Ruth Faulkner
NewsFred Perry wins counterfeit jumper dispute with The Hut Group
Menswear brand Fred Perry has settled a dispute with online retail business The Hut Group over the sale of counterfeit jumpers.
NewsAll Saints suffers six-month sales decline as it reduces discounting
All Saints like-for-like sales plunged every month for six months during the second half of 2012 as the premium fashion retailer focused on a more full-price strategy.
NewsTroubled Store Twenty One pleads for urgent rent relief
Troubled fashion retailer Store Twenty One has written to its landlords asking for an immediate cut in rent, warning that without help it faces liquidation.
NewsAll Saints suffers departure of four top team members
Four top members of All Saints managing team have left just months after new chief executive William Kim joined the fashion retailer.
NewsThe Hut Group lines up deal to take over footwear etailer Cloggs
Online retailer The Hut Group is in “advanced talks” over acquiring branded footwear etailer Cloggs to boost its presence in the online footwear market, it is understood.
NewsSchuh posts loss as it alters financial reporting dates
Branded footwear retailer Schuh has posted a £140,000 pre-tax loss for the 44 weeks to the end of January, 2012 against a £14.8m pre-tax profit in the previous year, as it altered its financial reporting dates to be in line with US owner Genesco.
NewsThe Dune Group reports sales jump 13% in first three quarters
Like-for-like sales at footwear retailer The Dune Group jumped 8% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2012.
NewsMy-Wardrobe drops menswear offer
Etailer to focus on womenswear from spring 13 as it looks to ramp up overseas ambitions.
NewsJimmy Choo takes control of Chinese distribution
Luxury footwear retailer and brand Jimmy Choo is taking direct control of its mainland Chinese distribution with immediate effect.
NewsSchuh launches Kids fascia to take slice of children’s market
Footwear retailer Schuh is opening a standalone kids fascia to tap into the children’s market.
NewsAllan Winstanley appointed executive director of womenswear at House of Fraser
Allan Winstanley, House of Fraser’s executive director of menswear and kidswear, has become executive director of womenswear, accessories, beauty and visual, replacing Stephanie Chen who will leave the department store to join Marks and Spencer next year.
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LK Bennett appoints new chief executive
LK Bennett, the upmarket clothing and footwear retailer, has appointed Didier Drouet, former chief executive of fashion house Emilio Pucci, as its new chief executive.
NewsAnya Hindmarch to expand overseas
Anya Hindmarch has set out expansion plans for the Middle East, Asia and the US.
NewsJane Norman to shut London headquarters
Edinburgh Woollen Mill owned Jane Norman is to close its London head office and relocate to Cardiff, affecting around 40 staff.
NewsJigsaw owner posts £10m loss
Robinson Webster Holdings, the parent company of womenswear chains Jigsaw and Kew 159, has posted pre-tax losses of almost £10m for the year to October 1, 2011.
NewsMarks & Spencer debuts iPhone app
Marks & Spencer has this week launched a transactional iPhone app to allow customers to shop via their smartphones.
NewsSuperGroup profits slip as it ditches Cult fascia
Underlying pre-tax profits at young fashion group SuperGroup, which owns trendy brand Superdry, dropped 14.7% in the year to April 29, to £42.8m.
NewsVictoria's Secret delays UK debut
US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret has reportedly postponed the opening of its two London stores.
NewsGieves & Hawkes names non-exec chairman
Saville Row men’s tailoring business Gieves & Hawkes has named former chief executive Mark Henderson as non-executive chairman of the business.
NewsThe Kooples scales back UK expansion plans
French retailer The Kooples has pulled out of plans to open a store on Savile Row as it slows down its UK expansion plans.