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NewsTed Baker appoints non-executive director
Ted Baker has drafted in commercial lawyer Anne Sheinfield as an independent non-executive director.
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Opinion
Growing in glamour
N Brown is known as a highly successful but not very glamorous retailer - will its purchase of lingerie retailer Figleaves change that?
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NewsAquascutum signs deal to develop golf collection
Luxury British heritage brand Aquascutum has signed a deal with manufacturer TPD Luxury Solutions to develop the first Aquascutum Golf collection.
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NewsAlexon sales fall 5% since year end
Alexon Group, owner of womenswear retailers and brands including Ann Harvey and Kaliko, posted a 5.4% drop in like-for-like sales for the 19 weeks to June 12, partly driven by the volcanic ash cloud and the election.
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NewsN Brown snaps up Figleaves
Home shopping specialist N Brown has bought online lingerie retailer Figleaves for £11.5m.
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NewsBurberry boss receives £3.16m pay-out
Burberry paid its chief executive Angela Ahrendts £3.16m, which included her maximum bonus allowance, following a strong performance for the luxury group.
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NewsTed Baker retail sales rise 20%
Fashion retailer Ted Baker posted a 20.4% rise in retail sales over the 19 weeks to June 12.
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Opinion
Hot for hoodies?
The Middle East isn’t an obvious place to try to sell hoodies, but its move there shows Supergroup is on a roll.
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NewsTesco leads school uniform price war
Tesco has once again undercut retailers including Asda and Marks & Spencer by selling a full school uniform outfit for £3.75.
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NewsAmerican Apparel close to negotiating debt covenants
US fashion retailer American Apparel is close to negotiating a debt revision with its UK backer, private equity group Lion Capital, according to reports.
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NewsFirst England match hits shopper numbers
England’s first World Cup game hit shopper numbers on Saturday, when footfall fell by 4.7%.
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NewsSuperGroup to expand into the United Arab Emirates
SuperGroup, owner of young fashion brands Superdry and Cult, has signed a franchise agreement to open stores across the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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NewsRetail sales in London up 11.6% in May
Retail sales in London improved in May rising 11.6% on a like-for-like basis as tourists came back to the capital following the easing of the volcanic ash cloud disruption, the British Retail Consortium-KPMG London Retail Sales Monitor found.
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NewsPeacocks confirms strategic review ahead of possible sale
Peacocks chief executive Richard Kirk has confirmed that a strategic review of the business has begun and is likely to result in the sale of the value chain.
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NewsCharles Tyrwhitt unveils multiplatform plan
Formalwear specialist CharlesTyrwhitt has unveiled a suite of plans to overhaul its website, move into the made-to-measure market and open up to a further 50 stores over the next eight years.
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NewsVictoria’s Secret close to signing for first UK store
US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret is understood to be on the verge of signing its first UK store on London’s New Bond Street.
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NewsSpain’s Cortefiel picks sites for first UK shops
Spanish retailer Grupo Cortefiel is to open its first UK stores by the end of the summer in Leeds, Livingston and the yet-to-open One New Change development in the Cityof London.
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OpinionAsos and Net-a-Porter seek growth through different avenues
Two of the biggest success stories in online fashion have delivered big news this week, with a successful trading update form Asos and the announcement of a new menswear site from Net-a-Porter.
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NewsM&S Plan A injects £50m profit back into the business
Marks & Spencer has revealed that its Plan A eco and ethical programme has injected more than £50m of profit back into the business last year.
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NewsNet-a-Porter to launch men's site
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter is to move into menswear for the first time with the launch of a stand-alone menswear site.