Drapers
27 September 2008
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Alexon H1 profits fall 40%
Alexon recorded a like-for-like sales fall of 7.3% and an 40% slump in operating profit to £5.2 million for the 26 weeks to July 26. -
Amanda Wakeley
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Anniversary skirt for Ann Louise Roswald
British designer Ann Louise Roswald has produced a limited edition anniversary skirt for spring 09 to celebrate the brand’s 10th year in business. -
Aquascutum
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Asda says cost of living rose 7.4% in August
Asda's monthly Income Tracker survey showed that the average UK family was £11 worse off each week during August and that the cost of living had risen 7.4% during the month. -
B+R, London
A flock of stuffed birds keep an eye on the action in Bolongaro Trevor and Religion’s collaborative retail concept. -
Basso & Brooke
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Betty Jackson
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Blog: London Fashion Week: Day Six
The final day of Fashion Week was a more relaxed affair than the rest of the week, as London wound down slowly from the excitement of the Pammie and co the previous night. -
Blog: Money minded Milan Fashion Week kicks off
The frenzy of catwalks in fashion's commercial capital Milan kick started on Saturday with an unusual but wholly welcome start to proceedings. Plus-size - yes you heard correctly - plus-size brand Elena Miro lit the fuse on what looks certain to be a money-minded series of shows. -
Bluewater records uplifts in August
Bluewater shopping centre said like-for-like sales were up 2.5% in August with footfall up 8.5%. -
Boho flats
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Bristol Cabot Circus opens
Cabot Circus, the new £500 million scheme Bristol shopping centre scheme opens to the public today at midday. -
Christopher Kane
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Clothes Show scouts talent
Drapers and New Look are backing the inaugural Young Textile Designer of the Year competition in partnership with Clothes Show London, which is staging its first show in the capital next May. -
Collaboration for Scot brand
Scottish designer Deryck Walker is to collaborate with Derbyshire knit brand John Smedley on a limited availability knitwear collection for men and women for spring 09. -
Collections Group buys Frank Bird
Jersey-based retail stable Collections Group has acquired the Drapers Award winning menswear independent Frank Bird. -
Companies need to take responsibility
Last year I wrote in Drapers about the need for the fashion industry to address the growing demand for animal welfare, following an RSPCA poll that showed nine out of 10 people would never knowingly wear real fur. -
Coral
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Cork
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Dandy wovens
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Driving shoes
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Eley Kishimoto
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Erdem
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Fairtrade cotton sales rocket
Items made with Faitrade cotton increased by 323% to six million units between April and June this year. -
Fashion boosts Laura Ashley sales
UK fashion sales helped to boost overall performance at Laura Ashley, rising 6.7% like-for-like, and by 23.9% in total for the 26 weeks to July 26. -
Fashion sales rise at Laura Ashley
Sales at Laura Ashley rose 5.5% to £120.2m for the 26 weeks to July 26. Profit before tax and exceptional items was up 13% to £4.5m. -
Frock up for Startups award
Womenswear etailer Frock has been unveiled as one of three finalists at the 2008 Startups Awards, which celebrates new businesses. -
Full review launched at Jones Bootmaker
Footwear veteran Ken Bartle, chief executive at Jones Bootmaker, has announced a wideranging review of the footwear chain and its strategy. -
Gap acquires Athleta sports company
Gap is to buy the US women's sports and activewear mail order business Athleta for around $150 million (£80.9m). -
Gap buys into lifestyle market
Gap is to buy the US women’s activewear mail order business Athleta for around US$150 million (£80.9m) in a bid to enhance its online sales. -
Giles Deacon
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Hardy Amies' future uncertain
The future of Hardy Amies is uncertain after its major stakeholder failed to supply further funding. -
Harold Tillman
After completing the first London Fashion Week of his three-year stint as chairman of the British Fashion Council, the Jaeger and Allders boss is determined to give more young designers the chance to shine on the capital’s catwalks of London Fashion Week and looks forward to what his new role has to offer. -
Harvey Nichols opens Bristol store
Harvey Nichols opened its Bristol store in the new Cabot Circus shopping centre this afternoon. -
House of Holland
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Indies record market share dip
Independent clothing and footwear retailers lost market share in the 12 week period ended July 20 according to research by TNS Worldpanel Fashion. -
Jacques Vert like-for-likes down 7%
Jacques Vert saw like-for-like sales fall back 7% for the first 21 weeks of the year beginning April 27. -
Jaeger London
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James Bidwell to head Anthropologie Europe
James Bidwell, the former marketing director at Selfridges and former chief executive of Visit London, has been appointed managing director of Anthropologie Europe. -
Jane Norman hires trading director
Sandy Goldsbrough has been appointed trading director at Jane Norman retailer. -
JD adds fashion brands at stores
JD Sports Fashion will roll out fashion brands Bench and K Swiss across its JD stores after launching them in 90 and 60 stores respectively this summer. -
JD Sports Fashion scores 54% profit hike
JD Sports Fashion recorded like-for-like sales growth of 6% and total sales growth of 19% to £298.95 million for the 26 weeks ended August 2. -
JJB plots an indie-style OSC revamp
Chris Lee, the managing director of JJB Sports’ lifestyle division, has kicked off a charm offensive with brands and suppliers outlining his vision to revamp Original Shoe Company into a ‘premium’ and ‘independent-style’ chain. -
JJB rejects claims of breached banking covenants
JJB Sports has denied claims that it breached banking covenants. -
JJB Sports posts a loss in 'worst retail recession ever'
JJB Sports has reported an adjusted loss before tax of £9.7m for the 26 weeks to July 27 as sales fell by 5.6% to £344.7 million. -
John Lewis sales fall 5.6% but fashion bucks trend
Sales at department store John Lewis fell by 5.6% to £47.34 million over the week to September 20 as tough comparatives, the weather, and turmoil in the economic markets hit trade. -
Keep customers in beautiful wrapping
Having always been part of the optimistic school of retailing, even I am starting to have pre-match nerves. Am I correct in assuming our customers will remain loyal and will not start shopping at value stores? -
Kokontozai expands with third store in west London
Designer fashion and lifestyle indie Kokontozai opened its third shop last week. -
Korean designer wins Fashion Fringe prize
Korean designer Eun Jeong Hong has won this season’s Fashion Fringe prize with her contemporary womenswear collection entitled Go By A Secret Path. -
Limeys lifts Cruise’s sales
Cruise, the designer mini chain, saw sales leap 38.5% to £26.7 million for the year ended February 2, thanks to rapid expansion and the acquisition of Midlands-based chain Limeys. -
London Fashion Week
Designers used London Fashion Week as a chance to cement their handwriting for spring 09. -
Losses shrink at Intimas
Lingerie group Intimas saw its losses fall to £1.65 million from £2.21m for the six months to June 30. -
Louise Goldin
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Luella
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Margaret Howell
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Micam Spring/Summer 09
Italian footwear fair Micam served up a 1970s platform revival and a cyclical return to boho, alongside a few surprises for spring 09. -
Milan Fashion Week: Versace keeps it short and sweet
Donatella Versace is in a sweet and playful mood for spring 09, despite the news of economic doom and gloom all around. -
Milano Unica Autumn 09
Along with a host of play-safe colours the Milan textiles shows suggested a repeat performance for autumn 09 with checks, florals and painterly prints all appearing in abundance. -
Mills play safe for autumn 09
Prospects of tough trading have forced mills to respond with a raft of commercial offerings for autumn 09, according to the trends on show at last week's Milano Unica textiles fair in Italy. -
Moda buys kidswear show Bubble London
ITE Moda, the organiser of the middle market womenswear, menswear and footwear Moda shows in Birmingham, has bought contemporary kidswear show Bubble London. -
Modernist
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Monochrome
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Mosaic reports sales uplift but predicts tough times ahead
Sales at Mosaic Fashions, which includes high street brands Karen Millen, Oasis and Warehouse, rose 5% to £419 million for the 6 months to July 26, (excluding Whistles, which it sold earlier this year). -
Moss Bros losses widen
Moss Bros saw pre-tax losses widen from £700,000 to £1.6 million for the six months ended July 26 but sales picked up in the second half. -
Nathan Jenden
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New colour trends may banish gloom
Who’d have thought recession chic would be so bright? I can’t decide whether the technicolour optimism the designers have displayed on the catwalks of Milan, New York and London over the past two weeks is delightfully refreshing or somewhat inappropriate. -
Nigel Beale made President of Beales
Nigel Beale, the great grandson of the founder of Beales, is to step down from his board position after 37 years at the end of October but he has been made honorary President of the department store. -
Off Price to launch in Poland
Discount exhibition The Off Price Show will launch an event in Poland next September to tap into Europe’s emerging markets. -
Ossie Clark
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Painterly
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Pamela Scott lauches a new flagship in Limerick
Irish branded womenswear chain Pamela Scott has launched a new flagship store concept in Limerick City as it looks to push its own-label product. -
Paul Costelloe
After 15 years of showing at London Fashion Week, the Irish designer’s staying power is beyond dispute. -
PPQ
Designers and label owners Amy Molyneaux and Percy Parker tell Laura Jackson why their label is about music and parties as well as clothing. -
PPQ
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Prada ticks trend boxes in Milan
Textured surfaces have been impossible to ignore on the spring 09 runways. From Nathan Jenden's all-over cocktail-umbrellas dress in London, to D&G's pleated gold lame tops and skirts in Milan, one of the season's most widely evident themes to emerge so far has been a crumpled metallic aesthetic. -
Precursor hits Paris with British invasion
Premium indie Precursor, which only stocks UK labels, opened its doors in the Marais district of Paris this month. -
Sales fall across the high street
Sales fell for the majority of high street retailers during the first half of September and the outlook for October is bleak. -
Shaping the future faces of fashion
As London Fashion Week closes for another year, students are embarking on courses that could launch the fashion stars of the future. -
Shirting checks
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Shoppers ‘less impulsive’
Female shoppers bought fewer items of clothing in the first six months of 2008, cutting back on impulse buys and opting to shop around more, according to data from TNS Worldpanel Fashion. -
Simon Berwin
Having just come back from China, where we’re involved in a joint venture with a manufacturer to produce suits for our retail and supply business, it’s clear that the current exchange rate situation means only one thing. -
Soft Handle
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Temperley
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The weekend newspaper round up (September 20-21)
The best of the fashion business related headlines from the weekend's newspapers... -
Vivienne Westwood
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Weird Fish to land new MD
Former Animal chief executive John Stockton has been appointed managing director of lifestyle brand Weird Fish. -
Winter Sparkle
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Women's checks
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Wooden platforms
Spring/Summer 09
