All Fashion articles – Page 672
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NewsSuperGroup shares hit by margin fears
Julian Dunkerton, chief executive of fashion retailer SuperGroup, has played down the impact of rising cotton prices after its shares plummeted by about 15% on Wednesday despite posting an 86.4% hike in pre-tax profits to £14.6m for the first half of the year.
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GalleryFred Perry For Kids, Westfield
This is something of a hybrid, straddling that awkward divide between an RMU (a retail merchandising unit) and a pop-up store. It’s actually in the middle of Westfield London’s lower level and is one of a number of temporary stores that cleave the long public areas in two.
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NewsFull-price purchases help Mulberry profits rocket
Luxury retailer Mulberry’s profits soared in its first half, when a higher proportion of sales were made at full retail price during the spring season and there was less reduced stock in the Sale.
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NewsStakebuilders spot an opportunity in retail
Retail shares, like the temperature, dipped below zero as the big freeze was reflected in icy investor attitudes towards stores on fears that trading will suffer in the golden period.
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NewsGap to investigate Bangladesh factory fire
Gap has said it was “terribly saddened” by the deaths of workers at a Bangladeshi factory razed to the ground by a fire this week, and that it would investigate the cause of the blaze.
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NewsSales rise in November
Retail sales rose 3.6% by value and 1.8% by volume in November compared to the same month last year.
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NewsLaura Ashley sales rise despite snow
Furniture and fashion retailer Laura Ashley like-for-likes grew 2.7% in the 19 weeks to December 11.
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NewsOffice bought by Silverfleet
Private equity firm Silverfleet has bought footwear chain Office for an undisclosed sum from owner West Coast Capital (WCC). Chief executive Brian McCluskey has reinvested in the business and will remain in his role.
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NewsOffice sale expected to be completed today
Private equity firm Silverfleet is expected to complete a deal to buy footwear chain Office by the end of today. The price paid is expected to be below the original £150m tag.
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NewsProfits jump at Zara-owner Inditex as its expansion pays off
Zara-owner Inditex net profit increased 42% to €1.2bn (£994m) in the nine months to October 31 across the fashion group, which also owns Massimo Dutti and Bershka.
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NewsH&M sales soar after Lanvin success
H&M, the Swedish fast fashion chain, said worldwide like-for-like sales jumped 8% in November, the month in which it launched its sell-out Lanvin collection.
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NewsSuperGroup first half pre-tax profit soars 86%
SuperGroup, the young fashion business that owns brand Superdry and retail chain Cult, said that pre-tax profit surged 86% to £14.6m in the first half of the year as the company revealed it was optimistic about Christmas trading.
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NewsVIDEO: Harvey Nichols spoof Christmas viral campaign
Luxury department store Harvey Nichols has aired a tongue-in-cheek Christmas viral video sending up the fashionistas who use their dogs as the ultimate fashion accessory.
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NewsFood, fashion and furniture show record November price inflation
Food, clothing and furniture price inflation recorded record rises for November, helping drive the Consumer Prices Index up by 3.3% overall.
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NewsBangladeshi textile workers clash with police over pay
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers have clashed with police over the failure of factories to implement a new, higher minimum wage.
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NewsMiddleton picks Reiss and Whistles for official engagement photos
Prince William’s fiance and budding style guru Kate Middleton turned to the high street for her official engagement photographs, opting to wear a dress from Reiss and a top from Whistles.
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NewsPPR scotches Burberry takeover talk
French luxury goods group PPR, the business behind brands including Gucci, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen, has quashed speculation that it intends to acquire British luxury retailer and brand Burberry.
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NewsMarks & Spencer extends Christmas opening hours at 200 shops
Marks & Spencer will extend opening hours until 10pm or later at 200 stores during Christmas week.
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NewsDebenhams and Tesco top JP Morgan’s 2011 picks
Department store group Debenhams and leading grocer Tesco feature on broker JP Morgan Cazenove’s list of top stock picks for 2011, while fashion giant Next and supermarket group Sainsbury’s should be avoided.
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NewsBaci targets 50 UK stores over next five years
US lingerie brand Baci Lingerie is to launch in the UK with the aim of opening 50 stores over the next five years, with the first slated to open in May.