All Fashion articles – Page 40
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NewsExclusive: New Look completes £100m refinancing
Fashion retailer New Look has successfully completed a £100m debt refinancing deal as it recorded a full-year loss before tax despite an increase in EBITDA and revenue.
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NewsPeter Cowgill considers fashion retail comeback
Former JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill is considering a comeback in the world of fashion retail with a luxury menswear brand.
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AnalysisFat Face: What sort of business is Next buying and where does it fit?
Although Next boss Lord Wolfson recently said he was determined not to see the fashion giant become a conglomerate-style “corporate blob”, it has snapped up another retailer.
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NewsTed Baker owner steps in to prop up struggling retailer
Authentic Brands Group, the US-based owner of Ted Baker, has moved to head off a cash crunch at the fashion retailer as the company appointed to run operations struggles to raise financing.
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DataRanking: The 50 best places to work in retail
Retail has had a tough year, with in-store crime reaching concerning levels, businesses going bust and consumer sentiment low as we trudge through a cost-of-living crisis. On the front line are the retail employees who remain resilient despite a year of redundancies and sometimes appalling abuse
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Marks & Spencer widens refillable packaging initiative
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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NewsNext acquires Fat Face for £115m
Next has struck a deal to acquire fashion retailer Fat Face for the value of £115.2m.
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NewsUniqlo owner Fast Retailing posts surge in sales and profits ‘in all markets’
Fast Retailing, the owner of fashion giant Uniqlo, has reported a boom in both sales and profits “in all markets” as it hails its third consecutive “record annual performance”.
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NewsMarks & Spencer cuts prices on 200 grocery products
Marks & Spencer has embarked on a value push with price cuts on hundreds of products.
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Opinion‘Asos hasn’t captured the hearts and wallets of Gen Z and Gen Alpha’
The news this week of more upheaval at Asos, with senior leadership departures following a 12-month revenue decline, is a stark reminder of how challenging it is to remain relevant in today’s ever-changing retail world.
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NewsBirkenstock sets New York IPO price tag
German footwear retailer Birkenstock has set an IPO price of $46 per share as it prepares to float on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NewsNext eyes Fat Face takeover in £100m deal
Fashion giant Next is closing in on a takeover of Fat Face in a deal worth more than £100m, according to reports.
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NewsExclusive: Arc’teryx to ‘significantly upsize’ with new UK flagship
Canadian outdoor apparel and accessories retailer Arc’teryx is opening a new flagship store on King Street, Covent Garden, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsJigsaw swings to profit as shoppers return to stores
Fashion retailer Jigsaw is back in the black following a boom in sales of dresses and tailoring as customers return to stores.
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AnalysisWolfson’s wisdom: How Next has stayed successful for more than 20 years
In two decades, Next has barely put a foot wrong. Retail Week finds out what lies behind the fashion powerhouse’s success and how it is planning to grow even further.
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InterviewQ&A: PrettyLittleThing head of social on the power of social commerce
As PrettyLittleThing makes waves on TikTok Shop following its launch earlier this year, head of social at the fashion giant, Beckie Turnbull, spoke to Retail Week about the power of social commerce, the importance of trend-led products and plans to bring PLT’s TikTok Shop to the US
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NewsExclusive: Asos shuffles top team as senior directors step down
Asos brands director James Barron and menswear product director Stefan Pesticcio are stepping down from the fashion retailer as it shuffles its top team, Retail Week can reveal.
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GalleryLounge opens first physical store to ‘change the way women shop underwear’
Underwear retailer Lounge has opened the doors to its first-ever permanent store in Westfield London, White City, as it “takes the step into physical retail” after seven years of trading online.
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NewsRiver Island profits plummet as it struggles with excess stock
Fashion retailer River Island has reported plummeting operating profits for the 2022 financial year as the brand battled to clear excess stock and rising inflation.
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NewsRetail sales slow in September despite falling inflation
UK retail sales slowed in September as the “high cost of living continues to bear down on households”, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.