Drapers
6 January 2012
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Alshaya to revamp La Senza stores and product as it hires CBRE
La Senza’s new owner Alshaya will introduce new product lines and revamp stores as part of its plan to turn around the ailing lingerie brand. -
Anthony Nathan
Managing director of footwear distributor 33 Joints -
Anthony Thompson
Chief executive of lifestyle retailer Fat Face -
Blue Inc buys 20 D2 stores
Young fashion menswear retailer Blue Inc has bought 20 D2 stores out of administration saving in the region of 200 jobs on the high street. -
Brand Alley sales surge 61% in fourth quarter
Private sales site Brand Alley has had an “excellent” year, posting a 61% sales surge in the final quarter of 2011. -
Bright Young Things back at Selfridges
Selfridges will continue to champion young British design talent this year with the return of its Bright Young Things initiative. -
Chester Barrie sets its sights on overseas expansion
Savile Row tailor Chester Barrie is to focus on international expansion with its sights set on opening concessions in Europe and America. -
Daily Round Up: H&M rebrands plus size; Mila Kunis new face of Christian Dior; Isabella Oliver reports sales surge
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Daily Round Up: JD in advanced talks over Blacks; Crombie sales half, Marks & Spencer and Debenhams sales drop expected; Kate Middleton opts for Alice Temperley
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Daily Round Up: JD in the running for Blacks; Christian Louboutin red sole dispute rumbles on; Theo Paphitis to expand Boux Avenue; Louis Vuitton sues Warner Bros
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Daily Round Up: Next to give trading update, fashion leaders make New Years Honours and retailers taking longer to repay creditors
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Daily Round-Up: Blacks goes into administration; Rebbeca Singleton departs Sainsbury's; Self-cleaning technology for clothes; Religion new store
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Deep discounting in December helps sales edge up
Promotions and discounts helped drive some festive sales growth for clothing and footwear in December as like-for-like retail sales grew 2.2% compared to December 2010. -
Donna Ida
Founder of four-store women’s denim indie Donna Ida -
Etail Awards deadline looming
All entries for the PayPal Etail Awards, honouring the best in online retailing, must be submitted by the end of next week as the entry deadline is January 20. -
Exclusive Competition: Inspirational windows for the new season
Drapers is offering an independent retailer the chance to win a consultation with our stores expert John Ryan and £200 of Selfridges vouchers. -
Fiona Lambert
Brand director at supermarket brand George at Asda -
Gio Goi’s Dawson leaves to set up label
Gio Goi key account manager Juls Dawson has left the young fashion brand to set up his own brand and agency. -
Gola Classics attains icon status
British sportswear brand Gola Classics will launch a new advertising campaign at trade show Bread & Butter Berlin on January 18. -
Harvey Nichols to open small format store in Liverpool ONE
Harvey Nichols is to launch a small format store in regional shopping centre Liverpool ONE, what the luxury department store says is a new store concept. -
Heather Thomson
The founder of Yummie Tummie tells Ana Santi how she was encouraged by Beyoncé Knowles to set up the US shapewear brand. -
House of Fraser posts "pleasing" 11.1% sales growth
House of Fraser has warned this year will continue to be challenging despite its like-for-likes sales rising 11.1% over Christmas as the retailer reported a positive performance across all product categories. -
How to be a Director for business development at a women’s leisurewear brand
Advice from Moira Benigson, Managing partner of The MBS Group -
IMAGE GALLERY: Bastyan to launch collaboration collection
Contemporary womenswear label Bastyan is launching its first collaboration collection which will be available from March. -
IMAGE GALLERY: H&M unveils Versace cruise collection
H&M has unveiled its cruise collection from Italian designer Donatella Versace, with pieces in the range displaying a distinctively fruity feel. -
IMAGE GALLERY: Tommy Hilfiger licenses catwalk range
Tommy Hilfiger is to wholesale its catwalk collections after striking a deal with licensing firm Ittierre. -
IMAGE GALLERY: Uniqlo to collaborate with Laura Ashley
Japanese retailer Uniqlo will launch a range of women’s t-shirts, stoles and tunics with fashion and furnishings group Laura Ashley, all of which will feature the UK retailer’s classic floral prints. -
Indicator 2011
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from young fashion, lingerie & accessories, contemporary, mainstream, footwear, kidswear and premium retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect the market in 2011 by clicking on the PDF. -
Irisa online and marketing boss Delafeld exits
Irisa director Giles Delafeld has left the group to head up online voucher specialist VoucherCodes.com. -
Japan’s UK love affair continues
Despite global economic turmoil, sales of UK fashion have held firm in Japan, giving brands all the more reason to enter a market that isn’t as tough to crack as they might think. -
Jason Pullen
Managing director of Gloucester Quays outlet shopping centre -
JD festive like-for-likes rise
JD Sports Fashion’s like-for-like festive sales lifted 1.6% despite its fashion fascias suffering a dip in sales. -
JD Sports buys Blacks Leisure
JD Sports Fashion has acquired the trading assets and trade of Blacks Leisure for £20m. -
JD Sports frontrunner to buy Blacks
JD Sports is understood to be the frontrunner to buy struggling outdoors retailer Blacks with the deal likely to go-ahead on Monday. -
Jimmy Choo reveals spring 12 images
Jimmy Choo has unveiled a set of bold images for its spring 12 campaign inspired by seventies Mediterranean glamour. -
JJB shows improving performance over Christmas
Embattled sports retailer JJB Sports like-for-likes rose 5% in the 4 weeks to December 26. -
John Lewis fashion sales rise in run up to Christmas
John Lewis saw its fashion sales rise 10.3% in the five weeks to December 31, 2011. -
La Senza sold to Alshaya UK
Troubled lingerie chain La Senza has been sold to the UK division of Middle Eastern trading house Alshaya following a pre-pack administration. -
La Senza to axe more than half of its stores
Lingerie retailer La Senza is to close 81 of its 146 stores after filing notice of its intention to appoint an administrator on December 23. -
La Senza's Williams speaks out about her resignation
Beverley Williams, commercial director of beleaguered lingerie chain La Senza, has responded to reports, saying her decision to leave the business had nothing to do with the appointment of KPMG. -
Last-minute shoppers bring festive cheer to high street
Multiples and indies report strong sales in run-up to Christmas, but remain cautious about 2012. -
Mark Bage
Co-owner of York premium indie Sarah Coggles -
Marks & Spencer clothing sales rise 1.1% at Christmas
Clothing sales at Marks & Spencer increased 1.1% in the 13 weeks to December 31, as the retailer said it recorded its biggest ever quarter in kidswear. -
Master-Piece
As Fred Perry and Woolrich will testify, a collaboration with this detail-obsessed Japanese accessories brand is something to be treasured. -
Meg Lustman
Managing director of womenswear chain Warehouse -
Michael Ross
Director of ecommerce consultancy eCommera -
Michael Weedon
Deputy chief executive and communications director at the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) -
Mike Shearwood
Chief executive of womenswear retail group Aurora Fashions -
New Look reports strong Christmas trading
New Look like-for-likes rose 3.6% in the 5 weeks to December 31 despite the “challenging” trading conditions. -
Next sales up as Directory outperforms stores
Next sales rose 3.1% between August 1 and December 24 as sales in its directory outperformed stores. -
Onitsuka Tiger, Newburgh Street
Footwear brand Onitsuka Tiger goes for a sharp, minimalist look in keeping with its Japanese heritage. If only the product range wasn’t so minimal too. -
Peacocks poised to sell Bonmarché
Value fashion retailer Peacocks is poised to sell its Bonmarché womenswear chain in the coming weeks. -
Perfect translation
UK brands have successfully moved into the Japanese market thanks to their combination of quality control, long-term vision and understanding of the consumer. -
Peter Lynes
Managing director at men’s young fashion brand Peter Werth -
Peter Mila
Information, ecommerce and logistics director at shirting retailer Thomas Pink -
Post Christmas Sales give fashion retailers boost
A record £1.3m in Selfridges’ first hour of trading on Boxing Day and hundreds of thousands of consumers descending on London, Birmingham and Liverpool have made for what analysts believe was the busiest shopping day this year. -
Response to Portas will not be brought forward
The Government will not bring forward its response to Mary Portas’s high street review despite calls from an MP to speed up the process after a run of retail administrations in the past month. -
Retail businesses in administration set to rise in coming months, warns BRC
The rise in business rates in April will fuel growth in the number of retail businesses going into administration, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned. -
Robin Terrell
Executive director, multichannel and international at department store chain House of Fraser -
Ruby Rocks to open London showroom
Young fashion womenswear brand Ruby Rocks is to open a London-based showroom for the first time. -
Sally Bailey
Chief executive officer of lifestyle retailer White Stuff -
Sarah Coppin
Director for business development, Pineapple -
Sarah Curran
Founder of etailer My-Wardrobe -
Sean Fahey
Group IT and project director at logistics firm Clipper -
Selfridges appoints two new buying directors for womenswear
Selfridges has made two key buying appointments for its womenswear department. -
Shop Direct reveals Christmas sales leap
Home shopping group Shop Direct’s sales jumped 9% over Christmas but it expects sales to deteriorate in 2012. -
Shopping parade
With a wealth of modern, distinctive store designs in Toyko, window shopping has never been more fun. -
Skillset needs your help to answer an SOS
Fashion is a classic example of the UK having creative brilliance, but not necessarily turning this into a business advantage. -
Stewart Firth
Head of operations at supply chain logistics firm Torque Logistics -
Street artists
The land where street style began is still the world leader for inspiration, as shown by the people of Tokyo. -
Technical difficulties hit Harrods website during New Year's Sale
Luxury department store Harrods website has been taking offline today during peak New Year Sales trading because of technical difficulties. -
Tesco reports "disappointing" Christmas as like-for-likes fall 2.2%
Tesco has reported its worst Christmas sales performance in decades as UK like-for-likes excluding VAT and petrol declined 2.3% however the retailer posted “good growth” for clothing. -
The going remains tough for 2012
Happy New Year to all of you from all of us at Drapers. -
The sum of all retail’s parts
As consumers demand fast deliveries and full product availability, retailers are having to bundle all their shopping channels into one technology concept. Welcome to omnichannel, the future of retail. -
TJX Europe president Paul Sweetenham to depart
TJX Europe senior executive vice president Paul Sweetenham is to leave the company. -
Town centres minister and Government urged to respond to Portas review
Rochdale Labour MP Simon Danczuk has written to minister for housing Grant Shapps to ask him to speed up the Government’s response to Mary Portas’ high street review, which is due in spring. -
Urban Outfitters chief executive resigns
Glen Senk chief executive of US lifestyle retail group Urban Outfitters has stepped down to be replaced by the company’s founder and president Richard Hayne. -
Warren Bennett
Co-founder of men’s tailoring etailer A Suit That Fits -
Web shoppers vote for more size views
Shoppers want to see images of different-sized models wearing a product when buying fashion online, according to a new study of more than 2,000 UK adult consumers. -
Where East meets West
We hit the streets of Tokyo to get a flavour of what some of Japan’s hottest retailers are doing, and discovered a strong British influence. -
Why UK brands are turning Japanese
A change in Japanese shoppers’ buying habits could play into the hands of British brands that can offer quality product with a heritage story.
