All Fashion articles – Page 872

  • News

    Baugur to bid for Moss Bros this week

    2007-12-10T08:59:52Z

    Baugur is expected to approach Moss Bros as early as this week in a takeover thought to value the menswear retailer at 40 million

  • News

    Gap November sales up

    2007-12-07T15:38:36Z

    November sales at US clothing giant Gap jumped 11 per cent to US$1.54 billion ( 759.4 million), compared with last year.

  • News

    New Look launchs e-commerce site in time for Christmas

    2007-12-07T12:23:34Z

    New Look has launched its transactional web site just in time to cash in on crucial online sales this Christmas The fast fashion retailer has launched its womenswear and accessories range on the site and will test its success over the festive period before adding its menswear and kidswear offers ...

  • News

    Monsoon shares suspended

    2007-12-07T12:09:29Z

    Monsoon has suspended trading on AIM ahead of being taken private by chairman and founder Peter Simon.

  • News

    Insurers association hits out at Ashley

    2007-12-07T09:52:47Z

    Mike Ashley has come up against yet more criticism from the City – this time from the Association of British Insurers (ABI), which criticised the way Sport’s Direct has been run since its float.

  • News

    M&S consults Criado-Perez about China move

    2007-12-07T09:46:39Z

    Marks & Spencer has been consulting former Safeway chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez about M&S’ ambitious expansion plans for China, according to a report in The Times.

  • News

    JD Sports warns Christmas still vital despite like-for-like surge

    2007-12-06T16:26:08Z

    JD Sports has warned that Christmas trading is crucial if it is to achieve its forecasts to exceed market expectations this year.

  • Fashion Fix: Topshop
    News

    Topshop drives online with Facebook tie-up

    2007-12-06T16:10:00Z

    Topshop is promoting products on Facebook to drive traffic to its web site in the latest sign of the growing importance of social networking sites to retailers.

  • News

    Moss Bros to overhaul supply as sales tumble

    2007-12-06T16:02:17Z

    Chief executive Philip Mountford said he would reduce the retailer’s supplier base by 10 per cent and SKUs by 5 per cent to lower costs for the business and concentrate on growth.

  • News

    US spending squeeze to hit fashion hardest

    2007-12-06T15:49:01Z

    Credit ratings agency Moody’s has warned of a bleak future for the US clothing industry, with consumers likely to trade down in the wake of gloomy economic conditions.

  • News

    Whistles to split from Mosaic as Shepherdson era beckons

    2007-12-06T14:40:12Z

    Upmarket fashion chain expected to be offloaded after Shepherdson takes the helm next year

  • News

    John Lewis pushes price pledge to bolster appeal

    2007-12-06T14:20:09Z

    John Lewis is promoting its Never Knowingly Undersold promise for the first time by displaying discounts on products in stores.

  • News

    JJB puts Madeley on the board

    2007-12-06T14:14:26Z

    JJB Sports has appointed David Madeley to the board not long after he was made commercial director.

  • Analysis

    Personal touch

    2007-12-06T13:45:42Z

    While mass-market jewellers have been tarnished by the consumer downturn, upmarket Theo Fennell is thriving. Emily Seares meets the man behind the brand to find out what sets it apart

  • News

    Asos to up marketing as it posts record sales

    2007-12-06T10:59:22Z

    Asos will almost double its marketing spend next year to raise its profile, as the online fashion retailer’s interim results smashed market expectations.

  • Opinion

    Fashion doyennes are on the move

    2007-12-06T10:45:06Z

    Word on the high street is that there is not enough going on in the world of fashion.

  • News

    Mackays profits shine

    2007-12-06T09:35:40Z

    Fashion retailer Mackays made pre-tax profits of 9.2 million in the year to February 23, up from 8.9 million for the same period last year.

  • News

    Government hits out at retailers over ethics

    2007-12-06T09:05:11Z

    Sir Philip Green has hit back after Minister for Trade and Development Gareth Thomas urged his Burton and Bhs chains to become part of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI).

  • News

    Alexon warns on profits

    2007-12-06T08:30:56Z

    Alexon Group has become the second fashion retailer in as many days to issue a profit warning, as like-for-like sales slumped 7 per cent in the 18 weeks to December 1.

  • News

    JD Unveils New Oxford Street Flagship

    2007-12-05T17:25:24Z

    The John David Group unveiled its revamped Oxford Street flagship store last night.