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Gap to close 200 of its 900 stores worldwide by 2013
Clothing giant Gap is to close 200 of its 900 stores worldwide by 2013, and has stated that part of its difficulties are due to it not investing enough in attracting ethnic minority customers in the US. Chairman and chief executive Glenn Murphy said Gap’s market share among African-, Asian- ...
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NewsVideo: Marks & Spencer shifts marketing focus
Marks & Spencer will tomorrow launch its spring advertising campaign featuring the use of ‘Only at Your M&S’ branding for the first time and including its first menswear TV ad.
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NewsNew Look CEO Carl McPhail resigns
New Look chief executive Carl McPhail has resigned, and founder Tom Singh returns to the business.
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NewsTK Maxx unveils radical new ad message
TK Maxx has unveiled its spring television advertising campaign which breaks with tradition and lets shoppers into the closely-guarded secret, that the chain deals directly with designers rather than just sourcing old season stock.
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NewsTesco launches kids' wedding wear
Tesco has launched its first collection of bridesmaid and page boy outfits as part of its Florence & Fred (F&F) kidswear range.
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NewsPeacocks considers sale of Bonmarché
The Peacock Group is reported to be exploring options for Bonmarché, which could lead to a sale of the older womenswear chain.
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NewsAll Saints in final negotiations with potential investors
All Saints is understood to be finalising the terms of a potential £50m rescue deal to secure its long-term future.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion rescues Fenchurch from administration
JD Sports Fashion has rescued streetwear brand Fenchurch from administration, but all of its staff have been made redundant.
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NewsJohn Lewis records 1.8% fall in weekly sales
Sales at John Lewis department stores fell last week as the retailer came up against tough comparatives.
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NewsAll Saints ‘on the brink’ of winning new investment
The future of All Saints was in the balance as Retail Week went to press.
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NewsInditex to push lesser known brands in UK
Spanish fashion giant Inditex plans to roll out its lesser-known brands including Pull and Bear and Bershka across the UK this year.
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GalleryC&A São Paulo, Brazil
C&A in the UK - until its disappearance at the beginning of the last decade - was one of those stores you didn’t really visit for store ambience.
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NewsMatalan planning to grow online business
Value fashion and homewares group Matalan is to ramp up its ecommerce operations and plans to hire a top-level online retail specialist to drive growth.
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NewsFrench Connection to up sales densities
French Connection has vowed to drive sales densities in stores after its UK and European retail arm slipped into the red.
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NewsDebenhams on track for profit growth
Department store group Debenhams assured the City that interim profits would meet consensus and be ahead of last year.
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NewsSports Direct throws down gauntlet to rival Decathlon
Sports Direct chief forecasts the pair will fight it out for global dominance over the next 10 years
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NewsMarkets are shaken by Japanese disaster
The earthquake in Japan shook the stock markets worldwide as investors assessed what the costs, commercial as well as human, might be.
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NewsStore revamps at heart of JJB’s recovery plans
JJB Sports chief executive Keith Jones is confident that its new business plan can revive the ailing sportswear retailer, despite like-for-likes slumping 13.5% from January 24 to March 13.
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NewsRetail predecessor to River Island is to be revived
Chelsea Girl, the iconic 1970s fashion retailer that later became River Island, is to be revived as a branded capsule collection.