All Fashion articles – Page 707
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NewsBlacks delays fundraising meeting
Updated: Blacks Leisure postponed its general meeting today in order to continue negotiations with Sports Direct which had planned to block proposed fundraising by the outdoor specialist.
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NewsSuits You CVA succeeds
Suits You, the menswear retailer owned by Speciality Retail Group, has won backing for its Company Voluntary Arrangement.
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OpinionBuilding the brand
Land Securities’ Brand Empire is a bold venture, but the hard work starts now.
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NewsIconic Liverpool department store Lewis’s to close
Lewis’s, the 154-year-old department store in Liverpool, will close in June with the loss of 200 jobs.
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NewsCortefiel to launch in UK via new Land Securities venture
Spanish fashion giant Cortefiel is to bring three of its brands to the UK in the first deal for property company Land Securities’ Brand Empire venture.
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Man found guilty of Matalan murder
A man has been found guilty of the murder of a Matalan store manager in east London.
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OpinionJohn Lewis and fashion move as one
In Friday’s weekly trading report, it was fascinating to see that fashion had led the way in providing John Lewis with a substantial increase against last year. Yet perhaps it’s not that surprising. The retailer has been working on raising its fashion game for years now.
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NewsMatalan mulls refinance plan
Matalan is reportedly considering a refinancing following its axed sale.
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NewsMorrisons prevents Marc Bolland poaching staff
Marks and Spencer’s incoming chief executive Marc Bolland will be barred from poaching staff from his former employer Morrisons, for one year.
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NewsSports Direct buys Blacks stake to block rescue plan
UPDATED: Sports Direct succeeded yesterday in acquiring the rights to a disputed 29% stake in Blacks Leisure to vote against its rescue plans.
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NewsOnline retail sales hits lowest-ever annual growth in January
Online retail sales growth slowed to its lowest-ever level in January, up just 5% like-for-like to £4.3bn.
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NewsPrimark sales climb in first half
Value fashion and homewares chain Primark’s first-half sales were “substantially ahead” of last year, parent Associated British Foods reported.
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NewsLondon Fashion Week opens its doors
London Fashion Week opened this morning, with an installation to pay tribute to British designer Alexander McQueen, who died last week.
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NewsGrocers become childrenswear market leaders
Supermarkets became market leaders by value in childrenswear for the first time last year.
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Fast Retailing to raise £6.9bn
Fast Retailing chairman and chief executive Tadashi Yanai has revealed the company plans to raise a ¥1 trillion (£6.9bn) war chest to back its bid to become the world’s leading global clothing retailer.He said that acquisitions would be necessary, particularly in the US and Europe, to reach that goal. “We ...
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International still the future for Abercrombie & Fitch
US fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch said that overseas expansion remains “the future” for its brands as global operations continued to prop up its struggling US arm.
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NewsAustin Reed steadies after profit dive
Austin Reed has said business has stabilised since reporting group profit fell 37% to £3.2m in the year to January 31, 2009, as men sacrificed suit purchases in the recession.
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NewsLiberty dresses window with Alexander McQueen tribute
London department store Liberty dressed one of its windows in memory of fashion designer Alexander McQueen on Monday.
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Analysis
Alexander McQueen
Last week the news of Alexander McQueen’s suicide shook the fashion world. Here, we explain his importance to British fashion and why his loss will be mourned so deeply.
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NewsAsda on a mission to take crown in non-food using etail and home
Asda is gunning to be the UK’s number one retailer in non-food in the next five years, and intends to hit its target by growing online and opening more Living stores.