Drapers
16 March 2012
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Alexander McQueen
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Animal
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Aurora could close half its stores, says Binnie
Aurora Fashion president Stewart Binnie has said the company could dispense with more than half of its stores, as the web continues to reshape the retail industry and with up to 70% of the company’s transactions now using the internet in some way. -
Balenciaga
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Balmain
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Barbour to add fresh prints with Walker Greenbank collaboration
Heritage outerwear brand Barbour has partnered with fabrics printer Walker Greenbank, which will supply William Morris prints for trims and linings on Barbour products. -
Best of the rest
There was no overarching theme to the collections at Paris Fashion Week as most labels mapped out their own trend stories. -
Block Heels
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Blue
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British Fashion Council's best of London returns to LA
The British Fashion Council’s international showcase, ‘LONDON show ROOMS’, returns to Los Angeles today, showcasing some of London’s established and emerging fashion talent. -
Brogues
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Burberry blazes female boardroom trail
Burberry and Marks & Spencer are among the FTSE 100 companies given top marks for the number of female directors on their boards, according to the Female FTSE Board report. -
Carhartt, Shoreditch
The workwear brand has a ready-made fanbase in east London, hence this store is very different to its Covent Garden stablemates. -
Céline
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Chancellor confirms Sunday trading laws will be relaxed
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the Government will relax Sunday trading laws across games-time for the Olympics and Paralympics in his Budget speech today. -
Chanel
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Charles Tyrwhitt profits climb as founder bags £6.6m
Charles Tyrwhitt founder Nick Wheeler pocketed £6.6m in wages last year as profits at the formalwear specialist rose 45.9%. -
Chelsea Boots
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Chloe
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Christian Dior
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Chunky Soles
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Contrast Materials
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Debenhams supplies team GB Hockey formalwear
Debenhams has become the official formalwear supplier for Great Britain Hockey’s men and women’s teams, providing outfits for all their formal engagements until 2015. -
Dover Street Market plots international expansion
Designer London indie Dover Street Market has unveiled plans to branch further overseas after opening its first store in Tokyo last week. -
Dries Van Noten
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Ecco annual results set company record
Danish shoe brand Ecco announced record results for 2011, posting profits before tax of nearly DKK 904m (£101m), representing a growth of 43% on 2010 and the largest in the company’s history. -
Embellishment
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Exclusive: Jaeger head office team in consultation as Springett reviews business
Jaeger has put its head office team in consultation as part of a review of its business, Drapers can exclusively reveal. -
Exclusive: Sports Direct buys WDT
Sports Direct has snapped up the wholesale division of World Design and Trade (WDT), owners of young fashion brands Firetrap and Full Circle, while the retail arm has been placed into administration. -
First Friday pops up for jobless young
Retail consultancy First Friday has launched Pop-Up Shop Project, a fashion and crafts store created as part of a young adults training initiative supported by Southwark council. -
Focus on 20% of core customers, advises Mayfield
The retail market is changing in a “fundamental and profound way”, according to John Lewis chairman Charlie Mayfield, and retailers will need to change the way they make money in the coming years and focus heavily on the most profitable 20% of customers. -
Forrester launches sports brand UVU
Former Gieves & Hawkes brand director Will Forrester is swapping tailoring for performance sportswear with the launch of a label for spring 12. -
Free Webinar: Planning for the future of retail in a digital world
The Cloud Retail Week Digital Innovation Webinar - 22 March at 10.30am. -
George at Asda takes on Midlands factories to up UK production
George at Asda has signed deals with seven factories in the Midlands further increasing its support for manufacturing in the UK. -
German etailer Zalando extends European reach
Clothing and footwear etailer Zalando will launch in Scandinavia in May, marking its eighth European market. -
Givenchy
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Harrods owner acquires LVMH stake
Qatar Holdings, the owner of Harrods, has bought a stake in luxury goods group LVMH. -
Hermès
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Hiking Details
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How to be a Head of marketing at a footwear multiple
Advice from Deepak Saluja, Managing consultant for digital and marketing at Success Appointments -
IMAGE GALLERY: GB team Olympic kit unveiled
Adidas and Stella McCartney today revealed the kit the Great British team will wear at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. -
IMAGE GALLERY: Uniqlo goes undercover
Uniqlo has teamed up with Japanese label Undercover to launch a capsule collection, which launched today. -
India lifts cotton export ban after a week
India has lifted its ban on cotton exports less than a week after it halted exports to ensure a supply for its domestic textile market. -
Inditex posts 12% profits growth
Zara owner Inditex saw net income grow by 12% last year as sales in all geographic areas increased. -
JD and Sports Direct have hots for Firetrap
Sportswear giants thought to be leading race to buy young fashion brand. -
John Lewis sales climb 14%
Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 14.2% last week, when five stores delivered a double-digit revenue rise. -
Juls Dawson
A familiar face in the young fashion sector, most recently at Gio-Goi, Dawson is now busily defining his new role as brand owner and agent. -
Lanvin
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Louis Vuitton
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Lyle & Scott appoints new head of design
Young fashion menswear brand Lyle & Scott has appointed British menswear designer Carolyn Massey as head of design. -
M&S to grow Savile Row Inspired men's tailoring range
Marks & Spencer will grow its Savile Row-inspired men’s capsule range into a full collection for autumn 12 in a bid to capitalise on a Made in Britain appetite among consumers. -
Mark Fast links up with Jonathan Aston
Knitwear designer Mark Fast launched a collaborative range with hosiery brand Jonathan Aston this week, the first in what the brand said would be a long-term partnership. -
Men's Contemporary Indicator, March 16 2012
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from men’s contemporary retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect men’s contemporary by clicking on the PDF’s. -
Merc sues for infringement over Firetrap’s ‘Merc’ jeans
Merc is asking for a six-figure sum from fellow young fashion brand Firetrap for passing off and infringement after Firetrap used the name Merc for one of its denim products. -
Micam Shoevent
A deluge of popular styles from seasons past meant new footwear trends were in short supply in Milan. -
Miu Miu
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Mothercare puts 160 head office staff in consultation
Troubled maternity retailer Mothercare has put 158 members of head office staff into consultation as part of a review to simplify central functions and cut costs. -
Next warns of "uncertain" year despite 5.6% profits rise
Next has warned that the year ahead is “uncertain” despite both profits and sales at the high street retail group increasing last year. -
O’Keefe’s shop and website revamped
O’Keefe, the premium womenswear indie in Esher, Surrey, has revamped its store and fascia, introducing a lighter interior and bringing in new brands such as Maison Scotch. -
Off the record, March 16 2012
Drapers gets the lowdown on the latest gossip and reports back from the hottest parties and events. -
Paris Fashion Week
Apart from a few exceptions, Paris’s experimental, bombastic tendencies looked to have been reined in, but a closer look revealed innovative use of texture, silhouettes and patterns. -
Paris news
The big talking points from the French capital. -
Pointed Courts
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Pressure on womenswear margins forces revision of pricing and production
Mounting pressure on margins in womenswear will force retailers to revise their pricing and sourcing strategies this year, according to the latest Verdict Research womenswear report. -
Prisk promises business-led retail strategy due in summer
Business minister Mark Prisk has promised a “clear, business-led” strategy to spark retail growth in the summer. -
Purple
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Put the customer first by going multichannel
We’ve all seen the high street sales figures and reports of hundreds of stores closing, with some retailers focusing on their ecommerce sites. -
Rachel Slaney
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Red
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Retailers to receive Sunday trading boost during Olympics
Retailers could benefit from eight weekends of extended trading during the Olympics if the government suspends Sunday trading laws as expected. -
Riding Boots
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Robert Simpson
The owner of leather goods brand Simpson London tells James Knowles why his attaché cases are a must-have for top executives. -
Seasalt listens to indies by offering more exclusivity
Ethical lifestyle brand Seasalt is tailoring its wholesale womenswear collection around indies, after research with stockists revealed they wanted more product exclusivity and newness. -
Select to up buying, design and merchandising team
Value retailer Select is looking to significantly increase its buying, design and merchandising headcount, as it focuses on more cohesive ranges and co-ordinated product. -
Simon Spurr exits label
British designer Simon Spurr has left his eponymous label six years after launching it. -
Stella McCartney
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SuperGroup nabs Reiss’s retail chief
Superdry owner SuperGroup has poached Reiss’s European retail director, Claire Arksey, as its new head of retail. -
Sweetenham prepares the ground for a new Republic
The young fashion chain’s new boss discusses his growth strategy and the state of the high street. -
Ted Baker is quick on the draw
Ted Baker has collaborated with a host of illustrators on a free digital portrait service, Ted’s Drawing Room. -
The perils of chasing a fast buck
As a relative newcomer to the fashion business – this week is the first anniversary of my joining Drapers – I’m constantly finding out new and fascinating things about the trade and its people. -
Valentino
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Volcom moves in at Boxpark
Volcom is the latest brand to open at the Boxpark retail development in London’s Shoreditch on Friday, following the opening of Nike’s latest outlet there last week. -
WDT staff made redundant following collapse of business
More than 50 staff at World Design & Trade (WDT) have been made redundant following the business’ collapse into administration last week, it has emerged. -
Women's Contemporary Indicator, March 16 2012
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from women’s contemporary retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect women’s contemporary by clicking on the PDF’s. -
Yves Saint Laurent
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