All Womenswear articles – Page 27
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In focus: Uniqlo
Uniqlo UK is the main European component of Fast Retailing, Japan’s casualwear phenomenon of the 1990s that broke its domestic market mould by sourcing from China, working closely with a handful of suppliers to wow the Japanese with low price but good quality clothing.
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Sweden’s Monki vies for a London flagship
Quirky H&M-owned girls’ clothing specialist Monki is on the hunt for a London flagship following its entry into the UK last week with its Selfridges concession.
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Grim outlook for Alexon after profit warning
Brokers warned of an increasingly difficult outlook for fashion group Alexon after the retailer issued another profit warning.
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New Look to streamline its store portfolio after review
Fast-fashion retailer to ‘hone’ estate by closing 10% of its stores and bringing in new concessions
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Coast returns to its occasionwear roots and shows off new format
Fashion chain Coast is to go back to its occasionwear roots as it launches a new store format to attract a wider audience.
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H&M brand Monki launches in UK
H&M-owned quirky girls brand Monki launches in the UK today with a concession in department store Selfridges’ Oxford Street store.
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New river flows into Swindon
Fashion retailer River Island has trialled a new look for its store in Swindon and it is likely to be replicated elsewhere. By John Ryan
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Need to know: The plus-size market
The plus-size customer base is growing in number but with limited choice for larger people there are opportunities aplenty for fashion retailers
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New owner sets out stall to revamp Jane Norman
Edinburgh Woollen Mill to revive 50-year-old brand by doubling number of stores
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Fat Face returns to premium roots as it eyes international expansion
Fat Face wants to show off its quality credentials with the launch of a premium collection as it eyes international expansion.
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Reiss plans for future with click-and-collect
Premium fashion retailer Reiss is to launch a click-and-collect service and international websites in local languages as it ramps up its online offering under new ecommerce director Dan Lumb.
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SuperGroup hires supply and sourcing experts to boost team
Fashion retailer SuperGroup has made two key appointments to support continued rapid growth.
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French Connection stands confident
French Connection struck a confident note in an update last week when it reported UK like-for-like growth, increased year-on-year demand for its winter wholesale collections and that first-half profit would meet expectations.
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Aurora’s Bovill heads to Jacques Vert
Womenswear retailer Jacques Vert has hired former Aurora Fashions IT chief John Bovill as its new commercial director.
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Zara makes African debut
Spanish clothing chain Zara, owned by Inditex, will make its African debut at the Sandton City shopping mall in Johannesburg on November 10. Zara has chosen to enter South Africa through the corporate store route, paying import duties at cost instead of opening through franchise outlets where it would need ...
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The luxury shop around the corner
Designer brand Nicole Farhi has just opened its new flagship store on Conduit Street, but is this for the few or can luxury be accessible to a wider audience? John Ryan visits and talks to boss Niki Scordi
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Fashion Rocks to open at Westfield
Young fashion retailer Fashion Rocks is to open at Westfield Stratford City this September.
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Gap, Via del Corso, Rome
Gap understands the notion of what makes a flagship to judge from this 14,110 sq ft, two-floor branch that has just opened on Rome’s Via del Corso, one of the Eternal City’s principal shopping streets.
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Ann Summers takes clubwear in-store
Lingerie and sex toy specialist Ann Summers is to start selling clubwear in its stores after a 300% jump in sales in the category from its party plan and web channel.