All Fashion articles – Page 164
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AnalysisAnalysis: 12 Christmas predictions
The golden quarter is the most important trading period for retailers, but what will the festive season bring this year? Here are 12 Christmas trading predictions based on PwC consumer research.
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GalleryH&M's new concept store – nothing like your average H&M
A new-look H&M has opened in west London that may be aimed at a more mature shopper, or perhaps intends to alter the perceptions of its existing customers.
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AnalysisAre retailers facing a nightmare before Christmas?
With even star-of-the-sector Primark warning on “challenging” trading, it hasn’t been the best start to the golden quarter. Are retailers facing a nightmare before Christmas?
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NewsPrimark warns of 'challenging' November amid 'tough' market
Primark’s parent company Associated British Foods will warn of “challenging” trading in November at its AGM today.
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OpinionMove of the Week: COO invaluable to Asos' global ambitions
Mark Holland has been rewarded for the key part he has played in building Asos’s impressive logistics infrastructure with a promotion to the role of chief operating officer.
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NewsSales slip as under-pressure Ted Baker launches hugging probe
Ted Baker sales slipped 0.2% in its last quarter and it has hired law firm Herbert Smith Freehills to investigate workplace harassment claims.
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NewsTed Baker founder faces further allegations
Ted Baker boss Ray Kelvin is facing further allegations over his conduct, with one employee accusing him of shoving him against a wall for not inviting him to his wedding.
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NewsJoules sales soar as it ups profit expectations
Joules’ sales jumped 17.6% to £113.1m in its first half as it raises profit expectations.
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AnalysisThe day I asked Ray Kelvin about Ted Baker's 'hugging' culture
Ted Baker is renowned throughout the retail industry for its unique culture. But is the behaviour of its founder and boss Ray Kelvin appropriate in 2018?
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NewsMissguided chief customer officer exits after eight months
Missguided chief customer officer Kenyatte Nelson has left the fast-fashion business after eight months.
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Retail VoiceMiroglio and Workplace keep collaboration in fashion
Meet the Miroglio Fashion chief executive using Workplace to connect front-line workers, enable better project management and accelerate innovation.
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NewsInflation edges up spurred by rising food prices
Inflation has risen for the third month in five years this November as grocery price rises accelerated and the rate of deflation in non-food categories slowed.
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AnalysisBlack Friday – the case for and against
With early indications showing consumer spend was down over Black Friday, we look at the case for and against the Sales bonanza.
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NewsQuiz profits climb despite ‘challenging’ market
Quiz has posted an increase in sales and profitability despite what it called “challenging external market conditions”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has Black Friday passed its peak?
Shoppers were apparently reluctant to splash their cash on Black Friday this year, which also brought a polarised performance from bricks-and-mortar stores and online.
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NewsNext strikes concession partnership with Mamas & Papas
Next has struck a concession deal with nursery specialist Mamas & Papas as the retailers bid to take advantage of their “shared customer base”.
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NewsMissguided boss slammed by MPs for inquiry snub
Missguided chief executive Nitin Passi has been reprimanded by MPs for declining an invitation to appear in Parliament as part of an investigation into fast fashion.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is there any hope for Mothercare?
Mothercare has reported a dismal set of half-year results that showed UK like-for-likes nosediving and losses spiralling.
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NewsMoody’s brands New Look debt 'unsustainable'
Moody’s has downgraded New Look’s credit rating, calling its debt levels “unsustainable” and its cash flow “insufficient”.
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NewsMothercare losses swell in first half as UK sales tumble
Mothercare has suffered ballooning half-year losses as sales tumbled within its core UK business.