All Fashion articles – Page 650
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NewsAlexon Group like-for-likes edge up 0.4%
Womenswear group Alexon, which includes the Ann Harvey and Kaliko chains, experienced a marginal group like-for-like sales rise for the period from August 1 to November 23, and remains cautious on the outlook.
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NewsSelfridges footwear sales soar
Footwear sales at Selfridges have soared by 71% on the back of the department store’s leading Shoe Galleries area which opened in September.
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NewsJ Crew sold for £1.9bn to private equity firms
J Crew, the American casualwear brand, has been sold to private equity firms TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners for $3bn (£1.9bn).
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NewsTesco's £16 Kate Middleton copycat dress sold out online in an hour
Tesco’s £16 F&F dress in the style of the one Kate Middleton wore to announce her engagement sold out online in just one hour on Monday.
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NewsAsos launches free Christmas season delivery
Fashion etailer Asos will provide free delivery to all customers worldwide throughout the Christmas shopping season.
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Opinion
East deploys store management system to cut costs
Fashion retailer East will save £11,000 in print and postage costs through the store management system it has implemented.
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NewsLanvin for H&M launches
Lanvin’s much-anticipated collection for high street retailer H&M launched at 9am today with hoardes of shoppers queuing to get their hands on the coveted items.
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NewsMaxeda's Hunkemoller bought by PAI
Dutch lingerie chain Hunkemöller has been sold to private equity business PAI.
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NewsAll Saints secures loan from Icelandic banks
All Saints has agreed a loan with its Icelandic backers to fund further expansion, according to reports.
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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.