Drapers
4 April 2009
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What the weekend newspapers said: April 4-5
The best of the fashion business-related headlines from the weekend newspapers… -
Animal print
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Autumn 09 catwalk round-up
Drapers’ Laura Jackson talks through the key trends and points from the autumn 09 catwalks -
B&B should not lose sleep over new rival
One can understand why the city of Barcelona would want to establish a rival streetwear show to Bread & Butter (B&B), which returns to its roots in Berlin from next season. -
Bank of England holds interest rates
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5%. -
Birthday discount at KJ’s Laundry
London womenswear boutique KJ’s Laundry celebrated its third birthday last week with a special shopping party offering 25% off all stock. -
British brands back B&B Berlin
The young fashion sector came out firmly in support of Bread & Butter Berlin this week, as details emerged of a rival show, called The Brandery, which will launch in Barcelona this July. -
Brown Thomas launches Easter Sale
Irish premium department store business Brown Thomas has slashed prices on most products by 20% to drum up sales over the Easter break. -
Bruno Sälzer
After more than a decade working at the top of men’s fashion, Bruno Sälzer is nearly a year into his role as chief executive of womenswear brand Escada, and he’s feeling ambitious -
Cake
Australian luxury maternity lingerie label Cake has launched its autumn 09 collection -
Carmen Haid & Alice Kodell
The owners of vintage fashion etailer Atelier-Mayer tell Lauretta Roberts how they were inspired by Haid's Austrian grandmother -
Cavalli renews licensing deal with Ittierre
Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli has renewed its worldwide licensing agreement for its diffusion line Just Cavalli with the financially beleaguered manufacturing and licensing firm Ittierre. -
Clarks consolidates UK and RoI teams
Clarks has consolidated its retail and wholesale teams in the UK and Republic of Ireland under operations director Chris Jewell. -
Clothes launch for Figleaves
Lingerie etailer Figleaves will launch women’s clothing next week, as it looks to evolve into a fully fledged lifestyle etailer -
Clothing prices fall 4.9% in March
Prices fell 4.9% in the clothing and footwear sector during March, according to the British Retail Consortium Nielsen Shop Price Index. -
Colour blocked bags
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Deichmann kicks off major UK expansion
German footwear retailer Deichmann will take advantage of the weak property market and open up to 10 stores in the UK this year as part of wider plans to open up to 400 stores in the country over the next 10 years. -
Drapers at the Fashion Business Club
Drapers’ Stephen Spear talks to FBC members after Alexandra Shulman’s interview -
Drapers’ new forum aims to get indies networking
Drapers has created a group on business networking website LinkedIn so that independents around the country can network and share ideas about how to trade through the recession. -
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Topshop New York opening
Watch the exclusive Drapers’ video made at the opening of Topshop New York last week… -
EXCLUSIVE: Crowds descend on Topshop New York
A crowd several hundred people strong snaked around the block from the entrance to Topshop’s New York emporium, which threw open its doors just minutes ago, at 11.30am US time on the dot. -
Feminique owner sells store after 28 years
Independent retail entrepreneur Lorraine Paige has sold her mainstream womenswear business Feminique in Leamington Spa to former Debenhams sales manager Gary Barnes. -
Floral detailing
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Footwear Awards 2009: Brand shortlists announced
The shortlist for Brand of the Year and Trend-Setting Brand of the Year at the Drapers Footwear Awards 2009 has been announced. -
Fringing
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Gap sales drop in March
Gap’s international sales, which includes its UK stores, fell 5% on a like-for-like basis in March. -
George at Asda launches £20 suit
George at Asda has lowered the price of its entry level suit to £20 for Easter weekend. -
H&M UK outperforms Europe
H&M’s UK sales were up 8% in local currency for the first quarter of the year, outperforming its other main markets including Germany, Sweden and France. -
Help the BRC gather evidence on the impact of credit conditions
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the British Shops and Stores Association (BSSA) are calling for their members to take part in a survey the BRC is conducting on behalf of the Treasury about credit conditions and credit insurance issues in the retail sector. -
High street price war kicks off with Easter Sales
An Easter price war is set to kick off as Debenhams and House of Fraser launch Sales to grab shopper spend over the holiday period. -
Hot Tuna hooks a sales rise
Sales at surf-inspired young fashion brand Hot Tuna have risen 31% for the six months ended December 3, with losses cut by 59% to £679,000 thanks to cost cutting at the group. -
It’s a whole new ball game for JJB Sports
JJB Sports is getting to grips with its financial and management difficulties, but can it carve out a new position in the sportswear market? -
JD Sports Fashion launches "Get the label" discount site
JD Sports Fashion has gone head to head with M and M Direct and launched a website Getthelabel.com selling sports and fashion brands at up to 65% off. -
Jewelled clutches
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JJB Sports outlines CVA proposals
The landlords of the 140 JJB Sports stores the sportswear retailer is proposing to close will be able to claim against an aggregate fund of £10 million if they approve the proposed Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA). -
John Lewis fashion sales rise
Fashion sales rose 1% at John Lewis for the week to April 4, bucking the overall trend at the department store which saw total sales drop 6.7% to £45.4 million. -
JS Levy signs Marcelino
Manchester womenswear agent JS Levy has ramped up its portfolio with Marcelino, a contemporary Spanish brand -
Kensington Shoe Event
Italian and Spanish labels looking to expand into the UK dominated the aisles at this biannual London show -
Landlords set to cut service charges
Landlords are on the brink of reaching a deal with retailers which could slash service charges by 20%, saving businesses millions of pounds a year in bills. -
Laura Ashley negotiates price cuts with suppliers
Fashion-to-furnishings business Laura Ashley is asking suppliers to lower their prices to help mitigate the impact of the weak sterling -
Letters to March 28, 2009
The latest letters from Drapers’ readers -
M&S ‘still has work to do’
Marks & Spencer conceded that it still had work to do on its clothing offer this week, as it reported a 4.8% drop in like-for-like sales of general merchandise for the quarter ended March 28. -
Menswear Mainstream indicator, April 4, 2009
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from mainstream retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect menswear by clicking on the PDF. -
Minimise stock to maximise sales
For the past decade, fashion retailers have enjoyed expansion through innovation, adding new stores, fascias and ranges to boost revenues. -
Moda to launch new area for contemporary womenswear
The mainstream Moda Woman tradeshow in Birmingham will launch an area dedicated to new and niche womenswear labels called Moda Platform at its next edition in August. -
Monochrome shoeboots
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Moss Bros aims to grab market share from indies
Menswear retailer Moss Bros is hoping to pick up market share from competitors hit by the recessionas its new chief executive takes the helm. -
Musto
Sailing and country sports specialist Musto is embarking on a three-pronged plan to drive growth -
Next suppliers in price talks
Next has kicked off price negotiations with suppliers to help offset the impact of the weak sterling this autumn -
Off the record, April 4, 2009
The inside track on the parties and gossip for the week. -
Oxygen, London
An art gallery-like exterior masks Oxygen’s treasure trove of exclusive and hard-to-find US womenswear brands -
Peacocks delivers strong fourth quarter
Peacocks saw like-for-like sales climb 8.3% for the 14 weeks ended March 28, as the value fashion market continues to buck the consumer downturn. -
Phil Wrigley relinquishes exec role at New Look
Phil Wrigley has relinquished his executive duties at New Look and stepped down to become non-executive chairman of the value fashion chain. -
Plug yourself into London’s Network
The London Fashion Network (LFN) was created with the premise of giving something back to the industry by way of events and masterclasses, so as both myself and co-founder and publicist Vicki Day are from up north, we decided the best solution was to join forces with the already established Manchester Fashion Network. -
Profits up at JD Sports Fashion + interview with Barry Bown
Profit-before-tax excluding exceptional items at JD Sports Fashion rose 24% to £53.6 million for the year to January 31, with like-for-like sales up 3.9% over the period. -
Rachel Perrett
The creative director of online womenswear boutique Frock gives us the lowdown on her business -
Retail business diploma gets green light
A new retail business diploma developed by Skillsmart Retail will be taught in schools and colleges across England from September next year after the government gave the go-ahead for the new course. -
Sales manager Chadwick dies
Richard Chadwick, a former sales manager in the denim sector, has died aged 65 -
Sci-fi features
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Skinny belts
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Studding
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Super gladiators
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Tax increases to hammer RoI retailers
Retail Ireland, the trade body that represents retailers in the Republic of Ireland, has expressed disappointment that the Irish government chose to raise taxes in its emergency budget yesterday. -
The age of excess has had its day
Before the recession and the Baugur debacle the press ran weekly stories about private equity firms buying luxury and fashion brands - from Permira snapping up Hugo Boss and Valentino to 3i acquiring Agent Provocateur. -
This week in history...
The summer womenswear of 1899 in Paris, a government Bill ruffles industry feathers, and catalogue retailer Freemans is sold to Otto. -
Trade support for credit move
The British Shops and Stores Association (BSSA) and Associated Independent Stores (AIS) are the latest organisations to back the British Clothing Industry Association’s (BCIA) Credit Insurance Campaign. -
Tribal necklaces
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Tu reaps new format reward
Supermarket clothing brand Sainsbury’s Tu is seeing an uplift in sales and footfall in its new format stores -
Who made the Online Fashion 100?
M and M Direct chief executive Steve Robinson, Figleaves chief executive Julia Reynolds and M&S Direct director David Hughes are among the fashion retailers who have made the cut in a list of the top 100 people influencing fashion online. -
Womenswear Mainstream indicator, April 4, 2009
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from mainstream retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect womenswear by clicking on the PDF. -
Wrangler relaunches Blue Bell casualwear
Wrangler has relaunched its vintage sub-brand Blue Bell as a premium casualwear collection for autumn 09
