All Fashion articles – Page 664
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NewsTechnology and fashion sales hold up despite consumer focus on essentials
Technology products and fashion are among the few consumer spending categories to have delivered real terms sales growth in the last year and people remain focused on saving, a Mintel study has shown.
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NewsSite goes live ahead of Asos Marketplace launch
Fashion etailer Asos has today launched a holding page for its Marketplace website, which will become a global marketplace where shoppers and independent retailers will be able to buy and sell clothing to fellow consumers online.
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NewsPrimark to open 75,000 sq ft Edinburgh flagship
Value fashion giant Primark is to open on Edinburgh’s Princes Street after winning planning approval for a 75,000 sq ft store.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to press ahead with Midlands store closures
Marks & Spencer is to proceed with the closure of four stores in Lincolnshire and Warwickshire, which locals had campaigned to keep open.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to open in Egypt
Marks & Spencer is to open its first store in Egypt within the next year.
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NewsM&S shareholder gives thumbs-up to Robert Swannell’s appointment
Marks & Spencer’s largest shareholder has welcomed the appointment of its new chairman Robert Swannell.
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NewsFenwick awards £3.8m dividend despite falling profits
The Fenwick family, owners of the eponymously-named chain of luxury department stores, will receive a dividend of £3.8m despite a drop in both sales and pre-tax profit at their 11 outlets during 2009.
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NewsN Brown launches Simply Be in America
N Brown has launched its first catalogue in the US as it continues to seek growth in international markets.
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NewsNew Marks & Spencer chairman to get £500,000
Marks & Spencer’s new chairman could be paid around 40% less than current chairman Sir Stuart Rose according to reports.
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NewsGap starts selling online in the UK
Gap has soft launched its first transactional websites in the UK.
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NewsH&M launches iPhone app
H&M has launched its first iPhone application today ahead of the planned launch of its transactional website next month.
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NewsGap sales and profits rise
Profits at Gap rose 3% in its second quarter to July 31 to $234m (£150.7m) the US fashion giant reported.
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NewsMyleene Klass fronts Marks & Spencer TV
Marks & Spencer has launched an online fashion show fronted by its brand ambassador Myleene Klass.
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NewsHobbs sub-brand NW3 picks Westfield London for its debut
Womenswear retailer Hobbs will launch the first standalone store for its younger NW3 sub-brand next month and is plotting up to 30 in the next four years.
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NewsGo Outdoors appoints Lovering chairman as it eyes new stores
Go Outdoors is seeking a sale or float in the future to help the retailer reach its ambitious growth plans after hiring private equity tycoon John Lovering as chairman.
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OpinionFocus on food will be key to Asda’s recovery
Spare a thought for Asda’s new chief executive Andy Clarke.
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NewsAsos axes kidswear to focus on young fashion
Fashion etailer Asos is axing its kidswear offer to concentrate on its core young fashion market.
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AnalysisTrading outlook: Who is right, the bulls or the bears?
With uncertainty rife as to retail’s prospects, who is right when it comes to the outlook - the doom-mongering bears or the optimistic bulls? Retail Week puts the arguments for and against