Drapers
5 July 2008
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Alexander McQueen
Spring/Summer 09 -
All-in-one
Spring/Summer 09 -
Antonio Marras
Spring/Summer 09 -
Asos scores record results
Asos saw pre-tax profit rise 117% to £7.3 million on sales up 90% to £81m for the year ended March 31. -
Asos to target global market
Online giant Asos is planning to roll out its fast-fashion etail concept to overseas markets, after it posted record sales and profits at its full-year results. -
Asos to target global market
Online giant Asos is planning to roll out its fast-fashion etail concept to overseas markets, after it posted record sales and profits at its full-year results. -
Asprey lures back former CEO
Asprey, the British luxury brand, is understood to be shedding its ready-to-wear and footwear categories to focus on fine jewellery and leather goods, as it appoints a new chief executive. -
Bar owners spill over into menswear store
Two brothers who own a wine bar called Hash in Darlington, County Durham, have launched a premium menswear store under the same name in the nearby town of Yarm in North Yorkshire. -
Bathing Belles
Spring/Summer 09 -
Baugur is set for UK move
Icelandic investment giant Baugur is expected to announce its intention to move to the UK today. -
Beales predicts tough year as sales drop
Like-for-like sales at department store group Beales dropped 6.4% for the 26 weeks to May 3. -
Ben Sherman axes licensee
Ben Sherman has opted to move its suit and formal shirts licence from Berwin & Berwin to BMB Group from next June in a move that will see its retail distribution switch to Debenhams. -
Bottega Veneta
Spring/Summer 09 -
Bread & Butter to slash exhibitor numbers
Young fashion tradeshow Bread & Butter is to cull almost 100 exhibitors for the January edition. -
BSSA quarterly sales monitor opens
The British Shops and Stores Association is seeking input from independent retailers for its latest quarterly sales monitor. -
Buoyant fashion fails to rescue sales at John Lewis
A buoyant fashion performance failed to stop John Lewis sales dropping 8.3% for the week to June 28. -
Burberry Prorsum
Spring/Summer 09 -
Calvin Klein
Spring/Summer 09 -
Chris Lee in JJB lifestyle hotseat
JJB Sports will overhaul its Original Shoe Co and Qube fascias after appointing Microzine founder and sportswear guru Chris Lee as managing director of the group’s lifestyle division. -
City questions Rose's future as M&S shares plummet
Marks & Spencer shares dropped 25% as City analysts slash forecasts following yesterday's profit warning. -
Claramoda signs three labels for spring 09
Womenswear and occasionwear agency Claramoda has signed three new labels for spring 09 – Delicious by Lady Rock, Jorando and Mimmina. -
Counting the cost
How will Primark be affected by the BBC’s child labour exposé? Drapers commissioned an exclusive ICM poll to find out. -
Cruise to rebrand Limeys stores
Cruise will rebrand its Limeys stores to Cruise after rescuing the Midlands-based mini chain last year. -
D&G
Spring/Summer 09 -
Dolce & Gabbana
Spring/Summer 09 -
Drapers to host Bread & Butter live Trend Talk
Drapersonline.com will host its second, free Trend Talk on July 8 to discuss the key young fashion trends to come out of Bread & Butter Barcelona. -
DSquared
Spring/Summer 09 -
Ebay to appeal against LVMH ruling
Ebay is to appeal against a ruling in the French court yesterday, which ordered the online auction site to pay €38.6 million Euros (£30.6 million) to luxury goods group LVMH, for allowing the sale of fake goods. -
Fairtrade Foundation appoints new chair
David Clayton Smith, a business and brand consultant at consultancy firm Andrum, has been appointed chairman of the Fairtrade Foundation, with immediate effect. -
Footfall drops 2.6% in June
Footfall fell 2.6% in June, the fifth monthly drop this year, with out-of-town retail destinations showing the biggest decline at 5.8%. -
Frustration for UK brands as eBay is fined for fakes
LVMH’s landmark case against auction website eBay for failing to block sales of counterfeit goods will fuel similar cases in the French courts, but UK law could prevent brands here from following suit. -
Gérard Darel sold to Advent International
French womenswear label Gérard Darel plans to double its turnover after private equity firm Advent International bought a majority stake in the brand for an undisclosed sum. -
Gingham
Spring/Summer 09 -
Giorgio Armani
Spring/Summer 09 -
Gloom at Beales as sales fall 6.4%
Like-for-like sales at Beales dropped 6.4% for the 26 weeks to May 3 and the department store group warned it did not foresee any improvement in trading for the rest of the year. -
Gucci
Spring/Summer 09 -
Hippy Chic
Spring/Summer 09 -
Hot Tuna to open first London shop
Surfwear brand Hot Tuna is to open its first European flagship store in Shoreditch, London next month. -
How to be a round peg in a round hole
It is crucial when considering a career move in today’s economic climate (either because the omens look bad at your company or simply due to unforeseen circumstances) that you find the right job. -
Instore receives £11.4m bid
Instore, which runs the poundstretcher chain, has confirmed a bid for the company from cash-and-carry business Crown Crest. -
Instore says bid undervalues company
Instore, which runs the Poundstretcher chain, has recommended that shareholders reject a £11.4 million bid for the company by cash-and-carry business Crown Crest. -
J Brand adds bigger fit line
J Brand, the premium denim label, has launched a new brand called Blue Label aimed at the curvier woman. -
JC Penney slashes spending
US department store chain JC Penney is scaling back its expansion plans for next year as the global credit crunch takes hold. -
Jil Sander
Spring/Summer 09 -
John Richmond
Spring/Summer 09 -
Kickers
The iconic footwear brand is plugging in to current trends and playing on its music scene heritage. -
Kidspace launches its first UK store
Kidspace, a retail concept put together by the Spazio Sei Fashion Group, is to launch its first store in the UK tomorrow. -
Lee in JJB lifestyle hotseat
JJB Sports will overhaul its Original Shoe Co and Qube fascias after appointing Microzine founder and sportswear guru Chris Lee as managing director of the group’s lifestyle division. -
M&S like-for-likes drop 5.3%
Marks & Spencer saw like-for-like sales sink back 5.3% for the 13 weeks ended June 28. -
Manic Bread & Butter defies retail gloom
Exhibitors were in positive mood as Bread & Butter Barcelona opened its doors this morning. -
Marketer joins Moss Bros
Menswear group Moss Bros has appointed Tesco head of marketing for clothing Sean Murray as head of marketing and visual merchandising. -
Martin Schneider
Martin Schneider, owner of young fashion independent Accent and a G-Star franchise in Leeds. -
Matalan profits soar
Matalan saw pre-tax profits rise 89.3% to £53.2 million, despite a 1.4% slip in revenue to £1.01 billion for the 53 weeks ended March 1. -
Men a La Mode
Ali Khan’s choice of clothing always drew admiring looks, so he set up a website selling his favourite brands. -
Milan menswear Spring 09
There was plenty of new looks to inspire menswear as the Italian runways were all about projecting confidence and luxury. -
Mimco prepares for UK launch
Australian accessories retailer Mimco will launch in the UK in September, opening six stores. -
Music and fashion can make tills sing
I’ve just returned from the International Music Summit in Ibiza, where I was invited to talk about music and fashion. -
N Brown boosted by warm May
N Brown, the home shopping giant, saw sales rise 12.3% in the 17 weeks to June 28. -
N Brown hails online surge
N Brown, the home shopping group, says that half of its sales will come from the internet within three years thanks to the surge in online shopping. -
New brands at Premier Kids
Kidswear trade show Premier Kids has signed up a raft of new brands, including Baroue, ahead of its exhibition next week. -
No inspiration for slaves to fashion
Only a couple of shows into the season and already it seems that UK buyers are making like UK shoppers and staying at home this summer. -
Pitti Bimbo hit by credit crunch
Visitor numbers to European kidswear event Pitti Bimbo fell slightly from 8,100 to 7,647 this season reflecting tougher trading in some parts of the continent. -
Pitti Bimbo Spring 09
A larger Pitti Bimbo may have meant more brands on offer than ever before in Florence but that didn’t mean new trends were any easier to winkle out from tried and trusted favourites. -
Prada
Spring/Summer 09 -
Primark fans may desert after child labour allegations
Primark faces losing up to 42% of its customers in the aftermath of child labour allegations, an exclusive ICM Research poll commissioned by Drapers shows. -
Primark fans to desert after exposé
Primark faces losing up to 42% of its customers in the aftermath of child labour allegations, an exclusive ICM Research poll commissioned by Drapers shows. -
Pringle in Scottish factory review
Pringle is understood to be in talks with British workers' union GMB over the possible closure of its factory in Hawick, Scotland. -
Private equity drives Gerard Darel growth
French womenswear label Gérard Darel plans to double its turnover after private equity firm Advent International bought a majority stake in the brand for an undisclosed sum. -
Ralph Lauren in luxury push
Ralph Lauren is launching its luxury menswear lines Purple Label and Black Label at wholesale after showcasing them on the Paris menswear catwalks last week. -
Redundancies on the cards at HoF
Department store business House of Fraser has entered into consultation with staff over redundancies as part of a review to improve efficiency. -
Rejig at The Lab as founder sells up
Michael Guest, the co-founder and managing director of the branded sports fashion concept The Lab, is leaving the business after a management buyout. -
Reluctantly left holding the baby
Everything has been going well at my store this year. The credit crunch doesn’t seem to have made it up north yet and our first transactional website goes live in four weeks. -
Roulette Clothing respins website to win UK spend
Jersey-based indie Roulette Clothing has revamped its website in a bid to extend its distribution in the UK. -
Shoppers cut back at M&S
Marks & Spencer shoppers are cutting back on “fripperies” and only buying garments if they are dual purpose, executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose declared this week after a profit warning from the retailer. -
Tom Chapman
Retailer, etailer, art dealer, manufacturer – the boss of Matches is a busy man, but he finds time to describe how he built an internationally renowned business. -
Trade slows at Bread & Butter, but indie turnout is high
Momentum at Bread & Butter show in Barcelona has slowed this morning, despite an opportunistic start to the show yesterday. However, more retailers from the UK are expected to arrive this afternoon. -
Tributes to Republic’s Bray
The young fashion industry has paid tribute to Robin Bray, co-founder of Republic, who died last week aged 57. -
Triumph opens seventh UK store
Lingerie giant Triumph will open its seventh store in the UK in Leicester in September. -
Vivienne Westwood
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