Drapers
7 November 2009
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A Fashion Business Club Triumvirate: An editor and designer joining forces for the next highly anticipated meeting.
FBC is excited to welcome guest speakers, designer Jonathan Saunders interviewed by FBC board member and editor of Vogue.com, Dolly Jones. -
Aldo
A significant improvement on styling helps make this chain a more interesting competitor -
Aquascutum cuts head office staff
Aquascutum is understood to have made a number of redundancies at its London head office as part of a restructuring programme. -
Asda sales growth slows during Q3
Asda has reported a slowdown in sales growth over Q3 and said it would save shoppers £150m this Christmas. -
Bäumler rescued in joint venture by Berwin & Berwin and UK agent
German menswear brand Bäumler has been rescued from administration by suit specialist Berwin & Berwin and Baumler’s UK agent Jason Gerrard. -
Benetton delivery changes help sales
Sales for Italian fashion group Benetton had a strong third quarter with revenues ahead 13.1%. -
BFC unveils winners of eco fashion mentoring scheme
The British Fashion Council has revealed the winners of a programme to help develop eco-fashion businesses as part of its ethical fashion initiative Estethica. -
Brands must back their indie stockists
Brands are not thinking about the long-term damage to relationships -
Bread & Honey in Clerkenwell, east London
Chosen by Callum Lumsden, creative director of retail design agency Lumsden at Small Back Room -
Burberry website celebrates the trench coat
Burberry has launched a digital platform at artofthetrench.com, celebrating the British heritage brand’s iconic trench coat. -
Christopher Bailey promoted to Burberry chief creative officer
Burberry creative director Christopher Bailey has been promoted to the newly created role of Burberry chief creative officer. -
Clarks
Plays it safe by majoring on its trusted brand credentials -
Clothing drives seven-year sales high
Retailers have had the best October for seven years, with like-for-like sales up 3.8% on a year ago. -
Club 21 pulls out of Luella
Club 21, Luella’s ready-to-wear and accessories licensee, has pulled out of its investment in the London Fashion Week label. -
Darran & Kam Harris
The husband and wife team behind agency Brand National tell Stephen Spear about striking a balance between labels and retailers -
Debenhams buys Danish retailer Magasin du Nord for £12.3m
Debenhams is to push into mainland Europe following the £12.3m acquisition of Danish department store business Magasin du Nord. -
Debenhams research reveals men's underwear secrets
Research by Debenhams shows that men only buy their own underwear over a 17 year period in their lifetime -
Debenhams to relaunch website
Debenhams is to make product more easily accessible for online shoppers with the relaunch of its website this month. -
Details of Flannels CVA proposal revealed
Designer mini-chain Flannels has unveiled details of its CVA proposal including payment terms to suppliers. -
Diversion at Sunday Best, Rawtenstall
A new young fashion floor has almost doubled the selling area at this Lancashire indie, which looks to Manchester for its retail competition -
Dune
Doing the business on boots for the 20-something fashion lover -
Escada sold to Megha Mittal
Escada, the German womenswear brand, has been sold to Megha Mittal, daughter-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, for an undisclosed sum. -
Faith
Fashion at a discount - Faith takes a step closer to the cheaper end of the market -
Fenchurch plugs into accessories
London streetwear brand Fenchurch has launched a range of sunglasses, headphones and watches for spring 10. -
Flannels issues CVA proposal
Flannels, the designer mini-chain, has written to suppliers disclosing its plans for a proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement, which would see it shutter three stores to ensure its survival. -
Footwear trade continues anti-dumping duties fight
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and British Footwear Association (BFA) have vowed to continue lobbying the EU on its proposal to extend anti-dumping duties on Asian leather footwear after the passing of the deadline to lodge objections this week. -
Getting the message across
Emails are a tried and tested marketing tool, but some fine-tuning can help you get the most out of them -
Ghost
The womenswear label’s first wholesale offer in three years recaptures the spirit of its past. -
Giles to headline Pitti W_Woman
UK womenswear designer Giles Deacon’s Giles label will headline the next edition of Florence pre-collection womenswear show Pitti W_Woman. -
Higher-priced sales offset Primark’s margin decline
Sales of higher-priced product helped to offset margin declines at Primark, which notched up a 7% like-for-like sales rise in the year to September 12. -
Indie owners team up with Colonel Mustard
Two Bristol indie store owners have joined forces to open a large designer menswear store following the closure of each of their individual businesses. -
Indies lose out after kidswear shoppers turn to value retailers
Indie kidswear retailers say they have lost customers to supermarkets and value stores in spite of research that says the total kidswear market has been the most resilient sector during the recession. -
Indies rage at discount sites’ in-season stock
Independent retailers have hit out at brands for offloading current season stock through discount etail sites, in the same week that leading clearance site Brand Alley was criticised by the advertising watchdog for misleading ads. -
Ipswich’s Urban Vintage to add womenswear shop
Ipswich menswear indie Urban Vintage is expanding into the store next door to add womenswear to its offer. -
John Lewis sales top 2007 figures
John Lewis has revealed that sales in the week to Saturday November 14 rose 17.1% on the year before to £71.9m and were £500,000 ahead of the equivalent week in 2007. -
John Lewis scores best month of the year so far
Sales at department store retailer John Lewis grew 7.8% to £61.8m in the week to October 31, against stern second-half comparisons and despite the mild start to autumn. -
John Lewis to delay VAT increase
Department store retailer John Lewis may steal a march on the rest of the high street by holding off passing on the higher rate of VAT until the end of January. -
John Lewis to launch Christmas tv ad
John Lewis will launch its Christmas television campaign this Sunday, aimed at reminding people of the excitement they felt as a child when they opened their presents on Christmas Day. -
Jones Bootmaker
In desperate need of a shift back to its quality roots -
Karstadt to be restructured
German retail group Arcandor has said that it is seeking buyers or investors for its Karstadt department store chain. -
Kurt Geiger
Leading design in a superior environment justifies premium price points -
La Perla to rationalise brand strategy
Italian lingerie firm La Perla is to rationalise its brand portfolio and lower prices in a move it claims will boost its market share. -
Liberty sales 'stronger than last year'
Liberty, the iconic London department store, has reported “strong” sales in July, driven by sales from its Liberty of London own-label brand and womenswear. -
Lingerie labels look to gain an edge via design
Lingerie brands are ramping up the fashion element of their collections in reaction to competition from supermarket and high street own-label ranges. -
LK Bennett
Stretching its price points in an attempt to cross the boundary to the luxury market -
Mamas & Papas international baby boomer
In just over 10 years, maternity and nursery retailers Mamas & Papas has grown from a single-store business into a global operation. Deputy chief executive Richard Faulkner explains how it was done. -
Manchester in a spin
As the BCSC gather in the city for its annual conference, Manchester’s retail scene is set for further change. -
Marks & Spencer
Chasing price is the wrong direction for a trusted brand -
Marks & Spencer chases kidswear and footwear sales rise
Marks & Spencer is targeting higher sales of kidswear and footwear after reporting a better-than-expected first half in which the retailer increased its overall market share by value. -
Max Mara profits slump
Annual net profit at Max Mara almost halved in 2008, dropping to €20.1m (£17.9m) from €44.5m (£39.6m) the year before as the global recession hit the Italian womenswear brand’s bottom line. -
Men's Footwear indicator, November 7, 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. -
'Middle-class shoplifters' in record crime wave
Levels of shoplifting hit a record high over the past year as the ‘middle-class shoplifter’ turned to crime to fund a high standard of living in the recession. -
Mid-market spend begins to pick up
Mid-market retailers reported a 2.1% rise in like-for-like sales in October, marking a cautious recovery in high street spending. -
Minister wants to ‘champion fashion’
The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) has a new advocate in recently reappointed minister for culture and tourism Lady Hodge, who has pledged to back the body in its fight to win improved support for UK suppliers. -
Mint Velvet to spice up website
Mint Velvet, the contemporary womenswear retailer backed by Clarks chairman Peter Davis, is to expand its website after a successful launch on October 15. -
New global boss plots Evisu brand overhaul
Japanese premium denim brand Evisu is to undergo a revamp for autumn 10, according to new global chief executive Scott Morrison. -
New Look
Still unbeatable on price but let down by a tatty storefit -
Next
Beating middle-market rivals on both price and fashionability, particularly for men -
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Off the record - Drapers Great British Fashion
The industry came out in force last week for Drapers’ Great British Fashion party at Dreamvault in London. -
Office
Working the trends alongside an exclusive range of sneakers -
Pan Philippou plots Ben Sherman review
Pan Philippou, the new chief executive of young fashion brand Ben Sherman, is to embark on a 100-day business-wide review when he takes up the reins on January 1. -
Patrick Ritchie
A change of strategy during a recession is a bold move, but for the ‘control freak’ owner of two-store Aberdeen menswear indie Signature, it’s one that has paid off. -
Peacocks to sell CDs
Peacocks is to start selling CD’s to take advantage of a gap left in the market since the collapse of Woolworths. -
Pied A Terre and Bertie
Marked down purely because of the narrow ranges on offer -
Postal strikes called off
Retailers will be breathing a sigh of relief this morning as the postal strikes have been called off until at least the New Year. -
Puma sales slip
Puma, the footwear, clothing and accessories brand owned by French retail giant PPR, revealed that total sales dropped 5.5% in the third quarter of the year to €673m (£604.5m) -
Rahil Majid
Rahil Majid owner of kidswear indie Peppermint in Kingston-upon-Thames -
Retail bosses promote West End traffic free day
Retailers including Arcadia Group boss Sir Philip Green and Harold Tillman, owner of Jaeger and Aquascutum, were among the retail bosses who gathered this morning to promote the fifth traffic free Christmas shopping day in London’s West End. -
River Island
Interpreting trends in a unique way, River Island is back to its best this autumn -
Robinsons steps out for charity
Premium indie Robinsons of Bawtry in South Yorkshire raised more than £15,000 at its annual charity fashion show in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research in October. -
Russell & Bromley
Embracing over-the-knee boots but not much else on the fashion front -
Sainsbury's records 18.5% increase in interim profit
Sainsbury’s has unveiled a leap in interim profits and said that non-food sales - which include fashion - are growing at two and a half times the rate of food sales. -
Saro
Swiss designer Saro Schwyzer, who previously worked on Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label range, is the brains behind new premium womenswear label Saro. -
Schuh
Some improvements on own label but a way to go on quality -
Shop.camper.com
Spanish footwear brand Camper has been selling in the UK for almost a couple of decades now and for those who love its at times unconventional-looking shoes, its website is a treat. -
Shoppers use 2m discount vouchers every day
UK shoppers redeem more than 1,500 money-off vouchers every minute, or 2 million every day, saving £2.7bn per year. -
Sinha-Stanic in exclusive Oli link-up
London Fashion Week designer womenswear label Sinha-Stanic has created an exclusive range for etailer Oli -
Soletrader
Still the best for men’s brands but treading a cautious path this autumn -
Strong relationships light the way ahead
The time to demand a budget and and dictate the running of a store has passed -
Supermarkets in discount war
The supermarkets have begun a discounting frenzy with Sales launched on clothing by Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda. -
Supplier anger over alleged late payments from Adams
Suppliers to Adams are becoming increasingly angry at what they say is the kidswear chain’s failure to pay them on time. -
Tesco and Asda in Christmas price war
Tesco and Asda have both announced aggressive price cuts in the run up to Christmas. -
Third quarter provides cold comfort for Irish Retailers
Menswear failures a certainty during the next two quarters -
This Week in History
Millennium fever boosted eveningwear sales, Jaeger opened its first menswear-only shop, and Woolworths’ plan to open shops-on-wheels stalled -
Topshop
Outstanding visual merchandising but a narrow offer lets this branch down -
Web bargains cause indies’ seasonal strife
Have suppliers crossed the line by selling current season branded stock to discount websites, or are they just doing what’s necessary to clear overstocks and survive? -
Web won’t demolish bricks and mortar
We plan to continue to invest in both our stores and our website. -
What the weekend papers said: November 7-8
A round up of the best fashion business stories from the weekend’s newspapers -
Women's Footwear indicator, November 7, 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. -
Your role in winning the Government’s help
It is of huge importance that we appear to have a champion for our industry in government
