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Hunkemoller appoints head of design
6 October 2011
European lingerie retailer Hunkemöller has appointed Zoe Price Smith as head of design. -
Ted Baker profits up 12.7%
6 October 2011
Ted Baker has reported pre-tax profit up 12.7% to £8.5m in its interim results, but the quirky fashion retailer remains cautious given the uncertain macroeconomic environment. -
Tesco reports a dip in general merchandise sales in the UK
5 October 2011
Tesco has reported that general merchandise sales in the UK, which includes clothing, were down 0.9%. -
Ebay director moves to senior adviser role
5 October 2011
Ebay senior vice president and general manager of eBay Marketplaces Europe Doug McCallum is to move to a new role as senior adviser to eBay Inc’s president and chief executive John Donahoe. -
Retailers urge businesses to hire ex-offenders
4 October 2011
Leading retailers including Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland have written a letter to the Financial Times urging businesses to back the government’s plans to provide work and training for ex-offenders. -
Tesco to open online clothing delivery to international markets
4 October 2011
Tesco’s online clothing business is to extend its delivery service to international markets. -
All Saints CEO Stephen Craig quits
26 September 2011
All Saints chief executive Stephen Craig has resigned from his position following a “lack of clarity” between his role and chairman Kevin Stanford. -
HoF first half EBIDTA flat and warns second half started slower
22 September 2011
House of Fraser has reported flat EBITDA in its first half with like-for-like sales up 5.3% and warned the second half has started slower. -
Amazon installs collection lockers in office blocks
20 September 2011
Amazon has installed collection lockers in office blocks in London as it seeks to make deliveries more convenient. -
Alexon moves forward with sale process
19 September 2011
Troubled womenswear group Alexon has moved forward with its sale process and is considering an offer at a “significant” discount to the current share price. -
Tesco clothing boss Richard Jones exits
19 September 2011
Tesco clothing boss Richard Jones has left the retailer and is understood to be taking up a role with Irish supermarket Dunnes. -
John Lewis fashion sales rise 4.2% as operating profit plummets
14 September 2011
John Lewis has posted a sharp drop in operating profit in its first half as it matched the scale of discounting on the high street with its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ commitment and invested in the business. -
Primark operating margins to be hit by high street discounting
12 September 2011
Primark’s operating margin is expected to be hit slightly in its full year results after a higher level of discounting than is normal on the UK high street towards the end of the summer. -
Next launches apprenticeship programme
5 September 2011
Next has launched an apprenticeship programme, set to recruit 1,000 new employees. -
JJB directors to be rewarded on turnaround success
5 September 2011
JJB directors are to be incentivised with a reward scheme if they succeed in turning around the fortunes of the ailing sports retailer. -
Footfall slips while nationwide vacancy rate stands at 11.2%
22 August 2011
Footfall between May and July was 1% lower than the same period a year earlier, with the hardest hit locations being Wales, the west Midlands and the East of England. -
Retailers hit as riots spread across the UK
10 August 2011
Riots hit retailers across the UK last night while London remained largely calm. -
Blacks Leisure chairman David Bernstein resigns
4 August 2011
Blacks Leisure chairman David Bernstein has resigned. -
Sir Tom Hunter buys shares in Sports Direct
3 August 2011
Entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter has bought a £1m stake in Sports Direct. -
Tesco to launch £15 Back to School bundle deal
26 July 2011
Tesco is to launch a bundle deal on its Back to School clothing for £15. -
Waitrose to launch into fashion
26 July 2011
Waitrose is to introduce fashion for the first time at its flagship Canary Wharf store in London. -
Life & Style closes another 12 stores
21 July 2011
The administrator to fashion and homewares chain Life & Style are to shut a further 12 shops making another 181 staff redundant. -
Sports Direct profits soar
14 July 2011
Sports Direct has reported underlying pre-tax profit up 32.7% to £135.5m in its full year despite the consumer environment being “one of the toughest” it has ever seen. -
Debenhams tables bid for Jane Norman
23 June 2011
Debenhams has tabled a bid to acquire the stock and brand of fashion chain Jane Norman, it is understood. -
Tesco offers full school uniform for £4.50
15 June 2011
Tesco is gearing up for back to school in September with the launch of a one-price-fits-all school uniform retailing at £4.50. -
Tesco launches £30 version of Kate Middleton's dress
27 May 2011
Tesco is to launch a version of Kate Middleton’s £175 Reiss Shola dress next month for the bargain price of just £30. -
George eyes overseas growth as it turns 21
27 May 2011
George at Asda launched a capsule collection to celebrate its 21st anniversary this week, at the same time as managing director Andrew Moore outlined his three target planks for growth. -
Kate Middleton's Reiss dress sells out
26 May 2011
Reiss reported that the dress Kate Middleton wore to meet Barack and Michelle Obama has sold out after customers rushed to its shopped and crashed its website. -
Tesco to coax mainstream labels onto clothing website
13 May 2011
Tesco is to make a major play to attract mainstream brands to its clothing website, as it aims to replicate the ‘one-stop shop’ model of its online grocery operation. -
The dream factories
13 May 2011
By introducing a programme of efficiencies, George at Asda is transforming its Bangladesh suppliers. -
Strong non-food sales drive profits at Sainsbury's
11 May 2011
Sainsbury’s will expand its lingerie and accessories offer after a strong full year performance from its non-food offer. -
All Saints sold to consortium led by Lion Capital
5 May 2011
All Saints has finally been sold to a consortium led by Lion Capital, it has been reported. -
Richard Jones
28 April 2011
Tesco’s clothing chief may have only been in the job a year but he has already repositioned the F&F brand to win back core customers - and insists this is only phase one of his plan. -
Tesco’s target ‘real women’ in spring ad
15 April 2011
Tesco will launch a new-look spring advertising campaign featuring real women to help it reconnect with its core customer - mums with young families. -
George to launch education day and fund student places
25 March 2011
George at Asda has thrown its weight behind the training, up- skilling and education of fashion students with the launch of an open house Education Day and fully funded university programme. -
All Saints nears £50m funding deal
21 March 2011
Young fashion chain All Saints is understood to be finalising the terms of a potential £50m rescue deal to secure its long-term future. -
John Lewis Partnership profits up 20%
9 March 2011
The John Lewis Partnership has reported profit before partnership bonus and tax up 20% to £367.9m, with staff receiving a bonus of 18% of salary. -
Forever 21 signs for first Scottish store
7 March 2011
US fashion retailer Forever 21 is understood to have signed for its first store in Scotland. -
Marks & Spencer poaches Sara Bradley
7 March 2011
Marks & Spencer is understood to have poached Sara Bradley, former Sainsbury’s clothing boss, who was weeks away from joining Asda. -
Retail bosses warn Treasury urgent action needed
3 March 2011
The chiefs of several major retailers have warned the Treasury that urgent action is needed to prevent a double-dip recession and the possible closure of thousands of shops. -
Sainsbury's teams up with Gok Wan
2 March 2011
Sainsbury’s has struck a deal with TV stylist Gok Wan which will see the celebrity design womenswear ranges for its Tu brand. -
Eley Kishimoto creates Tesco T-shirt for Climate Week
23 February 2011
Tesco has teamed up with designer Eley Kishimoto to create a T-shirt manufactured by wind and solar power for Climate Week. -
Sports Direct sales jump 12%
17 February 2011
Sportswear giant Sports Direct grew sales 12.1% to £416m, and gross profits 4% to £167m in the 13 weeks to January 23. -
JD Sports Fashion in talks to buy JJB Sports
2 February 2011
Sportwear and young fashion giant JD Sports Fashion has confirmed that it is in early talks to buy rival sports chain JJB Sports. -
Republic appoints Guy Critchlow as COO
1 February 2011
Young fashion chain Republic has named former Kookai managing director and Marks & Spencer executive Guy Critchlow as chief operating officer. -
Sainsbury's launches Royal Wedding T-shirt range
27 January 2011
Sainsbury’s has been caught by Royal Wedding fever and has designed a celebratory T-shirt in honour of Prince William and Kate Middleton. -
Primark sales soar 12% at Christmas
20 January 2011
Primark’s first quarter sales were 12% ahead of last year despite the bad pre-Christmas weather, but the value retailer has warned that higher cotton prices are likely to impact its margins. -
Tesco hands clothing responsibility to Laura Wade-Gery
7 January 2011
Tesco has handed overall responsibility for clothing to one of its rising stars, Laura Wade-Gery. -
Mothercare issues profit warning
6 January 2011
Mothercare has warned its profits would be below expectations after the snow impacted its third quarter like-for-likes by around 4%. -
John Lewis reports flat week so far, with sales hit by snow
2 December 2010
John Lewis has reported flat sales from Sunday to Wednesday compared with last year, as the snow impacted footfall and sales. -
Primark profits up 35%
9 November 2010
Value fashion giant Primark has reported an 18% increase in sales and a 6% increase in like-for-likes for the year ending September 18. -
Consumer confidence falls over job fears
5 November 2010
An increase in the number of people fearing for their jobs has driven a fall in consumer confidence, according to the latest Consumer Confidence Survey from Nielsen and the British Retail Consortium. -
IMAGE GALLERY: H&M unveils Lanvin collection
2 November 2010
H&M has released further details of its Lanvin collection, which will hit stores on November 23. -
Asda appoints former Tesco man as COO
2 November 2010
Asda has appointed Simon King as its chief operating officer. -
H&M unveils Lanvin image
21 October 2010
H&M has released its first images of its next designer collaboration with Lanvin. -
Asda Income Tracker: Families £4 a week worse off in September
20 October 2010
Rises in the price of footwear and clothing were the biggest contributor to a £4 a week decline in family spending power in September, compared with the same month a year ago. -
Gap guns for rapid international and online expansion
15 October 2010
Gap is gunning to increase its market share so that international and online sales account for more than a quarter of its total net sales by its 2013 financial year. -
Tailor Charlie Allen teams up with Asda
3 September 2010
Men’s formalwear range is George at Asda’s first designer collaboration. -
Tesco unwraps party brand online to rival Lipsy and Rare
28 August 2010
Tesco is to take on young fashion partywear brands Rare and Lipsy with the launch of an exclusive collection created by east London designer DollHouse Fashions on its website. -
Online fashion sales jump 15% in July
20 August 2010
Online sales of clothing, footwear and accessories were up 15% year on year in July. A growth rate of 12% was recorded compared with June. -
Tesco readies F&F for West End assault
10 July 2010
Supermarket chain Tesco will ramp up the profile of its clothing offer with a London store. -
Andrew Moore
10 July 2010
The managing director of supermarket brand George at Asda has his work cut out to double sales within five years, but believes a clean brand identity and a focus on quality will help it do just that -
Sainsbury’s unveils biggest ever Back to School range
23 June 2010
Sainsbury’s has launched its biggest ever Back to School range as it aims for record year-on-year growth in the category. -
Andy Clarke named Asda CEO
11 May 2010
Asda has appointed chief operating officer Andy Clarke as chief executive. -
Asda's Andy Clarke tipped for CEO role
6 May 2010
Andy Clarke, chief operating officer of grocer Asda, has been tipped to take over as chief executive. -
Tesco in online push as clothing sales hit £1bn
24 April 2010
Outgoing Tesco clothing chief Terry Green has outlined plans to continue to drive online and own-brand fashion sales at the grocer after it notched up £1bn in full-year sales. -
The Hut Group raises £14m
16 April 2010
Online retailer The Hut Group has raised £14m from investors including former chief executive of Matalan Angus Monro as it gears up for further acquisitions. -
Asda to double George business by 2015
15 April 2010
Asda is gunning to become the number one non-food retailer in the UK within five years with George at Asda a key driver in its ambitions. -
Abercrombie & Fitch pays CEO £2.5m to curb his use of corporate jet
15 April 2010
Abercrombie & Fitch is paying its chief executive $4m (£2.5m) to compensate him for curbing his use of the company’s corporate jet. -
Further retailers caught selling ‘sexy’ kidswear
15 April 2010
Further high street stores have been caught selling sexy kidswear, according to an investigation by The Sun. -
SuperGroup closes retail offer
23 March 2010
SuperGroup has announced the closure of the retail offer for its IPO, which it said has been oversubscribed. -
Sports Direct's acquisition of JJB shops cleared by Competition Commission
16 March 2010
The Competition Commission has formally cleared Sport Direct’s acquisition of 31 shops from rival JJB Sports. -
Tesco's Terry Green replaced by Richard Jones
11 March 2010
Tesco chief executive of clothing Terry Green has handed over the reins of the grocer’s UK fashion business to Tesco’s head of non-food Richard Jones. -
Rethink value in ethical terms, says Terry Green
6 March 2010
Tesco clothing boss Terry Green has warned that the fashion industry faces a “new value equation” and urged retailers to embrace ethical and sustainable issues. -
Ethel Austin to close 89 stores
25 February 2010
The administrators of value retailer Ethel Austin are to shutter 89 stores, leading to 1,048 redundancies. -
Sara Bradley
13 February 2010
The newly appointed clothing boss at Sainsbury’s Tu is unfazed by the high targets set for her at the supermarket brand and believes it can beat Next and Marks & Spencer on quality -
Scottish retailers hit by business rates
11 February 2010
Retailers in Scotland will be hit by the Scottish Government’s failure to introduce business rates transitional arrangements, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). -
Sports Direct sales up 9.4%
11 February 2010
Sports Direct has reported retail sales increased 9.4% in the 13 weeks to January 24 to £326m. -
Mothercare and Boots to launch kidswear range
9 February 2010
Mothercare and Boots have signed a partnership deal for a new kidswear brand that will be sold exclusively in Boots. -
Suits You reveals details of CVA proposal
4 February 2010
The Speciality Retail Group (SRG), the business behind the Suits You chain, has unveiled the details of its proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). -
Sports Direct lines up elite legal team
3 February 2010
Sports Direct is understood to be lining up a leading criminal QC to advise founder Mike Ashley. -
Anthony Thompson to revamp Fat Face offer
30 January 2010
Anthony Thompson, George at Asda’s outgoing managing director, is expected to lead a product overhaul at lifestyle retailer Fat Face when he joins as chief executive in April. -
Sir David Jones steps down as JJB chairman
28 January 2010
JJB Sports chairman Sir David Jones is to step down from his role at the sportswear retailer due to ill health. -
M&S loses clothing share to Asda, Tesco and Primark
23 January 2010
Marks & Spencer lost total clothing volume and value market share over the last year, while George at Asda, Tesco and Primark all gained ground. -
Primark sales strong after international expansion
14 January 2010
Primark’s total sales were ahead of expectaions for the first quarter, up 19% on last year for the 16 weeks to January 2. -
Tesco trials school uniform embroidery service
13 January 2010
Tesco is trialling a school uniform embroidery service going head-to-head with independent suppliers and retailers. -
Tesco celebrates strong Christmas as clothing performs well
12 January 2010
Tesco’s Christmas sales were the strongest for three years with clothing like-for-likes up on last year and Double Clubcard promotions providing a significant boost. -
Original Factory Shop breaks records at Christmas
5 January 2010
Original Factory Shop said sales rose 48.3% over Christmas, a record performance from the value department store. -
Consumer confidence falls for second month
18 December 2009
Consumer confidence dropped in December for the second month running and consumers are wary about prospects in the new year according to a study. -
Tesco records solid growth in third quarter
8 December 2009
Supermarket giant Tesco reported steady sales growth in the UK during its third quarter. -
Debenhams to open first store in Vietnam
4 December 2009
Debenhams will open a store in Vietnam as part of a wider plan to boost its international portfolio. -
Retail sales volumes up again in November
26 November 2009
Retail sales volumes were up for the second month running in November, and further growth is expected next month, according to figures from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). -
Supermarkets' non-food sales to grow 40% by 2014
25 November 2009
Non-food sales from supermarkets are expected to increase by 40% to £16.2bn in 2014, representing nearly 10p in every pound spent in the grocers. -
Asda Income Tracker: Families £10 a week better off than last year
24 November 2009
The average UK family had £10 a week more disposable income in October 2009 than in the same month last year, according to the latest report from the Asda Income Tracker. -
George at Asda to hold prices despite VAT rise
21 November 2009
George at Asda managing director Anthony Thompson has vowed that the value retailer will not push up ticket prices on January 1 despite VAT returning to 17.5%. -
Sandcity administrator sells four shops to O'Neill
28 October 2009
The administrators of Sandcity, the boardwear subsidiary of Blacks Leisure, have sold four shops to O’Neill. -
Land Securities ends cut price rent as property demand rises
27 October 2009
Retail landlord Land Securities will no longer offer retail tenants rent concessions amid signs of increasing demand for space, leading to claims that landlords are back in the driving seat at the negotiating table. -
Coventry indies fear rent hike will drive them out
26 September 2009
Coventry council has moved to reassure independent retailers that rents will be affordable in its £1bn redevelopment of the city centre. -
UK to emerge from recession in third quarter, CBI says
23 September 2009
The UK economy is expected to emerge from recession through modest growth in the third and fourth quarters of this year, according the CBI. -
Shop Direct Group sales rise
22 September 2009
Shop Direct Group, the company behind the Littlewoods and Very home shopping brands, saw EBITDA rise 182% to £96m for the year ended April 30. Total sales rose 7.4% to £1.7bn. -
Private equity boss quits in bust-up
4 September 2009
Alchemy Partners boss Jon Moulton has suddenly quit the private equity firm after a bust-up over strategy. -
Government pledges £3m to regenerate UK high streets
13 August 2009
The Government has unveiled a £3m fund to help regenerate high streets which have been hit by the recession.
