All Fashion articles – Page 647
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NewsNext to open stores with garden centres
Next is to open stores with garden centres attached as part of its plan for bigger stores to sell its full range of products, including garden furniture and outdoor products.
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NewsMarks & Spencer celebrates achievement of 70 Plan A targets
Marks & Spencer has now achieved 70 of its 180 Plan A sustainability targets and expects to complete another 20 by April 2011.
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NewsMarks & Spencer showcases spring 11 collection
Nostalgic feel Marks & Spencer showcased its spring 11 collection this week, featuring looks inspired by the 1970s such as maxi dresses (pictured) and fashion stories including ‘Coney Island’, featuring nostalgic interpretations of 1950s dresses and ‘Carnival’, incorporating bold prints and bright colours.
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NewsFrench Connection ticks along nicely
Fashion group French Connection reported that overall business was in line with expectations although retail sales were “slightly lower” than anticipated.
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AnalysisLands' End: Living the American dream
US retailer Lands’ End has come out of the shadows to reveal its expansion plans and a new target customer.
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NewsJoules makes string of board appointments
Lifestyle retailer Joules has made a raft of key board-level appointments to drive its ambitious growth plans and focus its strategy on a design-led offer.
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NewsArcadia boss Green warns on rising costs of doing business
Rates, raw materials and wages worry Sir Philip Green despite jump in the fashion group’s profits
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OpinionRising costs puts focus firmly back on product
UK consumers have never had it so good. In fact, thanks in large part to sourcing from the Far East, we have been in such a long period of deflation that shoppers have got used to a world in which prices fall consistently.
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NewsOverseas growth beckons as Burberry pre-tax profits soar
Pre-tax profits at luxury retailer Burberry rocketed nearly 50% to £129m in the first half when it introduced a new pricing strategy and fine-tuned its stock replenishment system.
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NewsInternational footwear brands open UK stores
International footwear brands are making a play for the UK market, with premium Brazilian chain NÃO Do Brasil opening its first UK store in Bluewater while Japanese fashion brand Onitsuka Tiger plans to expand.
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NewsSchuh secures cash for buyout and expansion
Footwear retailer Schuh has secured a refinancing package from Lloyds Banking Group to buy out shares from two retiring shareholders and fund expansion plans.
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NewsJD Sports on the rise but cautious for Christmas
Fashion group JD Sports reported that like-for-likes have risen since the end of August but expressed caution about Christmas trading.
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NewsFashion industry charity renamed and rebranded
Fashion industry charity the Textile Industry Children’s Trust has rebranded to The Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust as it launches a new campaign to promote its educational grants for children with special needs.
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GalleryCitadium Paris
Read the blurb on the Citadium website and a bold claim is made that this four-floor, circular temple to fashion is (in a loose translation) “more than a shop, Citaduium today is a way of life where shopping is in tune with fashion, music and events”.
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AnalysisWeathering the fashion costs storm
With cost increases across materials, shipping and labour, are rising prices the only way for retailers to protect profit?
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OpinionSignet is a diamond in the rough
Since it listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2008, Signet - which after its crisis as Ratners in the early 1990s has traditionally kept a low profile - has been a little overlooked in the UK.
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NewsJJB issues profit warning as sales fall short
Sports group JJB has issued a profit warning after like-for-like sales failed to meet expectations.
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Topshop calls off entry into Norway after copyright dispute
Arcadia Group-owned fashion retailer Topshop has called off its market entry into Norway after a copyright dispute with a local retailer that has already registered the brand Topshop in the country. Topshop has been in negotiations with the owner for more than a year without results.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports strong start to week
John Lewis saw sales surge 11.3% over the last four days driven by a strong performance from fashion and helped by the colder weather.
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Retail sales edge up in October, says ONS
Retail sales edged up modestly in October, according to the Office of National Statistics.