Drapers
30 January 2010

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Christophe Decarnin

Since joining Balmain in 2005, Christophe Decarnin has revived the dying and bankrupt fashion house.
A helping hand on deliveries

Using a third party to administer the e-fulfilment process could improve overall customer satisfaction
Abstract prints

Autumn 10
Adili's future unclear as shares suspended

The future of ethical etailer Adili is unclear after its shares were today suspended as it failed to secure finance for the company’s future.
Anthony Thompson to revamp Fat Face offer

Anthony Thompson, George at Asda’s outgoing managing director, is expected to lead a product overhaul at lifestyle retailer Fat Face when he joins as chief executive in April.
Asda launches voucher campaign

Asda has today launched a voucher campaign redeemable across the majority of categories in stores, including clothing brand George.
Asos taps into plus-size market

Asos has launched plus-size range Asos Curve in an attempt to take a slice of the £3.7bn plus-size market.
Balmain shoudlers

Autumn 10
Benetton launches model search for autumn 10 campaign

Benetton will launch its autumn 10 international marketing campaign next month, beginning with online castings for models of all races.
Biker jackets

Autumn 10
Blacks to raise £20m to speed up recovery

Outdoors specialist Blacks Leisure has unveiled proposals to raise £20.3m through a share placing and open offer to drive the recovery of the business.
Blue cotton

Autumn 10
Bolland's M&S pay deal 'ridiculous', say shareholders

Investors and shareholder advisory groups have lambasted the pay package awarded to incoming Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland.
Bread & Butter on the ball ahead of World Cup

Young fashion trade show Bread & Butter will embrace the 2010 football World Cup next season by screening games in a purpose-built stadium at the show in Berlin in an effort to protect attendance.
Buyers still gripped by the power of Ugg

Ugg is still huge business. Will we all get caught out when the bubble bursts?
Checked shirts

Autumn 10
Christmas sales sparkle at All Saints

All Saints recorded a spectacular 32% like-for-like sales rise over Christmas.
Clerys cuts staff hours to save jobs

Irish department store Clerys has asked its staff to work a four-day week in a bid to avoid axing jobs.
Designer Rooms in liquidation

Designer outlet chain the Designer Rooms has been placed into liquidation after running into trouble during the Christmas period and racking up £1m of unmanageable debt.
Donna Ida scores a retail hat-trick

Denim indie Donna Ida will open its third store this week on Elizabeth Street in Belgravia, central London.
Dover Street Market Tachiagari, London

Dover Street Market’s bi-annual Tachiagari makes a visit to this upmarket fashion hot spot a must for those interested in creative merchandising
Drapers Etail Awards - the winners

See all the winners from the 2010 Drapers Etail awards.
Drapers Footwear Awards 2010 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Drapers Footwear Awards 2010, which takes place on May 27, has been confirmed including the finalists for the new buyer of the year and store manager of the year categories.
Dresses

Autumn 10
EFA welcomes China's request for WTO consultation in to anti-dumping duties

The European Footwear Alliance (EFA) has welcomed the Chinese government’s decision to request a World Trade Organisation (WTO) consultation on EU anti-dumping measures imposed on Chinese and Vietnamese leather footwear.
Esprit plans international expansion as UK sales suffer

Young fashion chain Esprit saw UK like-for-like sales across its retail and wholesale divisions fall during the six months to December 31
Fashion sales soar as John Lewis ends year in 'fine form'

Department store chain John Lewis has reported strong trading in the final week of its financial year with fashion the star performer.
Freesoul

A change of ownership has given the Italian brand the confidence to look beyond its denim heritage
Fur

Autumn 10
Gavin Colwill

In less than two years, Drapers Award-winning menswear indie Kiosk 78 has caught the industry’s attention with its cool brand mix and the razor-sharp business acumen of its co-owner
Georgina Goodman expansion assured

Georgina Goodman has pushed the button on the expansion of its wholesale and retail operations after the luxury footwear business secured £4m from new backers.
Get wool back in fashion, says Prince Charles

Leading fashion industry figures have backed an initiative launched by the Prince of Wales to turn British shoppers back on to wool.
Graphic T-shirts

Autumn 10
Grey knits

Autumn 10
G-Star recruits partners for franchise store assault

Dutch denim giant G-Star will open 30 franchise stores within the next five years as part of an ambitious mono-brand store expansion strategy.
H&M full year like-for-likes fall

Swedish retail giant H&M said like-for-like sales fell 5% in its full year to November 30 but reported a strong start to 2010.
Harold Tillman

A long-time supporter of British fashion, Tillman is the owner of Jaeger and Aquascutum and Chaiman of the British Fashion Council.
Heritage details

Autumn 10
Internaçionale cuts buying team

Value retailer Internaçionale has made a string of redundancies at its London buying office and appointed a new head of merchandising.
January price deflation slows to 1.4%

Clothing and footwear shop price deflation slowed to 1.4% in January from 3.3% in December, the lowest level of deflation reported since October 2008.
John Lewis signs deal with London Olympics

John Lewis has been appointed the official retailer to the London Olympics.
Kitsch intarsias

Autumn 10
Label signs seven more young fashion brands

Pure London has signed seven more brands to the launch edition of Label, its young fashion show.
Label signs up Fornarina

Trade show Pure London has signed young fashion brand Fornarina to its inaugural Label show which takes place next month.
Li & Fung in sourcing deal with Walmart

Li & Fung, the Hong Kong-based supplier to retailers including Marks & Spencer and Zara, said today that it had inked a deal with Asda parent Walmart to supply clothes to the US giant.
Lion Capital secures future of La Senza

Lion Capital has acquired 100% of the long-term debt of La Senza, bringing to an end uncertainty over the lingerie retailer’s future.
Lipsy launches Pixie Lott collaboration

Young fashion brand Lipsy has teamed up with Pixie Lott on a range co-designed by the popstar.
London Fashion Week to live stream catwalks

London Fashion Week is to stream catwalk shows live online for the first time this season.
Londoncentral signs emerging labels

Londoncentral has signed up a raft of new exhibitors to its next show, which will take place this weekend.
Manchester Fashion Network: The Power of the blog

Manchester Fashion Network will next week be hosting a panel discussion on how blogging can help businesses.
Marc Bolland to take up M&S role from May

Marc Bolland will start his role as chief executive at Marks & Spencer from May 1.
Matalan deal could fall through as deadline approaches

Matalan, the value chain, may fail to secure a sale this week as bidders balk at the £1.5bn price tag.
Menswear Young Fashion indicator, January 30, 2009

Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from young fashion retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect menswear by clicking on the PDF.
Multicoloured knits

Autumn 10
Nathan Jenden to leave DVF

Diane von Furstenberg creative director Nathan Jenden is to leave the brand to focus on his own label.
New embellishment

Autumn 10
New Look gears up for March float

Fast fashion chain New Look is expected to go ahead with a stock market floatation at the beginning of March according to reports.
New Look team set for bumper pay out

New Look’s management team is set to make millions of pounds from the retailer’s payment in kind (PIK) notes.
No sales growth expected at New Look's Mim until 2012

Mim, the 300-store French young fashion retailer owned by New Look, is expected to report negative sales until 2012, according to research released as part of the retailer’s imminent float.
Off the record, Drapers Etail Awards party

Leading industry figures gathered for Drapers second Etail Awards at the Bloomsbury Ballrooms in London.
Off the record, January 30, 2009

The inside track on the parties and gossip for the week.
Other denim directions

Autumn 10
Out of recession but severe chill remains

There remains a real prospect the economy could go into reverse again
Paris Couture Week: Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier

Yesterday’s Paris couture catwalks saw a wide variety of texture and colour as Valentino and Jean Paul Gaultier refused to play it safe.
Penny Grivea

Folli Follie’s brand general manager tells Lucie Goulet how she swapped cosmetics for a role at the accessories label she grew up with
Peter Ruis

Peter Ruis is putting John Lewis on the fashion map.
Pure London preview

Buyers at Pure London will have plenty to be inspired by in autumn 10, as rich tones and bright colours dominate most categories, while feminine silhouettes continue to clash with harder details.
Quilted jackets

Autumn 10
Richard Singlehurst

Director of young fashion indie Union Clothing in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Rivals settle with Lipsy over design imitations

Women’s young fashion brand Lipsy has reached undisclosed settlement agreements with two rivals over claims that two of its dresses were copied.
Rock tops young fashion trend list for autumn 10

Young fashion indies are looking to take on new brands for autumn 10 and will buy into those that offer directional looks and those with the option of short order, to complement their existing big-hitting brands.
Sales success prompts Aphrodite’s expansion

Men’s young fashion indie Aphrodite is to dramatically increase the size of its Sunderland store following continued growth of both its in-store and online sales.
Schiffer sails with Salvatore Ferragamo

Luxury footwear brand Salvatore Ferragamo has unveiled its spring 10 ad campaign featuring supermodel Claudia Schiffer.
Shannon mulls Adams rescue

Former Adams chairman John Shannon has not ruled out buying back the kidswear chain for a third time, according to sources.
Shop Direct puts 1,500 jobs in consultation

Home shopping group Shop Direct is considering closing three contact centres with the possible loss of 1,500 jobs.
Simon Wolfson

Son of Lord Wolfson of Sunningale, chairman of Next between 1990 and 1998, Wolfson studied law at Trinity, Cambridge.He has spent his whole career at Next, starting as a sales consultant in 1991.In 2001, aged only 33, he became Next’s youngest ever chief executive. Despite an initial dip in the share price, Wolfson has since proved able to manage city expectations.Wolfson realised the recession was coming before most of his competitors. He adjusted Next’s stock strategy t
Sir David Jones steps down as JJB chairman

JJB Sports chairman Sir David Jones is to step down from his role at the sportswear retailer due to ill health.
Six Whiting Street in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Chosen by Grant Ashdown, founder and sales director of young fashion agency Two Agent See
Sports Direct lines up elite legal team

Sports Direct is understood to be lining up a leading criminal QC to advise founder Mike Ashley.
Stitch teams up with London Fashion Network

Menswear trade show Stitch has teamed up with networking event London Fashion Network to host a seminar at its inaugural show.
Streetwear Season Guide Autumn 10

Sports luxe styles mix up 1980s and 1990s influences, as collegiate looks and checks return for another season.
Suits You reveals details of CVA proposal

The Speciality Retail Group (SRG), the business behind the Suits You chain, has unveiled the details of its proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).
Sweatshirts

Autumn 10
Think positive: there’s reason to be cheerful

Buyers at Pitti Uomo, Bread & Butter and Premium Berlin seemed to have a fresh appetite
Varsity jackets

Autumn 10
Versace confirms job cuts in bid to return to profit in 2011

Versace has confirmed it will make 350 job cuts in a bid to return to profitability by 2011.
Weird Fish targets wholesale growth

Ethical lifestyle brand Weird Fish has unveiled a three-year strategy to build the brand’s profile and expand its wholesale footprint in the UK after sales rose 20% in 2009.
Wise before the event

With the World Cup and a general election on the horizon, plus a growing interest in ethics, there are plenty of issues around which retailers can build marketing campaigns in 2010. But beware of overkill, say experts
Womenswear Young Fashion indicator, January 30, 2009

Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from young fashion retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect womenswear by clicking on the PDF.
Work-worn washes

Autumn 10
www.marni.com

Marni is a premium Italian fashion brand that is slowly entering high streets around the world with its own stores.

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30 January 2010