All Fashion articles – Page 729
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NewsStrong retail sales for Burberry
Burberry’s revenue rose 6% year-on-year for the six months to September 30 to £572m, boosted by solid retail sales and a particularly strong performance from the UK and Korea.
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NewsSerious Organised Crime Agency probes former JJB Sports executives
Former JJB Sports executives are facing the scrutiny of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and HM Revenue, piling more pressure on the sports retailer that is already under investigation by the Office of Fair Trading and the Serious Fraud Office.
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NewsMarks & Spencer succession candidates to present at investor day
Several of the internal candidates to succeed Sir Stuart Rose are expected to make presentations at the Marks & Spencer investor day today.
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NewsRetail sales grow in September
UK retail sales grew 2.8% in September on a like-for-like basis, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsM&S unveils details of website relaunch
Marks & Spencer is to unveil a revamped website tomorrow, as the retailer holds its first investor day in nearly a decade.
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NewsM&S internal candidates to pitch to investors
Marks & Spencer’s internal candidates to succeed Sir Stuart Rose are expected to make presentations to the City tomorrow at the retailer’s first investor day for nearly a decade.
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NewsGeorge claims top spot in clothing market share
Asda’s George has seized the top spot in clothing market share, delivering managing director Anthony Thompson’s target to take first place 18 months early.
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Fast Retailing reports like-for-like sales increase by 31.6%
Fast Retailing, operator of the Uniqlo clothing retailer, reported like-for-like sales increased by 31.6% year on year in September. Total sales climbed 41.5%.The company attributed the growth to cool temperatures throughout the month, which kept sales of autumn and winter goods strong. Also, an extra day of national holiday during ...
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NewsAmazon.com to launch e-reader
Amazon is to shake up the books and fashion markets ahead of Christmas with the international launch of its Kindle e-reader and a new clothing outlet.
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News‘Family-friendly’ Ann Summers to open in key shopping centres
Ann Summers is to open in Westfield and Bluewater shopping centres as its new, more discreet store look makes the sex toys and lingerie retailer more acceptable to once-wary malls.
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NewsFrench Connection axes Japan stores to stem loss
French Connection is to close its stores in Japan and intends to hand the operation over to a licensee in a bid to stem haemorrhaging losses at the division.
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AnalysisSimon Bentley: Planning a comeback at Blacks?
Last week Retail Week revealed that sports retail veteran Simon Bentley is plotting a return to Blacks. Lisa Berwin finds out more about the man.
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NewsCo-op overhauls IT in Somerfield integration
Co-operative Group is to spend £25m on a project to fully integrate the Somerfield business, including major IT system changes.
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NewsNext opens first dedicated shop-in-shop sportswear departments
Next has opened its first dedicated shop-in-shop sportswear departments in three of its stores.
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NewsMarks & Spencer poised for online expansion to hit etail targets
Marks & Spencer is expected to reveal online expansion plans on Tuesday, when it is holding a strategy day for investors.
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NewsTJ Hughes results spur expansion plan
Discount department store operator TJ Hughes is pushing ahead with expansion after it reported turnover increased 9.1% to £261.3m in the year to January 31.
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OpinionTesco bids to step out of Asos’s online shadow
Tesco has launched what has widely been reported as its challenge to Asos; its much anticipated online clothing offer.
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NewsTed Baker pre-tax profits down 18.4%, but UK arm remains strong
Ted Baker has reported a better than expected 18.4% drop in pre-tax profit in its interim results to £6m, buoyed by the performance of its UK arm.
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NewsShop prices continue to fall
Shop prices have fallen on a year ago and were deflationary for the second consecutive month, according to the British Retail Consortium-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to sell online into 73 more countries
Marks & Spencer has massively extended its online international delivery service, adding 73 countries to the list served.