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AnalysisRichard Jones: Can he make Tesco the clothing leader?
Having put non-food on the map at Sainsbury’s, Terry Green’s successor Richard Jones is to head clothing and home at Tesco. Can he make it clothing market leader?
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NewsInditex confident of prospects as it slows pace of store openings
Fashion group Inditex is confident of continued success and profitable expansion across all of its markets despite a slowdown in space growth.
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White Stuff set to launch upmarket occasionwear
Fashion retailer White Stuff will launch a higher-end occasionwear line, So Glad and Very, next month.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose to stand down from M&S in March 2011
Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose will leave the retailer next March, earlier than he was obliged to.
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OpinionCould Richemont net a winner?
No wonder Richemont is targeting a larger slice of Net-a-Porter — it has been one of the best etail growth stories in a market where its founder Natalie Massenet once faced naysayers who believed luxury fashion would never work online.
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Opinion
A lesson in Anthropologie
Writing from Virgin Trains’ woeful standard class on my way to Retail Week’s conference on the future of the high street in Birmingham.
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NewsEthel Austin closes a further 81 stores after failing to secure buyer
MCR, the administrators of Ethel Austin, will close a further 81 stores after failing to secure a buyer for the value chain.
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NewsEnvy sold to private equity consortium
Young fashion chain Envy Retail has been sold to a consortium of private equity investors including the boss of SKG Capital, Chris Althorp-Gormlay.
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NewsPhase Eight receives bid approaches
Womenswear chain Phase Eight is understood to have received a number of bid approaches.
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NewsInditex full year profits grow 5%
Inditex net profits grew 5% in its full year to January 31 with total sales across the Spanish fashion group up 7% to €11bn (£9.95bn).
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Opinion
Off your Marks
Back from the slopes now, fortunately in one piece, and it seems like there’s been a lot going on. Terry Green’s departure from Tesco was always inevitable, but he held on there for longer than I and many others expected. He’s rubbed plenty of people up the wrong way down the years, but I rather like him - retail needs its larger than life characters and he’s certainly one of them.
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Former La Senza boss to launch Hed Kandi stores
Former La Senza chief Rose Foster is working with nightclub group the Ministry of Sound to open clothing stores under its Hed Kandi brand.
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NewsDebenhams gains market share as sales rise
Debenhams said that like-for-like sales at the department store were on an improving trend and that it has gained market share from rivals.
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NewsAsos launches new management incentive plan
Fashion etailer Asos has unveiled details of its new management incentive plan.
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NewsSports Direct acquisition of 31 JJB shops cleared by Competition Commission
The Competition Commission has formally cleared Sport Direct’s acquisition of 31 shops from rival JJB Sports.
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NewsMoss Bros chairman resigns
Moss Bros non-executive chairman David Adams has resigned from the menswear business.
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NewsHouse of Fraser outlines growth plans to suppliers
House of Fraser chairman Don McCarthy has written to suppliers to update them on the department store’s growth plans and revealed that like-for-like sales rose 10% in the first five weeks of its financial year to March 7.
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NewsLloyds eyes stake sale in TM Lewin
Shirt specialist TM Lewin is exploring its options after Lloyds Banking Group put its 20% stake in the business on the market.
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NewsBlacks suppliers threaten boycott if Sports Direct takes control
Suppliers to Blacks Leisure have threatened to boycott the outdoor chain if Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct successfully bids for the business.
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NewsFrench Connection to sell Nicole Farhi and scale back US retail
Fashion group French Connection is selling its Nicole Farhi business and closing most of its US shops following a strategic review.