All Fashion articles – Page 759
-
NewsONS admits it has overstated sales volumes
The Office for National Statistics is to revise the way it calculates its much criticised official retail sales figures.The Government’s official statistical body said the net impact of the changes will be to revise down its estimates of sales volumes. There will be no impact on the assessment of sales ...
-
NewsJohn Lewis celebrates best week of the year
John Lewis experienced its best week of the year in the seven days to May 9, with the beleaugered home sector leading the way. Overall, sales were down marginally by 0.4 per cent to £46.8m.
-
NewsH&M celebrates sales turnaround
International fashion giant H&M has posted recession-busting like-for-like growth of 8 per cent for April, when total sales climbed 19 per cent.
-
NewsBroker attacks M&S strategy and management
Discounting and cost cutting by Marks & Spencer threatens its long-term health and dramatic change is necessary to restore the retailer’s fortunes, a broker has warned.
-
NewsTK Maxx gears up to launch e-tail site with bags range this month
Discount designer-fashion retailer TK Maxx is to launch its much anticipated e-commerce site in the UK at the end of this month.
-
NewsUp-for-sale Bay Trading close to finding buyer
A sale of troubled young fashion retailer Bay Trading was imminent as Retail Week went to press. Heads of terms on a deal had been signed, a source close to the situation said.
-
NewsJD Sports set for European debut
Speculation mounts that sports giant JD Sports will pounce on French chain as it considers overseas move
-
NewsWin for London’s Fashion Retail Academy students
The shopkeeping school backed by companies including Arcadia, Marks & Spencer and Tesco, won the Retail Futures Challenge at last week’s World Retail Congress. Their e-tail venture, Updatemywardrobe.com, blends social networking with selling and beat rivals from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology and the Hong Kong Polytechnic.The contest was ...
-
News
Signet fortunes turn after US Valentine’s sales boost
Leading jeweller Signet said its US operations, which account for the bulk of its sales, put in an “encouraging” first-quarter performance compared with the previous period.
-
News
Citi analyst predicts worst yet to come for Burberry
Burberry has implemented a £50m efficiency drive designed to bring it out on the other side of the downturn in a stronger position.
-
NewsAsos launches premium own-label range
Fashion e-tailer Asos has launched a premium own-label range, Asos Black.
-
News
Eddie Bauer reportedly in talks with potential buyers
The fashion retailer, which operates about 370 stores in the US and Canada, is a possible target for Gordon Brothers, Hilco Consumer Capital and Hudson Capital Partners. Eddie Bauer’s chief executive Neil Fiske declined to comment on bid speculation. The retailer has reported annual losses for the past three years ...
-
OpinionIs Westminster beckoning for Next’s Simon Wolfson?
In the retail industry, much of the chatter last week centred not on Next’s latest numbers, but chief executive Simon Wolfson’s future plans. For some time, speculation has mounted that he might consider a shift into politics, casting himself as Lord King to David Cameron’s Mrs T.
-
NewsDecathlon targets UK with smaller format Koodza stores
French sports retailer Decathlon is to trial a smaller-store budget format called Koodza in the UK.
-
News
Hyper Hyper owner seeks further sites
The owner of fashion retailer Hyper Hyper, Baboo Sehgal, is looking for more sites after temporarily taking the old Zavvi store at the eastern end of London’s Oxford Street.Sehgal is offering rails for new designers and concessions in the Oxford Street shop.He will open another store on London’s Portobello Road ...
-
GalleryStore of the week: Intersport, Gothenburg
It’s not often that retailers open very large sports stores these days, but pan-European operation Intersport has just unveiled this 10,000 sq ft, single-floor outlet in Sweden’s second city, Gothenburg.
-
OpinionDesigual's designs on Dublin
Zany Spanish fashion brand Desigual has opened its first shop in the Republic of Ireland in Arnotts’ new lifestyle store at the Jervis Centre in Dublin.
-
NewsMulberry to take full control of US business
Mulberry will take full control of its US business after agreeing to end a joint venture with its US partner.Mulberry will take control of its wholesale and retail sales in the US, which it hopes will create a more efficient operation when combined with its online business, over which it ...
-
NewsNext to offer catwalk looks to customers
Next is poised to launch a new catwalk-inspired range for its customers.
-
NewsLK Bennett to personalise marketing messages
LK Bennett is to personalise the content of marketing emails to its international customer base using a system from smartFOCUS Digital.