Drapers
3 June 2011
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1970s trends drive My-Wardrobe sales
Premium etailer My-Wardrobe said block colours and 1970s-inspired styles, including wide-leg trousers, T-shirts and platform shoes, helped drive sales growth of 96% for the year to May 31. -
Amanda Wakeley leads judging panel for GFW Gold Award
Womenswear designer Amanda Wakeley, Patrick Grant, creative director at tailor Norton & Sons and E.Tautz, Harpers Bazaar editor Lucy Yeomans and Fiona Lambert, brand director of George at Asda, will judge this year’s Graduate Fashion Week Gold Award. -
Austique targeting four more stores
Premium London womenswear indie Austique is to open four stores after securing new investment and has appointed industry veteran Maurice Bennett as chairman. -
Be unique to avoid the Sale trap
The honeymoon period is over. No sooner had the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set foot back in good old Blighty than fashion retailers began battening down the hatches and manning the Sales. -
Benetton hires creative director
United Colors of Benetton, the Italian fashion group, is poiosed to announce the appointment of You Nguyen as chief merchandising officer and creative director. -
BRC appoints Rob Templeman as chairman
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman, one of retail’s most highly regarded bosses, is to become chairman of industry body the British Retail Consortium (BRC). -
BRC's Luke Mayhew to slam criticism of large retailers
The British Retail Consortium chairman Luke Mayhew will condemn criticism of successful multiple retailers as “ridiculous” in a speech today. -
Breakthrough for retailers as EU ditches controversial plans
The European Parliament has bowed down to pressure from retailers and abandoned plans to force retailers to offer free returns from anywhere in Europe and deliver to all EU countries. -
British Fashion Council announces Newgen winners
Designers David Koma, Holly Fulton, Louise Gray and Michael van der Ham have been awarded Newgen catwalk sponsorship to show at London Fashion Week. -
Drapers launches mobile optimised site
Drapers has launched a mobile optimised site giving readers access to fashion news on the move through mobile handsets. -
Essex girl becomes a Little Mistress
Women’s young fashion brand Little Mistress has teamed up with The Only Way is Essex star Lucy Mecklenburgh to showcase its latest looks. -
Fashion sales fall in May as consumers unwilling to spend
Sales of clothing and footwear dipped in May, with only occasionwear and tailoring showing some uplift, as customers demonstrated an “unwillingness” to spend and continued to look for special deals and promotions. -
Fashion’s golden triangle
Home to a cluster of the UK’s largest fashion businesses, the Midlands and East Anglia offer some of the country’s best career opportunities. -
Ferragamo prepares to float in Milan
Italian luxury brand Salvatore Ferragamo has been valued at €2.25bn (£2.01bn) as it prepares to float on the Milan Stock Exchange by the end of the month. -
Finding the right balance
In beautiful west Cumbria, footwear brand New Balance ensures an attractive working environment and variety for its employees. -
Front Up enters the wholesale scrum
Rugby-inspired clothing etailer Front Up is expanding into wholesale and ramping up its product range following an investment by a consortium of industry veterans including Simon Smith, the former managing director of young fashion brands Fly53 and Fullcircle. -
Georgina Goodman goes into administration
High end footwear brand and retailer Georgina Goodman has gone into administration. -
Graduate Fashion Week: 20 years of student talent
With less than a week to go before the start of Graduate Fashion Week, Drapers catches up with some of the students to give you a sneak preview of their designs. -
Hot weather slows decline in town centre footfall
The hottest spring weather for 20 years enticed people back on to the high streets in May with a softening in annual footfall decline, according to the National High Street Index from data tracker Springboard. -
House of Fraser and Debenhams set to trigger flurry of early Sales
Department stores’ decision to move forward summer Sales could force other retailers to follow suit. -
Indies vow to resist early Sale pressure
Indies have said they will remain resolute and avoid bringing forward their summer Sales, despite moves by Debenhams and House of Fraser to launch their Sales on Thursday. -
IPO values Prada at up to £9bn
UPDATED: Prada’s planned Hong Kong stock exchange listing could see the company valued at up to £9.3bn, making it one of the most valuable luxury goods groups in the world. -
Jane Norman boss steps down
Jane Norman managing director Ian Findlay is understood to have stepped down from the beleaguered women’s young fashion chain. -
Jane Norman up for sale
Jane Norman has been put up for sale, according to reports in the Telegraph. -
JD boss promises ‘business as usual’ for Peter Werth
Stockists of menswear brand Peter Werth have welcomed news that deliveries will not be affected after the brand’s rescue from administration by JD Sports Fashion. -
Kookaï sales slump after repositioning
Sales at Kookaï UK, the womenswear chain, dropped 30% in the year to August 28 while pre-tax losses held firm during the period at £3.3m. -
Laura Ashley like-for-likes down 1.3% as it closes unprofitable stores
Laura Ashley said like-for-like sales slid 1.3% in the 17 weeks to May 28, due largely to the closure of unprofitable stores. -
Life & Style on brink of administration
Life & Style, the fashion and homewares business born out of the administration of womenswear chain Ethel Austin, is on the brink of collapse after just over a year in existence. -
Men’s Shoe Salon, Harrods, London
Whether you want £35 espadrilles or £12,000 crocodile-skin shoes, the luxury retailer’s revamped men’s footwear department is a welcoming environment. -
Men's Contemporary Footwear Indicator, June 3, 2011
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from contemporary retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect men’s footwear by clicking on the PDF. -
Men's formalwear provides bright spot as weather impacts fashion sales at John Lewis
Men’s formalwear provided the only bright spot in what was an otherwise poor week for fashion sales at John Lewis as high summer fashion lines were impacted by the weather. -
Merger deal brings Wolsey 1755 to UK
British heritage menswear brand Wolsey has acquired subsidiary Wolsey Scandinavia. -
Miriam Lahage
The queen of the discount market is carving out a ‘unique position’ for eBay’s Fashion Outlet via the adoption of mobile technology and adding higher-end brands to its offer. -
Moncler Group sells stake to Eurazeo
Moncler Group, the luxury sportswear group which owns brands including its eponymous label, Henry Cotton’s, Marina Yachting, Coast Weber & Ahaus and operates a 18CRR81 Cerruti licence, has sold a 45% stake in the group to French-based investment company Eurazeo for €418m (£372.2m). -
Motel appoints Henery
Motel, the women’s young fashion brand, has appointed Charlie Henery as international sales manager. -
MYBC line axed in Basler consolidation
Basler is to discontinue its premium MYBC collection and rebadge its eponymous mainline in a bid to drive the German mainstream womenswear brand upmarket. -
New Look profits tumble 40%
New Look, the value fashion chain, said that underlying profits slumped 40% and UK like-for-likes dropped 7.1% in its full year to March 26 as it suffered from “significant” disruption to the business. -
New product zones to launch at Moda
Mainstream trade show Moda is set to launch three contemporary product zones at its upcoming August edition. -
Non-food inflation slows to 0.8% in May
Non-food inflation slowed to 0.8% in May from 1.2% in April reflecting weak consumer demand and retailer promotions and discounting, -
Off The Record, June 3 2011
Drapers gets the lowdown on the latest gossip and reports back from the hottest parties and events. -
Retailers sign up to BRC responsible retailing guide for kidswear
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has launched a good practice guide for retailers selling kidswear ahead of a government review into the commercialisation and sexualisation of children which will be published today. -
Riddiford in as La Senza adviser
La Senza, the lingerie chain, has drafted in David Riddiford. -
Steve Monaghan
The director of PR agency Sane Communications tells Laura Weir why his online menswear store The Great Divide is just like a local pub. -
Suit prices to rise by 10% as wool prices at record high
The price of a wool suit is set to rise by at least 10% as the cost of wool doubled to a record high in the past 12 months. -
SuperGroup shares fall as promotional activity unnerves investors
Shares in SuperGroup dropped after it emerged that the young fashion business, which has a strict no-discounting policy, offered some online customers 20% off in-store purchases last weekend. -
Terry de Havilland to open online store
Luxury footwear label Terry de Havilland will launch a transactional website in July and move its sales and production in-house. -
Tourism deal to boost fashion sales
Fashion sales are set for a boost from a partnership between national tourism agency VisitBritain and American Express to jointly promote Britain as a tourist destination. -
We can all learn from Graduate Fashion Week
It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since I took over from Jeff Banks as chairman of Graduate Fashion Week. -
Wolverine appoints UK key account manager
Footwear group Wolverine has appointed Sarah Northage as UK key accounts manager for its women’s business across the CAT Footwear and Sebago brands. -
Women's Contemporary Footwear Indicator, June 3, 2011
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from contemporary retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect women’s footwear by clicking on the PDF. -
Your high street views to be canvassed for Portas
Drapers is launching its own investigation into issues affecting the UK’s high streets to ensure the views of the fashion retail sector are heard by the Government.
