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Hobbs to pilot mother and daughter format
Upmarket fashion retailer Hobbs is to try out a new fascia for a range targeting mothers and daughters in the autumn.The contemporary womenswear range, called NW3, is designed to attract a broader shopper base and lapsed Hobbs customers. It has been spearheaded by former Jaeger creative director Sandy Verdon, who ...
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Ferrari finally makes UK debut on Regent Street
Ferrari is due to open its much-delayed first UK store on London’s Regent Street today.The 5,920 sq ft shop, covering two floors, will stock merchandise ranging from a £3 branded key fob to a Ferrari car.The ground floor features a glazed floor, allowing views of the basement and providing a ...
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Phones 4U reviews roles in service push
Mobile phones retailer Phones 4U has begun a consultation period with 290 in-store administration staff.The third-party mobile phone retailer, which has more than 450 stores in the UK, has proposed a restructure as it overhauls the way it operates its stores.Phones 4U said that it will relocate most of the ...
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International news
US Health and beauty giant Walgreens reported net earnings for the second quarter ending February 28 down 6.7 per cent to $640m (£450.5m). Total sales increased 7 per cent to $16.5bn (£11.6bn), while comparable store sales rose 1.3 per cent.Prescription sales, which accounted for 63 per cent of the total, ...
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Analysis: Inditex’s Euro strongholds give it the edge over H&M
Fashion giants Inditex and H&M reported solid results last week, but as the global downturn continues to deepen both retailers need to remain at the top of their game. While both are formidable players, some argue that H&M faces more challenges than its rival Inditex.The Spanish giant – owner of ...
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Marks & Spencer mid-season Sale begins tomorrow
Marks & Spencer’s mid-season Sale will begin tomorrow, when prices on selected lines will be cut by as much as 50 per cent.
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John Lewis Partnership reports sales fall
The John Lewis Partnership suffered a sales fall last week at its eponymous department stores and supermarket chain Waitrose.
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Hobbs profits decline
Upmarket fashion retailer Hobbs has revealed full-year pre-tax profits slid from £21.3m to £18.8m, on sales up 3.6 per cent to £101.6m.
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Theo Fennell brings back old boss as chief executive exits
Theo Fennell has re-instated its old boss Barbara Snoad after parting company with chief executive Pamela Harper who joined the luxury jeweller in 2007.
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John Lewis makes marketing director redundant
John Lewis has streamlined its management team in a bid to accelerate decision-making decisions at the department store chain.
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Ocado targets £3bn business as sales soar
Grocery e-tailer posts market-defying sales as it tackles pricing and range
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Gap signs for first store in Republic of Ireland
US fashion retailer Gap has signed for its first store in the Republic of Ireland, in Dundrum Town Centre shopping centre in Dublin.
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NewsRetailers and landlords join forces to cut service charges
A consortium of some of the country’s top retailers and landlords has produced guidelines for landlords laying out ways they can cut retailers’ service charge bills by up to 20 per cent.
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NewsFenwick's eye for ladies
Department store group Fenwick has begun revamping its womenswear level on the first floor of its London Bond Street store.The overhaul, led by design consultancy Studio db, aims to maintain a boutique feel for Fenwick’s classic contemporary and niche brands.The project is part of a wider plan announced last summer ...
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Primark to face protests outside Oxford Street store
Primark will face a demonstration outside its flagship Oxford Street store in London on the eve of its second anniversary as part of a protest against sweatshop labour.Models dressed in chains from campaign group No Sweat will walk up and down a catwalk outside the store tomorrow from 2.30pm, calling ...
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OpinionCautious Next sets the standard
Next chief executive Simon Wolfson was his usual cautious self last week, revealing to the City that the fashion retailer would be “sticking to the knitting”.His approach pleased analysts, and one even believes that Next is among the best-managed companies in the sector.Wolfson is right to be cautious. Among the ...
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AnalysisThe race is on for top spots in sports retail
Dave Whelan wants to turn JJB’s health club chain into a retailer ‘serious about sport’ again, pitching him into a competitive market.
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The end justifies the means in Rose’s case
His style may be Savile Row but Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose this week once again showed himself to be a scrapper. The retailer’s fourth-quarter update confounded bearish expectations as a raft of initiatives bore fruit. Like-for-like declines won’t have them dancing in the foyer of Waterside House ...
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OpinionKeep the international faith
Despite bumps in the road, emerging markets are still great opportunities, says Ian Cheshire