All Fashion articles – Page 425
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NewsRemaining 42 Barratts stores shuttered by administrators
Administrators to Barratts have closed the troubled footwear retailer’s final stores two months after it collapsed.
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NewsEtailer Net-a-Porter narrows losses after reducing discounts
Fashion etailer Net-a-Porter recorded an increase in sales and narrowed losses last year following a reduction in discounting.
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OpinionComment: Retail lessons from Next's Christmas update
A standout Christmas performance from Next puts the retailer in line to rival Marks & Spencer’s profitability this year.
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OpinionComment: A new year brings new opportunities for retailers
The New Year is often portrayed as an opportunity for a fresh start. As such, rather than focusing on the retail failures of 2013, why not take a look at the successes of some of last year’s more innovative retailers instead?
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NewsNext profit forecasts raised after bumper Christmas
Next has raised its profit forecasts after enjoying a bumper Christmas period driven by strong sales of Christmas jumpers and growth in its ecommerce arm.
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NewsPaphitis' chains shun discounting to record strong Christmas
Theo Paphitis’ group of retailers have reported a strong Christmas as like-for-likes rose across its Ryman, Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue fascias.
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OpinionComment: The Christmas retail story will be margin, not just sales
Christmas updates from Debenhams, House of Fraser and John Lewis told wildly differing stories about seasonal trading.
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NewsPhase Eight reassures staff it will invest after refinancing criticism
Phase Eight has moved to reassure staff after a report emerged last week claiming that its owner had refinanced in order to pocket a payout.
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NewsJohn Lewis full-price strategy pays off as Christmas margins hold firm
John Lewis margins held firm over Christmas after it maintained its full-price strategy over the festive period, according to boss Andy Street.
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NewsPhase Eight owner cashes in through refinancing
Phase Eight owner private equity firm Towerbrook has laden the womenswear retailer with more debt so it can pocket a multimillion-pound payout.
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NewsFootfall edges up in December as price cuts woo shoppers
Footfall edged up 0.6% against last December, according to data specialist Ipsos Retail Performance, as price slashes wooed shoppers to store.
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NewsBurberry and Sainsbury’s top takeover targets in 2014, says UBS
Retailers including Burberry and Sainsbury’s have been tipped as takeover targets next year by investment bank UBS.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Burberry, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Phase Eight and Christmas footfall
Retail news round-up on December 30, 2013: Burberry and Sainsbury’s top takeover targets in 2014, says UBS, Footfall edges up in December as price cuts woo shoppers and Waitrose boss Mark Price questions future of supermarket loyalty cards.
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NewsKurt Geiger sales up 9% this year boosted by Christmas trading surge
Kurt Geiger’s sales for the year to date have climbed 9%, boosted by Christmas trading in the last four weeks.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales break £160m barrier for first time
John Lewis generated another record week as sales broke through the £160m barrier for the first time ever.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on N Brown, Aldi, John Lewis, M&S and Blockbuster
Retail news round-up on December 23, 2013: N Brown hires property agent to seek 20 new stores, Aldi aims to open 650 US stores in five years, John Lewis weekly sales jump 4.2% and M&S apologises after Muslim staff member refuses to serve customer alcohol
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NewsKurt Geiger’s US parent bought in $1.2 bn deal
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners has acquired Kurt Geiger owner Jones Group in a deal worth $1.2 bn (£733m).
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NewsNew Look replaces Zara as most popular high street store
New Look has replaced Zara as Britain’s favourite fashion retailer, according to fashion recommendation site Dressipi.
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NewsShop Direct predicts mobile Christmas as touchscreen traffic tops 50%
Etail giant Shop Direct is predicting a bigger mobile Christmas than first indicated after traffic to its sites from smartphones and tablets topped 50%.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to hold flash Sale as high street discounting deepens
Marks & Spencer is to hold a one-day Sale tomorrow as it looks to lure last-minute Christmas shoppers to stores.