All N Brown articles – Page 15
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NewsCity expecting better news from retailers
A downbeat assessment of retail conditions from the CBI on Tuesday unsettled investors but just a day later fashion bellwether Next posted a better than expected first quarter, helped by warm weather.
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NewsBlacks poaches Figleaves boss Julia Reynolds
Blacks is understood to have poached Julia Reynolds, chief executive of online lingerie retailer Figleaves, to fill its top job.
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AnalysisWill the Bribery Act really hold retailers back?
As the Bribery Act revised guidance is finally released, should it be giving retailers sleepless nights or are the risks lower than the media might suggest? Rebecca Thomson reports
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AnalysisCan you crack America?
It is the world’s largest retail market, but UK store chains struggle in the US. With international expansion a boardroom priority, Charlotte Hardie considers the traps retailers should avoid to succeed in America.
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OpinionAsos typifies online success
It’s a hard life on the high street but online sales are still growing strongly.
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NewsHigh and Mighty revamps website in chase for sales
Specialist plus-size fashion retailer High and Mighty relaunched its website last week in a bid to double its online sales over the next year.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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NewsN Brown acquires two new brands
Home shopping group N Brown has acquired two new brands from womenswear group Slimma.
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NewsN Brown like-for-likes grow but cold snap dampens sales
N Brown’s like-for-like sales grew over the Christmas period although the cold snap took its toll on trading.
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NewsN Brown’s US debut shows potential
N Brown’s entry into the US market could add 15% to 30% to the top line in the medium term, broker Panmure Gordon wrote after a meeting with management.
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NewsN Brown on the acquisition trail after strong start to year
Home Shopping group N Brown is eyeing further acquisitions to drive growth as it revealed a strong first half.
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NewsN Brown first half profits up 5.5%
Home shopping retailer N Brown has revealed that its adjusted pre tax profit grew 5.5% to £44.1m in the six months to August 28.
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AnalysisHow the plus-size market is becoming a big deal
With mainstream retailers targeting plus-size and specialists ramping up their offers, how is this expanding market best exploited, asks Joanne Ellul
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NewsFindel considers sale of Express Gifts
Multichannel retailer Findel is understood to be considering a sale of its home shopping business, Express Gifts, as part of an ongoing restructure by the listed company.
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NewsFreemans thinks big as it returns to profit
Home shopping group Freemans Grattan Holdings claims it has returned to profit after a major business restructuring, and plans to launch a plus-size offer for customers early next year.
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NewsN Brown launches Simply Be in America
N Brown has launched its first catalogue in the US as it continues to seek growth in international markets.
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NewsWhy big is beautiful for N Brown
Market research showing the rising number of plus-size consumers is good news for home shopping group N Brown, broker KBC Peel Hunt believes.
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NewsEvans online launch targets plus-size teens
Arcadia-owned Evans is to launch a young fashion brand online under a new name in the latest attempt by a big retailer to capitalise on the growing waistlines of the UK’s teens.
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NewsTough times ahead for Ocado, warns broker
It was kerching! for Ocado’s founders as the etailer pulled off its IPO in the face of widespread City scepticism, although the flotation price did not meet original ambitions.
