All Fashion articles – Page 727
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NewsSports Direct appoints non-executive chairman
Sports Direct has finally hired a non-executive chairman after searching since May 2007, when David Richardson dramatically quit the sports retailer’s board just three months after it floated.
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NewsCath Kidston seeks local partner to support expansion in Asia
Cath Kidston has begun a search for an investment partner with local expertise as it plans to ramp up international expansion.
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NewsHigh price tag for Matalan likely to attract calls for earn-out clause
Potential buyers of value retailer Matalan are likely to demand an earn-out or similar clause in any deal with founder and owner John Hargreaves.
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NewsRetail sales at Ted Baker rise as UK fares well
Retail sales at fashion retailer Ted Baker climbed 19.8% over the 13 weeks to November 14, as strong UK sales growth offset difficult trading in overseas markets.
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AnalysisMarc Bolland: taking the helm at Marks & Spencer
As the Morrisons chief lines up to take the helm at Marks & Spencer, Jennifer Creevy asks if he has got what it takes to realise the high street legend’s potential.
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NewsChaka Khan will star in a campaign for Evans
Music legend Chaka Khan is starring in a campaign for plus-size fashion retailer Evans. The singer will model a selection of clothing from the retailer’s Christmas collection.
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OpinionWhy democracy is overrated
The high street’s future looks bland if we let market forces choose our fate, says Jacqueline Gold.
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NewsMarks & Spencer engages with shoppers on Facebook
Marks & Spencer director of store marketing and design Nayna McIntosh fielded questions on pre-Christmas discounting and controversial Christmas ads in a live web chat on Facebook on Tuesday.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion opens site to overseas markets
JD Sports Fashion has extended its online offer to overseas markets in an attempt to bolster its international presence.
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Analysis
Woolworths’ property portfolio: Well worth it?
Woolworths’ collapse left a scar on hundreds of high streets as 807 stores shut. One year on, Sara McCorquodale investigates what has been re-let and who has benefited
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OpinionCan the ‘knight rider’ shine light on Sports Direct?
After a very long hunt for a chairman Sports Direct has finally found its man. However, many in the sports and fashion world will not have come across Keith Hellawell.
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NewsAlexon like-for-likes slump 14%
Fashion group Alexon has reported a 14% slump in like-for-like sales for the 16 weeks to November 21 after its planned lower level of summer Sale activity affected footfall and sales.
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NewsNew Look fined £400,000 over Oxford Street fire
Fast-fashion chain New Look has been slapped with a hefty fine following a blaze gutted the retailer’s Oxford Street store two years ago.
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NewsUp to 130 jobs under threat at Redcats
Redcats UK, which runs La Redoute and Daxon, has begun a consultation process which could lead to the loss of 130 jobs across its operations in Bradford and Wakefield.
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NewsFrench Connection sales helped by currency gains
French Connection has benefitted from more favourable exchange rates in the three months to October 30 with overall group turnover up 8%.
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NewsGrocers’ non-food sales to increase 40% by 2014
Non-food sales from grocers are expected to increase by 40% to £16.2bn in 2014, representing nearly 10p in every pound spent in supermarkets.
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NewsSports Direct appoints chairman
Sports Direct has appointed a non-executive chairman, Dr Keith Hellawell, to join its board.
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NewsEbay technical hitch raises fears about retailer listings
Ebay’s technical failure on Saturday has raised fears about the auction site’s ability to handle bulk listings by large retailers.
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NewsMalcolm Walker tapped for cash by ex-Baugur chief
Malcolm Walker, chief executive of frozen foods retailer Iceland, is understood to have been tapped up by Jon Asgeir Johannesson, founder of collapsed high street chain Baugur, about investing in his Hagar retail empire.
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NewsReiss redesigns stores for luxury
Luxury fashion chain Reiss has refreshed areas of selected stores in support of its capsule 1971 collection, the year in which the retailer opened its first store.