All Fashion articles – Page 717
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Swarovski eyes more openings in year ahead
Swarovski is to continue its expansion after reporting like-for-likes up 9% for the 2009 calendar year.
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AnalysisChristos Angelides: Next’s product guru
Next’s product guru has been instrumental in breathing new life into the retail giant’s ranges and driving its second-half success.
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NewsTheo Paphitis looks on as La Senza backers in talks
Former La Senza owner Theo Paphitis is understood to be waiting for the dispute between the lingerie retailer’s private equity owner and its lender to play out before deciding whether to make a move for the business.
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NewsChristmas brings record month for My-Wardrobe
Fashion etailer My-Wardrobe.com enjoyed a record month in December, passing the £1m sales barrier in a month for the first time.
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NewsShop Direct celebrates festive trading success
Shop Direct Group has said electricals and partywear helped it deliver strong Christmas sales, up 6.3% in the six weeks to January 1.
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NewsOriginal Factory Shop Christmas profits soar
Value department store operator The Original Factory Shop had record sales for the four weeks to December 27, helped by its position as a “non-food convenience store” according to chief executive Angela Spindler.
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NewsCity warns festive wins could reveal last of ‘low-hanging fruit’
Upgrades of general retailers are likely following some better than anticipated Christmas updates, but analysts are advising investors to pick stocks carefully.
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Walmart to cut costs
Walmart is to launch a drive to cut billions of dollars of costs from its supply chain in 2010 by combining its store purchasing across national frontiers as it attempts to globalise its business, The Financial Times reported.The effort is part of the retailer’s plans to increase the proportion of ...
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GalleryHobbs, Covent Garden
Just before Christmas, Hobbs opened a flagship in Covent Garden. The move followed hot on the heels of its Regent Street shop and the Covent Garden interior design followed suit. Except it didn’t.
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NewsNew Look to widen multichannel services with stores EPoS upgrade
New Look is to replace the EPoS software across its entire store estate this year to introduce multichannel services.
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NewsStore Twenty One pushes homewares
Value retailer QS is to drive homewares as it continues to expand its Store Twenty One fascia.
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NewsGap sales improve for Christmas
Gap enjoyed a stronger Christmas this year with group like-for-like sales ahead 2% in the five weeks to January 2 compared to a drop of 14% for December 2008.
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OpinionSpotlight to fall on retail leadership
As the battle to lead the country hots up, leadership will also be a key theme for fashion retailers this year.
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NewsChristmas sales success for New Look
New Look, the value fashion group which is considering an IPO this year, has reported a strong Christmas performance.
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NewsJD Sports festive like-for-likes up 6.6%
JD Sports Fashion has reported group like-for-like sales for the five weeks to January 2 up 6.6%.
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NewsRecord Christmas for Republic
Young fashion chain Republic has reported a record Christmas with like-for-like sales up 11% in the eight weeks to January 4.
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NewsMarks & Spencer celebrates ‘good’ Christmas
Marks & Spencer has hailed Christmas trading a success after posting 0.8% like-for-like sales growth over the festive period but warned that prospects remain uncertain.
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NewsShop prices rise in December
Shop inflation rose sharply in December to 2.2%, from 0.2% in November, according to the BRC Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsSupergroup enjoys record Christmas
Supergroup, the young fashion retailer which owns the Superdry brand and Cult chain, scored a record Christmas with like-for-like sales up 29% in the five weeks to January 3.
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NewsLinks reveals record 2009
Jewellery retailer Links has revealed a record trading result for 2009.