Drapers
30 May 2009
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Adidas world cup bid gets graphic
Adidas has kicked off its run up to next year’s World Cup with a campaign for its new50i football boot. -
Aertex relaunches underwear range
British heritage brand Aertex has relaunched its underwear collection three seasons after axeing it. -
Aitor Throup
The CP Company and Stone Island designer and Umbro creative consultant reveals football’s tailoring influences to Marino Donati -
Alexon like-for-like sales fall 10.5%
Alexon Group revealed like-for-like sales dropped 10.5% in the 14 weeks to May 23 in its annual financial report, which was published today. -
Anti-consumerists’ sermon is blasphemy
American theatre project Reverend Billy and The Church of Life After Shopping is on tour in the UK this week protesting against consumerism and globalisation. What they’re missing is that trade is a good thing. -
Aquascutum puts entire workforce into consultation
Aquascutum has put its entire workforce into consultation, fuelling speculation about the future of the luxury heritage brand. -
Asos to repeat student collection
Asos has joined forces with the London College of Fashion for the second year running to create a capsule collection of one-off pieces designed by first-year or final-year design students, to be sold online. -
Austique in Chelsea, London
I love womenswear retailer Austique because the team, made up of owner Katie Kanvin and her colleagues, have an eye for finding something different and nurturing young talent in a positive way. -
BSSA boss to retire
John Dean the chief executive of the British Shops and Stores Association (BSSA) is to retire at the end of the year. -
Cafer Mahiroglu
It’s been just 15 months since the owner of Select rescued the young fashion chain from administration, but through clever repositioning it is already turning a profit -
Chairman rejects House of Fraser refinance rumours
House of Fraser has denied speculation that it is considering refinancing the business. -
Chinese put Aquascutum on the menu
The departure of chief executive Kim Winser and rumours of a potential takeover bid point to an uncertain future for the luxury brand -
Christian Lacroix seeks creditor protection
Christian Lacroix, the French fashion house, has filed for creditor protection at a Paris court. -
Comfort footwear slips into something stylish
The mainstream footwear market is hungry for trend-led styles and innovative materials as female shoppers in the comfort market become more style conscious. -
Debenhams' new shares priced at 80p
The new shares to be placed by Debenhams as part of plans to raise £323 million announced this morning, have been priced at 80p. -
Debenhams to raise £323m in share sale
Debenhams plans to raise £323m via a share placing in a bid to slash its debt levels of £927m. -
Do not miss the Womenswear High Street Preview
Gain essential insight into the trends hitting the high street in autumn 2009 with our must-see preview of womenswear collections published in the next issue of Drapers magazine on June 6. -
Empora shopping portal launches online
Pixsta, the UK-based image search company, has launched an online shopping portal carrying more than 1,000 fashion brands and retailers. -
Escada sells Apriori, Cavita and Laurèl
Escada has sold off its Apriori, Cavita and Laurèl womenswear brands to German investment firm Mutares. -
Ex-Principles suppliers set up etail venture
Suppliers hit by the collapse of womenswear chain Principles have joined forces in an unprecedented move to create a transactional website to directly serve female shoppers aged 30 and above. -
FREE cinema tickets
Drapersonline is giving away FREE cinema tickets to a special preview of the new film Sunshine Cleaning -
Gant to create first transactional site
Gant is poised to launch an etail site in the UK and Republic of Ireland in August - its first in the world. -
Gap like-for-like sales drop 7% in May
Gap’s international like -for-like sales, which include the UK, dropped 7% for the four weeks to May 30. -
Gap retail director heads to Adidas
Michael Stanier, the former vice president and managing director of Gap’s UK retail and European franchise operations, is to join Adidas as director of retail. -
Gunnar Sigurdsson reappointed to House of Fraser board
Former Baugur chief executive Gunnar Sigurdsson has rejoined the board at House of Fraser. -
Harvey Nichols boss warns "worse to come"
Joseph Wan, the chief executive of Harvey Nichols, has warned the worst of the economic crisis will hit in the second half of 2009. -
House of Fraser boss urges retailers to support retail diploma
House of Fraser chief executive John King has called for more retailers to support Skillsmart Retail’s new retail diploma, which will launch next year. -
Inditex appoints new UK managing director
Inditex UK and Republic of Ireland (RoI) managing director Stefano Sutter is leaving the role at the fast fashion business which runs Zara and Massimo Dutti. -
Interest rate held at 0.5%
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5% for the third month in a row. -
JJB Sports confirms refinancing details
JJB Sports has announced details of its refinancing following its Company Voluntary Agreement which it completed last week. -
John Lewis sees best week of the year
John Lewis scored its best results of the year so far, with sales up 2% to £43 million over the week to May 23. -
Lacroix in administration
French couture house Christian Lacroix was placed into administration yesterday. -
Laura Ashley boosted by promotions
Laura Ashley saw like-for-like sales rise 6.9% for the 17 weeks to May 30 thanks to increased promotions. -
Liam Gallagher's fashion line launches
Oasis singer Liam Gallagher has launched his first fashion collection today. -
Liquorish
If you missed out on the 1980s trend during your spring 09 buying, fear not - short-order label Liquorish has some bang-on-trend pieces ready to pep up your spring rails. -
M&S to create permanent archive
Marks & Spencer will create a permanent archive from its 125 year history in a dedicated site at Leeds University, and will launch an M&S vintage roadshow to encourage its customers to bring in historical items bought at the retailer. -
Mary Portas unveils charity shop at Westfield London
Retail guru Mary Portas opened the doors to her Living & Giving charity shop this morning at shopping centre Westfield London. -
Mary Queen of Charity Shops debuts tonight
Mary Portas’ new three part series for BBC 2 will air at 9pm tonight. -
Matthew Williamson returns to London Fashion Week
UPDATED: Matthew Williamson will join Burberry at London Fashion Week in September to help celebrate the event’s 25th birthday. -
Melita Glaister
Drapers probes leading independents to get their View From the Shop Floor. -
Men's Footwear indicator, May 30, 2009
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from footwear retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect men’s footwear by clicking on the PDF -
Morleys on brink of acquiring Roomes of Essex
The Morleys Group of department stores was understood to be close to acquiring independent department store Roomes of Upminster in Essex as Drapers went to press. -
Morleys Stores completes Roomes deal
Morleys Stores, the independent department store group, has added Roomes of Upminster in Essex to its portfolio, as predicted by Drapers magazine (May 30). -
Moss Bros records rise in suit sales
Moss Bros saw like-for-like sales fall 3.9% for the 16 weeks ended May 23, but the volume of suits sold rose 27% over the period. -
New Look EBITDA soars 10%
High street multiple New Look has bucked the market downturn to notch up record results for the year to March 28. -
Off the record, May 30, 2009
The inside track on the parties and gossip for the week. -
Peckham Rye
With a standalone store in the pipeline, things look chipper for the Cockney slang-inspired tie label -
Peplum
The most glamourous cover-up detail of the season, the peplum adds extra volume and shape to pencil skirts and comes in ruffled and oversized styles or in contrast colour options for autumn 09. -
Radical shake-up planned for CPD
German trade show organiser Igedo is planning a dramatic overhaul of its flagship womenswear show CPD by shelving menswear show Herrenmode Düsseldorf in favour of a new section called Impulse in July to attract more contemporary womenswear brands to the mainstream event. -
Rajan Group looks for acquisitions after rebranding
High street supplier Rajan Group is on the hunt for brand acquisitions or licences after it rebranded the business to Whispering Smith. -
Sector allies draw up survival plans
The news that a group of Principles suppliers have joined forces to create an etail venture (see News) to serve the public direct is more evidence that suppliers are finally grabbing the bull by the horns with innovative new business models that will ensure their survival through the recession. -
Shhhhhhhh!
The boss of which value retailer, who treated Drapers to a great lunch, had to partir a lunch early to attend a French lesson to broaden his horizons? -
Simon Berwin joins Moss Bros board
Menswear supplier and leading Moss Bros shareholder Simon Berwin has been appointed non-executive director of the menswear chain. -
Slimma pre-tax profits slump 95%
Womenswear supplier Slimma, which owns Frank Usher and Peter Martin, saw pre-tax profits plummet 95% to £2,000 in the 26 weeks to April 3. The supply group also said it planned to close is private label supply business. -
Supermarket bosses remain favourites for top M&S job
Asda chief executive Andy Bond and Sainsbury’s boss Justin King remain industry first choices to become the next Marks & Spencer chief executive, despite both seemingly ruling themselves out of the running. -
Surf Shop summer show cancelled
UK boardsports trade show Surf Shop will not take place this summer but will return with a new format in 2010. -
Ted Baker lingerie license terminated
Ted Baker has ended its lingerie licencing agreement with Intimas Group by mutual agreement. -
Tesco online to launch Asos-style site
Tesco, the UK’s biggest retailer, has confirmed it will aim to emulate an Asos-style website with ‘get the look’ and celebrity-endorsement features when it relaunches its transactional clothing operation later this year. -
The weekend newspaper round up: May 30-31
The best of the fashion business-related headlines from the weekend newspapers… -
This week in history...
The Sears group moved closer to its final break-up, Burton rejected rumours its Principles chain was in trouble, and M&S created a method for putting durable creases in trousers. -
Topshop confirms US roll out
Sir Philip Green, the owner of Topshop, has confirmed he plans to open a second store in New York after the debut Manhattan store achieved strong sales in its first two months of trading. -
Traffic People, London
Its owner’s theatrical background sets the stage for this store’s tongue-in-cheek product -
Turbulence hits luxury sector
The downturn in the luxury sector is prompting unprecedented movement at executive level, with more predicted -
UK Fashion Export Awards 2009
Drapers’ Ana Santi talks to winners and guests at the UK Fashion Export Awards 2009. -
Walpole names tomorrow’s "super brands"
Walpole, the luxury brands trade body, has honoured five British fashion labels among its eight “Brands of Tomorrow”. -
Westfield London to cut service charges
West London shopping centre Westfield London has slashed its service charges by 7%, after a long-running dispute with retailers. -
When shoes attack, men come off second best
American novelist William Burroughs explained the phrase Naked Lunch, the title of his best-known book,as “a frozen moment when everyone sees what is on the end of every fork”. -
Women's Footwear indicator, May 30, 2009
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from footwear retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect women’s footwear by clicking on the PDF.
