All Menswear articles – Page 18
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News
Esprit launches new concept store
Hong Kong-based clothing retailer Esprit has launched a new concept store in Cologne as part of a strategy to strengthen its brand image and profitability. The store, dubbed the ‘lighthouse’ shop, operates from an urban loft space where shoppers can unwind as well as buy clothing.Esprit project manager Mike Ross ...
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Primark to open its first store in Austria
Value fashion retailer Primark is to open its first store in Austria at the Sillpark Shopping Centre in the city of Innsbruck. The store is due to open in the later part of summer this year and is expected to have a sales area of about 43,055 sq ft.The Austrian ...
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AnalysisGap has its sights set on Europe for future growth
US clothing retailer Gap is confident it can weather the fallout from Europe’s sovereign debt crisis.
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AnalysisGeoff Quinn
TM Lewin has just broken the £100m sales barrier. Its chief executive wants to add the same again through international expansion, he tells Alex Lawson.
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AnalysisBuilding a global empire
Fashion tycoon Sir Philip Green is seeking out new growth opportunities despite harsh trading conditions at home. George MacDonald reports.
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NewsBoxpark to open in Shoreditch
Pop-up mall Boxpark is due to open tomorrow in London’s Shoreditch.
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NewsArcadia chiefs look on the bright side
Arcadia’s bosses were on amusingly acerbic form at last week’s results breakfast.
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NewsTM Lewin profits up as it eyes further international growth
TM Lewin EBITDA rose 5% to £14.7m in the year to February 26 despite the “challenging conditions”.
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NewsGilt takes golden UK opportunity
US private Sale giant Gilt is making a play for the UK market, which it believes will be its top performing overseas territory as it launches international shipping.
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Opinion
Topman and Currys/PC World’s changing faces
The best retailers work to move with the times and if this means shops that don’t conform to the norm, then so be it.
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GalleryAustin Reed: In an upper class of its own
Austin Reed has opened its new flagship on Regent Street, but has enough been done to give the brand relevance? John Ryan reports.
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Fast Retailing to increase network of Uniqlo stores
Japanese clothing group Fast Retailing aims to increase its network of Uniqlo stores in South Korea to 300 by the 2020 financial year from its current estate of 64.The retailer hopes the openings will boost South Korean sales to KRW3 trillion (£1.64bn). The plans were revealed by Fast Retailing chief ...
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NewsTed Baker boss almost caught on camera
Could this be the most revealing picture we have seen yet of Ted Baker chief executive Ray Kelvin?
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GalleryChristmas future
Break out and hang up the decorations, Christmas windows are once more upon us. But is it a case of same old, same old, or are retailers offering something new? John Ryan reports.
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Abercrombie & Fitch reports net sales increase
Casualwear retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has reported net sales of $1.1bn (£685.4m) for the financial quarter ended October 29. That represents a 21% increase from net sales of $885.8m (£551.9m) for the same quarter in 2010.However, the retailer said that sales fell at European flagship stores last quarter as a ...
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US clothing retailer Gap accelerates China expansion
US clothing retailer GAP has announced that it expects China to become a $1bn (£623m) business in three to four years as the company accelerates expansion there. Gap aims to grow its store network to 15 by the end of this year, including opening its first outlet in Hong Kong. ...
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NewsDrama dominates as Kesa sells Comet
Stores shares advanced across the board in a week dominated by dramatic corporate action and results from some of the industry’s biggest names.
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AnalysisThe Burton Group family tree
Its alumni list reads like a who’s who of retail. So why was Sir Ralph Halpern’s former retail powerhouse the perfect training ground for so many of retail’s future stars, asks Charlotte Hardie.
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Opinion
Primark in Selfridges: Selmark?
Selfridges’ decision to allow Primark into some of its stores is a win win for both retailers.
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