All Menswear articles – Page 21
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Gap opens first franchised Banana Republic store in Russia
Clothing retailer Gap has opened its first franchised Banana Republic store in Russia, in AfiMall City, Moscow.Gap began offering its Gap and Banana Republic products online to Russian consumers through its international online shipping provider in 2010.Fiba Holding will manage the store under Gap’s existing franchise agreement.
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Fast Retailing plans Asian expansion
Fast Retailing plans to open more than 100 Uniqlo stores in Asian countries outside of Japan in the year ending August 2012. This would represent twice as many openings than in the previous fiscal year. The retailer operates approximately 160 Uniqlo stores in the region, mainly in China and South ...
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NewsIn focus: Uniqlo
Uniqlo UK is the main European component of Fast Retailing, Japan’s casualwear phenomenon of the 1990s that broke its domestic market mould by sourcing from China, working closely with a handful of suppliers to wow the Japanese with low price but good quality clothing.
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NewsNew Look to streamline its store portfolio after review
Fast-fashion retailer to ‘hone’ estate by closing 10% of its stores and bringing in new concessions
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GalleryNew river flows into Swindon
Fashion retailer River Island has trialled a new look for its store in Swindon and it is likely to be replicated elsewhere. By John Ryan
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AnalysisNeed to know: The plus-size market
The plus-size customer base is growing in number but with limited choice for larger people there are opportunities aplenty for fashion retailers
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NewsFat Face returns to premium roots as it eyes international expansion
Fat Face wants to show off its quality credentials with the launch of a premium collection as it eyes international expansion.
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NewsReiss plans for future with click-and-collect
Premium fashion retailer Reiss is to launch a click-and-collect service and international websites in local languages as it ramps up its online offering under new ecommerce director Dan Lumb.
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NewsSuperGroup hires supply and sourcing experts to boost team
Fashion retailer SuperGroup has made two key appointments to support continued rapid growth.
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NewsFrench Connection stands confident
French Connection struck a confident note in an update last week when it reported UK like-for-like growth, increased year-on-year demand for its winter wholesale collections and that first-half profit would meet expectations.
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NewsAbercrombie & Fitch offers money to Jersey Shore star to stop wearing its clothes
Abercrombie & Fitch has offered a “substantial payment” to stop Michael Sorrentino, star of hit reality TV show Jersey Shore, from wearing its clothes.
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Zara makes African debut
Spanish clothing chain Zara, owned by Inditex, will make its African debut at the Sandton City shopping mall in Johannesburg on November 10. Zara has chosen to enter South Africa through the corporate store route, paying import duties at cost instead of opening through franchise outlets where it would need ...
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GalleryThe luxury shop around the corner
Designer brand Nicole Farhi has just opened its new flagship store on Conduit Street, but is this for the few or can luxury be accessible to a wider audience? John Ryan visits and talks to boss Niki Scordi
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NewsFashion Rocks to open at Westfield
Young fashion retailer Fashion Rocks is to open at Westfield Stratford City this September.
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GalleryGap, Via del Corso, Rome
Gap understands the notion of what makes a flagship to judge from this 14,110 sq ft, two-floor branch that has just opened on Rome’s Via del Corso, one of the Eternal City’s principal shopping streets.
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AnalysisLarry Meyer
In suitably tough, no-nonsense New York style, the Forever 21 boss has signalled the US fast fashion retailer’s intent to take the UK by storm. Gemma Goldfingle reports
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GalleryDesigual, Oxford Street
Desigual is one of those curious beasts where you tend to look at the shop ahead of the stock.
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NewsInvestor confidence in SuperGroup returns
Fashion retailer SuperGroup appears to have won back investor confidence after a series of upsets and after its stock rose more than a third over July.
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NewsRiver Island ups ante with return to print advertising
Creative director keen to grab market share with autumn collection ads in September’s fashion bibles
