All Menswear articles – Page 22
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NewsFat Face’s focus on pricing and product pays off as profits rise
A product overhaul and sharper prices have boosted fashion retailer Fat Face’s profits as its turnaround plan begins to bear fruit.
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NewsBanana Republic lands at the Trafford Centre
Gap-owned fashion retailer Banana Republic is to open its first store in the North after signing for a unit at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
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NewsUniqlo UK boss exits after successful market re-entry
The chief executive of Uniqlo in the UK has decided to leave the business, having led its successful re-entry into the UK since 2006.
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NewsIn focus: Abercrombie & Fitch
Recent Retail Week Knowledge Bank subscriber searches indicate strong interest in both Abercrombie & Fitch and sub-brand Hollister.
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Tata Group proposes to open Massimo Dutti stores in India
Tata Group’s retail arm Trent has entered into an initial agreement with Spanish retailer Inditex to open Massimo Dutti stores in India.The proposed joint venture will be 51% owned by Inditex’s Zara Holding, while the rest will be owned by Trent. Trent and Inditex have a similar joint venture to ...
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GalleryHow retailers are selling the Sales
Roll up, roll up… it’s Sale time, and as retailers scramble to rid themselves of unwanted stock, Retail Week considers the many ways there are to skin a marked-down cat. John Ryan reports from Westfield London
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NewsPrimark ‘over worst now’ as cotton price inflation reduces
Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF) has flagged that the worst of the cost inflation in cotton prices is over for the value fashion retailer.
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NewsJohn Lewis back on store trail with smaller format
Fashion to play a significant role in new mid-sized John Lewis department store format for second-tier towns
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NewsIn focus: Arcadia
Coinciding with the ending of Kate Moss and Jamie Hince’s honeymoon on Sir Philip Green’s yacht – and with Kate Moss’s Topshop collections now history – Retail Week Knowledge Bank has been undertaking the more prosaic exercise of updating its Arcadia and Bhs profiles in the wake of the financial ...
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Fast Retailing plans opening of up to 100 Uniqlo stores
Fast Retailing, Japan’s largest clothing retailer, has said that it plans to open up to 100 Uniqlo stores in Taiwan as part of its plan to become the world’s top fashion brand by 2020. This figure is double the goal set out in September 2010, which was to establish 50 ...
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NewsAsos drives global sales with further overseas site launches
Asos will launch its next tranche of international websites in September as it seeks to further drive overseas sales.
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OpinionThe real impact of the web
Consumers are now only just experiencing the full force of the internet, explains Peter Williams
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NewsSoaring profits and sales put SuperGroup back on track
An improvement in recent trading at SuperGroup, owner of the Superdry brand, reassured the City that the business still has legs.
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NewsIn focus: Amazon
Amazon’s agreement to acquire The Book Depository and the UK competition authorities’ prospective interest offers the chance to revisit Amazon’s lack of reporting of details of its UK business performance.
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AnalysisTalking about their generation
What do young people think about retail? How do they decide where and how they shop? Charlotte Hardie talks to them and reveals what you need to know about the next generation
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AnalysisEdinburgh Woollen Mill
The unassuming woollens and knitwear retailer recently caught the headlines by snapping up the Jane Norman brand, but its history shows it is no stranger to acquisitions
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NewsIn focus: French Connection
French Connection is restructuring and Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s profile update analyses its progress.
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Gap to open stores in Africa
US clothing retailer Gap said it will open its first stores in Africa this year, with its first Gap store opening in Egypt next month and its first Banana Republic and Gap stores in Morocco in October. The company began shipping products to Egypt, Morocco and South Africa last year, ...
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NewsIn focus: New Look
Until 2010, New Look was one of fashion retailing’s winners, enjoying double-digit sales growth in five of the previous six years and consistently high operating margins