All Fashion articles – Page 857
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Fortnum’s mulls overseas moves after sales high
Fortnum & Mason is exploring further overseas opportunities after a record year of sales and the completed refurbishment of its flagship Piccadilly store.
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Liberty to raise game with more exclusives
Iconic department store Liberty is to treble its exclusive luxury brands as its customers increasingly seek a unique shopping experience in a challenging retail environment.
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OpinionAre the clouds gathering?
Rising mortgage bills, fears about jobs, soaring utility costs. The reasons for the slowdown in consumer spending are boringly familiar.
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McCarthy hits out as Baugur bids for Moss
Moss Bros non-executive director and Baugur board member Don McCarthy has outlined the Icelandic investor’s plans for the retailer if its takeover succeeds.
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Selfridges picks ex-M&S man to spearhead web site launch
Selfridges has hired a former Marks & Spencer head of e-commerce to oversee the much-anticipated launch of its transactional web site in 2010.
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JJB Soccer Dome cash earmarked for refurbs
JJB Sports will invest in re-energising its stores using the proceeds of Tuesday’s 17.4 million sale of its Soccer Domes division to five-a-side football centre company Powerleague.
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Hobbs takes largest unit outside London
Fashion retailer Hobbs will open its largest store outside of London at the Milsom Place development in Bath.
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Suppliers mull legal action over Stead
A group of footwear suppliers are considering legal action to recover full payment for stock delivered to Stead & Simpson before it was sold in a pre-pack administration deal to rival Shoe Zone last month.
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Best of British
Proud to be flying the flag for home-grown luxury in his role as chief executive of Gieves & Hawkes, Mark Henderson tells Charlotte Dennis-Jones why English tailoring is a cut above
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Six suitors vie to buy The Works
Five private equity firms and a trade buyer are thought to be bidding to acquire The Works, which went into administration last month.
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Peacocks on the hunt for 120 concessions
Peacocks is seeking retail partners to open about 120 concessions in the UK.
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Ann Summers co-founder steps down
One of the co-founders of Ann Summers, Ralph Gold, has retired from the retailer's parent company Gold Group International and sold his stake to his brother David Gold.
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Laura Ashley wooed for Moss Bros bid
Fashion-to-furnishings retailer Laura Ashley has been approached by a Moss Bros shareholder to lend its weight to a counterbid to Baugur’s 40 million indicative offer for the retailer, according to reports.
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Base Menswear rescued by founding family
Base Menswear and Base Boys have been bought out of administration by their former owners.
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Gieves & Hawkes enlists VoIP to cut call costs
Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes is making significant savings on its telephony costs after switching to an internet protocol-based telephone service.
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Boden to launch ratings and reviews on UK site
Mail order retailer Boden will add product ratings and reviews to its web site this spring.
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NewsAgent Provocateur invests in IT to back growth plans
Luxury lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur is to roll out a system from K3 to support its multichannel operation and improve its product lifecycle management as it expands the business.
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Littlewoods targets online sales of £1bn
Littlewoods Shop Direct has outlined ambitious plans to double its online sales to 1 billion by 2011.
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Mexx to withdraw from UK
Mexx, the fashion and accessories chain, is to close its 61 retail outlets in the UK.