
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NewsLa Senza chief denies Victoria's Secret sale talks
La Senza commercial director Beverley Williams has denied that the UK lingerie retailer’s backers are in talks with Limited Brands, the parent company of US-lingerie chain Victoria’s Secret, about a possible sale of the business.
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NewsVictoria's Secret 'in discussions to buy La Senza'
US lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret is in talks to buy La Senza, reports claim.
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NewsMr Porter goes live for founding members
New premium menswear etail site Mr Porter has gone live this afternoon but only to its' founding members.
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NewsFormer Principles boss Peter Davies rescues Ollie & Nic from administration
Vintage accessories brand Ollie & Nic has been rescued by Principles founder Peter Davies after it went into administration.
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NewsSocial media yields £1.5m sales for Tesco
Tesco’s clothing division has generated £1.5m of sales via social media in the past year to date and will continue to bolster its credentials in the fashion world.
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NewsShare price soars at French Connection after stakebuilding
Fashion group French Connection’s shares rose sharply this week following stakebuilding by Standard Life.
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AnalysisUp against the clock
The immediacy of online buying has never quite extended to fulfilment, but that is starting to change. Joanne Ellul finds out about fashion group Aurora’s new 90-minute delivery promise
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NewsBlacks forecasts slashed as Gillis announces departure
Broker FinnCap has cut its forecasts for outdoor specialist Blacks Leisure, which last week revealed chief executive Neil Gillis is leaving.
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AnalysisBeing in the know
Headlines about unethical factory standards have once again highlighted the problem that retailers face with their complex supply chains