All Laura Ashley articles – Page 4
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OpinionComment: UK retailers can find success trading overseas
For the past four weeks I’ve travelled around the world: Hong Kong, Australia and the Americas, South and North.
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NewsLaura Ashley blames fall in fashion sales on poor product offering
Laura Ashley has admitted it got its fashion product offering wrong after reporting a “disappointing” fall in full-year clothing sales this morning.
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NewsLaura Ashley full-year profits jump as like-for-likes rise 2%
Laura Ashley has recorded a 9.2% leap in full-year profits to £20.1m while like-for-like sales grew 2% in the year to January 26.
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NewsLaura Ashley puts squeeze on suppliers with price cut demands
Furniture and fashion retailer Laura Ashley has been accused of squeezing its suppliers by support group the Forum of Private Business.
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NewsLaura Ashley launches a sweet shop
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Laura and Bernard Ashley first producing printed headscarves at their Pimlico attic flat, retail search consultants Court & Spark created this cake complete with window displays and paving stones. Hansel and Gretel wouldn’t know where to start.
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AnalysisRetailers’ hotel ventures: What do retailers need to know?
Ikea’s new partnership with Marriott International is the latest example of a retailer venturing into the hotel business to strengthen its brand.
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NewsLaura Ashley like-for-likes up 4.9%
Laura Ashley like-for-likes increased 4.9% in the 19 weeks to December 8, 2012.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why have UK retailers struggled to crack America?
As Tesco looks set to exit the US, Retail Week takes a look at why British retailers have found it a tough market to crack.
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NewsProfits leap at Laura Ashley
Fashion and homewares retailer Laura Ashley has reported first-half profits up 13.7% to £8.3m driven by its multi-channel strategy and a differentiated product range.
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NewsLaura Ashley: Challenging times ahead
The retailer has weathered tough conditions well but still faces challenges.
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NewsLaura Ashley like-for-likes jump 5.4%
Laura Ashley UK like-for-likes grew 5.4% in the 18 weeks to June 2.
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NewsLaura Ashley posts "resilient" results
Fashion and home furnishings retailer Laura Ashley has posted a drop in pre-tax profit after a “challenging” Autumn stunted sales.
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NewsLike-for-likes rise at Laura Ashley
Home and fashion retailer Laura Ashley has posted a rise in like-for-like sales as it progressed with plans to shut unprofitable shops.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The out-of-town fashion set
Some fashion retailers are mixing things up and turning to retail parks for store growth. Is this a trend that will increase? Rebecca Thomson examines the shift and asks if it will last.
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NewsLaura Ashley chief executive Lillian Tan stands down
Laura Ashley chief executive Lillian Tan has stood down from the role.
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OpinionLaura Ashley’s impressive revival
Despite a chequered history, descending from quintessential UK design icon of the 1960s and 1970s, enjoying international acceptance in the 1980s to spending much of the 1990s in deep trouble, Laura Ashley’s originally faltering but impressive 2000s revival is a textbook example of retail really being detail.
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NewsIn focus: Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley has had a turbulent history since its launch in the 1960s by the eponymous fabric designer and her husband.
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NewsLaura Ashley to extend gifts category
Laura Ashley is to widen its gifts offer after customer feedback.
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NewsLaura Ashley half year profits soar 28%
Laura Ashley half year profits surged 28% making the retailer confident about prospects despite the punishing trading environment.
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NewsHomebase brings its best offer to the table
Homebase has launched a premium homewares brand as part of an overhaul of the DIY retailer’s homewares offering that includes a spring launch of the Habitat brand.