All Fat Face articles – Page 6
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NewsWiggle weighs up future options with advisers as it eyes IPO
Cycling etailer Wiggle is looking at a potential flotation on the stock market with advisers at investment bank Rothschild.
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NewsFat Face confirms intention to float in a bid to raise £110m
Fashion retailer Fat Face has confirmed its intention to float, bidding to raise £110m.
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Fat Face to confirm IPO plans tomorrow
Fat Face is to reveal plans to float on the London Stock Exchange tomorrow and is expected to reveal a board that includes former Carpetright boss Darren Shapland.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Shoe Zone – a surprise entry in the retail IPO list
With all eyes on the ikes of Fat Face and B&M, Shoe Zone has come in from left-field to enter the retailing IPO arena.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pan-European retailers look to secondary cities for expansion
Finding the right space in Europe’s capitals has become increasingly difficult, opening up an opportunity for the continent’s regional cities.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose to leave Blue Inc as it gears up for flotation
Sir Stuart Rose is to step down as chairman of young fashion chain Blue Inc ahead of the retailer’s imminent stock market flotation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The good, the bad and the ugly of mobile retail sites
Retailers’ mobile sites should feature a clear search box, offer predictive text and clearly indicate out of stock items, according to a report examining user journeys.
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OpinionComment: Restructuring in retail – the foundation on which IPOs are built
With the window for retail IPOs now well and truly open, at least for the time being, the list of potential floats now appears to stretch out well into the second half of 2014.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How travel retail went from waste of time to strategically crucial
Travel retail has undergone a renaissance over the past few years that has turned airports and stations into shopping destinations. Retail Week charts how it happened.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Retail leaders must keep positive and energetic
Retail leaders need to think of every day as if it’s their first in the job, Fat Face chief executive Anthony Thompson said at Retail Week Live today.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Which retailers are best positioned to float?
As a raft of retailers get ship-shape and ready to float, Retail Week takes a look at the runners and riders in the race to go public.
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OpinionComment: How to float and not sink
After a prolonged hibernation, the retail IPO market is open for business. However, in the rush to list we may see as many rumoured IPOs sink without trace as actually float.
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NewsCity opens door to retail IPOs as Poundland and Pets at Home head the queue
The City has given the green light to retail IPOs after poring over the industry’s Christmas performance.
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NewsFat Face hires banks to work on IPO
Fashion retailer Fat Face has hired banks Citi and Jeffries to work on its prospective float which could take place within months.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Round-up of retail's Christmas trading updates
Dozens of the biggest retailers have updated the market on their all-important Christmas trading in the last few weeks. Here’s a glance at the headline numbers.
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NewsUpdated: Fat Face profits rise after strong first half
Fat Face has posted a strong performance in its the first half as it maintained its full price strategy in the run-up to Christmas despite heavy discounting across the high street.
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NewsRetailers slash prices in fight for festive shoppers
Retailers are slicing prices with deeper discounts this Christmas as they battle it out to appeal to bargain-hungry shoppers.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Sports Direct and SuperGroup - A tale of two IPOs
Now that Fat Face is the latest retailer to be thinking about an IPO, it’s timely to look back at how Sports Direct and SuperGroup have fared since going public.
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NewsHeat wave helps boost fashion retailers’ fortunes
Fashion sales have sizzled in the heat, providing a boost to under-pressure clothing retailers before autumn ranges hit stores.
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NewsFat Face to launch in US as full-year profits rocket
Fashion retailer Fat Face is to launch in the US as it posted a 29% jump in EBITDA over its year to June 1.