Bank holiday sales in the UK were hit by a combination of poor weather, the credit crunch and the Olympics last weekend. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/bank_holiday_disappoints_high_street.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/bank_holiday_disappoints_high_street.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Marino Donati 28 August 2008 16:54 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/shoppers-in-street_resized_70_tcm12-1810781.jpg Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose and New Look chairman Phil Wrigley are among the keynote speakers at this year's Drapers Fashion Summit in November. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/retail_leaders_to_lead_drapers_fashion_summit.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/retail_leaders_to_lead_drapers_fashion_summit.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 12 August 2008 08:59 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Stuart_Rose_01_resized_70_tcm12-914363.jpg With its bright colours, neon lighting and eccentric design, the designer label’s store is hard to ignore. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/shopwatch/2008/08/shopwatch_jeancharles_de_castelbajac_london.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/shopwatch/2008/08/shopwatch_jeancharles_de_castelbajac_london.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Marino Donati 27 August 2008 09:33 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/shopwatch_resized_70_tcm12-1808689.jpg Access Drapers' unique source of sales information from menswear retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect menswear by clicking on the PDF below. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/indicator/2008/08/menswear_indicator__august_23_2008.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/indicator/2008/08/menswear_indicator__august_23_2008.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 27 August 2008 09:18 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/oakman-indi_resized_70_tcm12-1808631.jpg Moss Bros has appointed former SRG boss Brian Brick as non-executive director, while founding family member Rowland Gee has stepped down from the Moss Bros board in a management rejig at the menswear chain. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/board_changes_at_moss_bros.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/board_changes_at_moss_bros.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Laura Weir 27 August 2008 09:27 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/moss%20boss%20man%20suit_resized_70_tcm12-360150.jpg Menswear supplier BMB Group is understood to have rescued shirt brand 1…Like No Other from administration. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/bmb_rescues_1like_no_other.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/bmb_rescues_1like_no_other.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 14 August 2008 15:22 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/1-like-no-other_resized_70_tcm12-1798904.jpg His banking colleagues thought he was crazy when he left to work for shirt retailer Thomas Pink, but as chief executive Jonathan Heilbron has steered the business into uncharted territories in terms of sales and growth. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/driv/2008/08/the_drapers_interview_jonathan_heilbron.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/driv/2008/08/the_drapers_interview_jonathan_heilbron.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Lorna Hall 14 August 2008 14:38 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Jonathan-heilbron_resized_70_tcm12-1798817.jpg John Macaulay, group finance director of Marchpole, has resigned. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/marchpole_fd_resigns.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/marchpole_fd_resigns.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Ana Santi 13 August 2008 11:11 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/jean%20charles%20de%20castelbajac%20new_resized_70_tcm12-1796945.jpg Rebecca Wilson has resigned as head of retail at Daks. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/daks_head_of_retail_resigns.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/daks_head_of_retail_resigns.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Jessica Price Brown 13 August 2008 08:59 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/daks%20autumn%2008_resized_70_tcm12-1796623.jpg The mood at the first day of the Moda exhibition in Birmingham yesterday was mixed with few surprises in the way of trends. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/moda_mood_mixed_on_first_day.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/moda_mood_mixed_on_first_day.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Marino Donati 11 August 2008 09:49 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/modafeb084_resized_70_tcm12-1794806.jpg Charles Tyrwhitt is to open four new stores on the back of a 25% increase in sales. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/charles_tyrwhitt_signs_four_stores.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/charles_tyrwhitt_signs_four_stores.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Jessica Price Brown 11 August 2008 09:45 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/charles%20tyrwhitt_resized_70_tcm12-1794791.jpg In keeping with its customers, the Italian lifestyle brand’s fourth UK store oozes sophisticated affluence. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/shopwatch/2008/08/shopwatch_loro_piana_london.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/shopwatch/2008/08/shopwatch_loro_piana_london.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Melinda Oliver 09 August 2008 16:30 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/090808LoroPiana_resized_70_tcm12-1793422.jpg Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is to take a 48% stake in Moncler Group, the premium sportswear company. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/moncler_to_be_bought_by_private_equity.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/moncler_to_be_bought_by_private_equity.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Laura Weir 06 August 2008 10:32 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/moncler_resized_70_tcm12-1791009.jpg Marchpole has signed a joint venture and strategic licensing agreement with Donna Karan International to design and distribute a full range of DKNY menswear. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/marchpole_signs_dkny_license.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/marchpole_signs_dkny_license.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Jessica Price Brown 06 August 2008 08:44 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/DKNY%20menswear_resized_70_tcm12-1790709.jpg Marchpole swung to a pre-tax loss of £6.1 million for the 53 weeks ended April 5, against a £6.3m profit the previous year. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/marchpole_posts_heavy_losses.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/08/marchpole_posts_heavy_losses.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Jessica Price Brown 05 August 2008 08:58 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/jean%20charles%20de%20castelbajac_resized_70_tcm12-305095.jpg Access Drapers' unique source of sales information from young fashion retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect womenswear by clicking on the PDF below. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/indicator/2008/08/menswear_indicator__august_2_2008.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/indicator/2008/08/menswear_indicator__august_2_2008.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 02 August 2008 14:32 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/020808MenswearIndicator_resized_70_tcm12-1788582.jpg Victoriana and 21st century elements collide in the US premium denim brand’s first UK store. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/shopwatch/2008/08/shopwatch_buckler_london.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/shopwatch/2008/08/shopwatch_buckler_london.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Laura Weir 02 August 2008 16:42 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/020808ShopwatchBSL_StoreSig_resized_70_tcm12-1774681.jpg The deadline for entries for this year's Drapers Awards is today so get filling in your application forms. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/07/drapers_awards_deadline_extended.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/07/drapers_awards_deadline_extended.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 14 July 2008 09:00 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/awwards_resized_70_tcm12-1730810.jpg LVMH, the parent company of Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs, saw fashion and leather goods sales rise 6% to €2.7 billion (£2.1bn) for the first half of 2008. Operating profit rose to €858 million (£675m). http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/07/lvmh_delivers_strong_first_half_fashion_sales.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/news/2008/07/lvmh_delivers_strong_first_half_fashion_sales.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 Jessica Price Brown 29 July 2008 18:02 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/louis%20vuitton%20spring%2008_resized_70_tcm12-1769040.jpg Access Drapers' unique source of sales information from contemporary retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect womenswear by clicking on the PDF below. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/indicator/2008/07/menswear_indicator__july_26_2008.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/menswear/indicator/2008/07/menswear_indicator__july_26_2008.html;jsessionid=5C577D1108E62DA6FE8DD2E7AD46AB93 26 July 2008 09:33 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/260708MenswearIndicator_resized_70_tcm12-1767328.jpg