All Fashion articles – Page 670
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OpinionBattle of the brands
Last year’s soap opera in the sportswear market seems to have calmed down to a gentle afternoon drama, but the battle for share and survival in the sector seems far from over.
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NewsRetail sales value up 3.2% in June
The value of retail sales excluding fuel rose by 3.2% in June compared with the same month last year, according to the ONS.
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Inditex plans to move into Australia
Inditex has announced plans to move into Australia next year as the retailer pushes ahead with its aggressive international expansion.The decision to enter the new market was announced at the company’s annual general meeting at its headquarters in Arteixo, in Galicia.Of the 343 new stores that Inditex opened last year, ...
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NewsReiss upgrades performance management tools
Reiss will implement a new performance management system that will provide a single reporting system across its business to aid expansion.
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NewsLK Bennett to launch in the US
Women’s footwear and fashion retailer LK Bennett is to enter the US market, with plans to open up to 100 stores, it is understood.
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NewsTrinity Leeds work to resume in August
Shopping centre Trinity Leeds has been given the go ahead by developers Land Securites, which has said it expects work to resume on site next month, in preparation for opening in spring 2013.
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NewsShop Direct full year losses narrow
Littlewoods owner Shop Direct said its pre-tax losses narrowed from £114m to £21m in the year to April 30 after a year of “significant restructuring”.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils flagship Bradford distribution centre
Marks & Spencer officially opens a 1.1m sq ft state-of-the-art distribution centre in Bradford today in a key step in its Project 2020 business improvement programme.
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NewsGant to close Bond Street store
Fashion retailer Gant will close its Bond Street store in London when its lease comes to an end in September.
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NewsLosses widen at Findel
Home shopping group Findel has increased losses to £76.1m in its full year to April 2, from £57.4m the year before.
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NewsOnline sales rise 20% in June
The warm weather and summer sporting events helped lift online retail sales by 20% in June.
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NewsSelfridges celebrates early Christmas
While the country prepares to bask in a mini-heatwave, Selfridges is getting into the spirit of Christmas and is gearing up to open its Christmas store earlier than ever before.
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NewsMiss Sixty in legal feud over CVA
Fashion retailer Miss Sixty is reportedly embroiled in legal proceedings with British landlord Mourant & Co Trustees which could lead to rescue packages such as Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) becoming harder to implement.
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NewsLondon sales up 14.4% in June
Sales in London soared 14.4% on a like-for-like basis in June with the warm weather and improving consumer confidence helping sales in the capital.
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NewsDebenhams completes refinancing
Debenhams has confirmed that it has completed the refinancing of its borrowing facilities, with the signing of a new £650m credit facility.
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NewsBurberry buys out Chinese franchisee
Luxury retailer and brand Burberry has agreed to buy 50 stores in China from its franchisee in a deal worth £70m.
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NewsMothercare to take 25% stake in Australian franchisee
Mothercare is to take a stake 25% in Headline Group, which holds the Mothercare and Early Learning Centre franchises in Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales rise 9.1%
Sales at department store chain John Lewis rose 9.1% last week to £59.2m as the retailer’s Sale drew shoppers.
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NewsAiling JJB Sports trials new format to aid recovery
The World Cup has brought a much-needed sales uplift at sports specialist JJB Sports, which has also unveiled a new-model store in Slough that it hopes will aid its ongoing recovery.
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GalleryElisa Antwerp
Shoe retailing tends to come in two forms. There’s the top end where the stock is displayed semi-museum style with each item being afforded the kind of reverence normally afforded a second dynasty Ming vase - clearly nonsense - and then there is the mass market.