All Fashion articles – Page 666
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Opinion
Government goes Green
Philip Green’s appointment as the government’s efficiency guru should strike fear into the corridors of power.
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NewsWomenswear plus-sized market to reach £3.8bn this year
Sales of plus-sized womenswear have soared 45% over the past five years with the market predicted to reach £3.8bn this year.
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NewsSir Philip Green appointed government efficiency czar
Sir Philip Green has been appointed to lead an efficiency review of government spending.
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NewsLK Bennett launches new ad campaign
Women’s footwear and fashion retailer LK Bennett has launched a new ad campaign featuring “real women” in their working environment.
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NewsRepublic launches ad campaign to help deliver turnover target
Young fashion chain Republic is set to launch its first ever ad campaign in an attempt to help triple turnover to £600m in the next five years.
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NewsNew Arnotts chairman plans brand shake up to appeal to core customer
The new chairman of Irish department store Arnotts, Mark Schwartz, has laid out plans to change the offer of the shop to appeal to its core customer.
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NewsCash injection to lift private sales etailer’s profile
Private sales etailer Secret Sales has harnessed significant new investment to press ahead with major UK expansion plans, with an increased marketing drive and diversification into new markets.
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AnalysisNet-a-Porter: Casting the Net
Net-a-Porter chief executive Mark Sebba tells Lisa Berwin about the challenges of running a business that just keeps on growing
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NewsInditex slows openings as UK concerns mount
Inditex has increased sales and profits across its UK portfolio despite what it described as a “sharp” decline in consumer spending and continuing economic uncertainties.
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NewsValue sector warning from M&Co as it doubles profits
The fashion retailer has defied the recession but says price increases will challenge value retailers
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NewsEvans online launch targets plus-size teens
Arcadia-owned Evans is to launch a young fashion brand online under a new name in the latest attempt by a big retailer to capitalise on the growing waistlines of the UK’s teens.
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AnalysisNo retailer is an island
Island retailers face particular challenges, but these have helped them to head off the mainland multiples
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AnalysisPaul Marchant
The former New Look man seems to have fitted in well in the unique setting of Primark
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OpinionCan Mango realise its ambitions on global rivals?
As far as Spanish fashion giants go Mango has very much languished in the shadows of Zara owner Inditex which is the undoubted leader of international fashion retail.
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News
Burlington Coat Factory announces sales rose 4% to £456m in Q2
Burlington Coat Factory has announced that net sales for its second quarter ending July 31 rose 4% to $728.8m (£456m). Like-for-like sales increased 0.3% for the quarter. Chief executive Tom Kingsbury said: “We are pleased to report our second consecutive quarter with a positive like-for-like sales performance, which contributed to ...
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NewsM&S kicks off nationwide student collaboration initiative
Marks & Spencer has teamed up with the Royal College of Art (RCA) to give its students the chance to create a collection for the chain’s Limited Collection.
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NewsAlexon appoints commercial director to help turnaround
Womenswear group Alexon has appointed the former chief executive of lifestyle brand Animal, Kevin Keaney, to the newly created role of commercial director.
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NewsEd Hardy closes Westfield store as Australian arm collapses
US fashion brand Ed Hardy has closed its store at Westfield London after the Australian arm of the retailer collapsed into administration.
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NewsUSC sells overseas through website
Young fashion chain USC is selling online to 10 European countries in a bid to tap into growing traffic from overseas.
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NewsAmerican Apparel to miss filing deadline
Trouble is mounting for US fashion retailer American Apparel which has said it will miss its deadline to file second quarter results.