Sir Stuart Rose will leave Marks & Spencer in March next year

Sir Stuart Rose to step down in March 2011 Subscription Required

18 March 2010 | By Jessica Brown

Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose will leave the retailer in March 2011.

The David Emanuel range for Bonmarche has helped to boost sales

Bonmarché launches transactional website Subscription Required

17 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Bonmarché, the mature womenswear retailer, will launch a transactional website on April 6.

Debenhams will focus on own-bought brands to drive growth in 2010

Debenhams gains market share as sales rise Subscription Required

16 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Debenhams said that like-for-like sales at the department store were on an improving trend and that it has gained market share from rivals.

Jigsaw said strong spring 10 product boosted sales

Jigsaw sales rise 5.5% in February Subscription Required

15 March 2010 | By Eve Oxberry

Jigsaw said like-for-like sales rose 5.5% in February, due in part to increased concession space at John Lewis, according to reports.

Stephen Marks: sad to be selling Nicole Farhi

French Connection to sell Nicole Farhi and scale back US retail Subscription Required

15 March 2010 | By George MacDonald

French Connection is selling its loss-making designer label Nicole Farhi and closing most of its eponymous US shops following a strategic review.

SuperGroup confirms IPO details Subscription Required

12 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

SuperGroup, the young fashion business, has given the green light to its stock market listing and confirmed that it expects to achieve an IPO valuation of £395m.

All Saints

All Saints signs Regent Street site Subscription Required

13 March 2010

Young fashion chain All Saints is to join the raft of high-profile retailers on London’s prestigious Regent Street by opening a flagship store.

John Lewis saw profits rise 15% in 2009

John Lewis warns of challenging 2010 Subscription Required

11 March 2010 | By Jessica Brown

John Lewis saw profits climb 15% to £165.9m for the year ended January 30, but the department store warned that the second half of 2010 was likely to bring more challenging trading conditions.

Whistles lost £5.1m in teh year to January 31 2009

Whistles posts £5m loss Subscription Required

10 March 2010 | By Jessica Brown

Whistles reported a pre-tax loss of £5.1m for the year ended January 31, 2009 - its first 12 months under the leadership of former Topshop boss Jane Shepherdson.

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John Lewis commercial director takes on 'bricks and clicks' Subscription Required

9 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

John Lewis has charged commercial director Andrea O’Donnell with overseeing retail development, format development and retail implementation at the department store chain.

Cath Kidston is in talks to sell her retail empire to US investment firm TA Associates

The weekend newspaper round up: March 6 to 7, 2010 Subscription Required

8 March 2010 | By Eve Oxberry

A round up of the best fashion business stories from the weekend’s newspapers.

Blacks Leisure starts store expansion Subscription Required

8 March 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

Blacks Leisure, the outdoors specialist, has begun a store rollout programme which it said is the next phase in the company’s turnaround plan.

John Hargreaves is set to pay himself a £250m dividend

Matalan founder to pay himself £250m dividend Subscription Required

8 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Matalan founder John Hargreaves is set to pay himself a £250m dividend as part of refinancing plans at the value chain.

John Lewis defies bad weather with 14.8% sales uplift

John Lewis defies bad weather with 14.8% sales uplift Subscription Required

5 March 2010 | By George MacDonald

Department store chain John Lewis posted a 14.8% sales increase last week to £50.4m, when sales of fashion were strong.

River Island makes a grab for kidswear

River Island makes a grab for kidswear Subscription Required

6 March 2010 | By Laura Weir, Eve Oxberry

River Island is to take on rival Next and capitalise on the demise of Adams with the launch of a mini-me kidswear range across selected stores next month.

Stuart Paver

Pavers in merger deal with Shoe-shop.com Subscription Required

6 March 2010 | By Laura Weir

Stuart Paver, owner and managing director of Pavers Shoes, has acquired 100% of Shoe-shop.com, the etail business he co-founded, and plans to merge it with mid-market footwear chain Pavers to become a global multichannel footwear retailer.

Andrew Moore

New George at Asda MD to push online Subscription Required

6 March 2010

Newly promoted George at Asda managing director Andrew Moore is expected to drive multichannel and international growth at the supermarket brand when he takes up his position next month.

Dune appoints marketing boss Subscription Required

6 March 2010

The Dune Group has appointed the former international head of marketing at lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur to the new role of head of marketing.

Rob Templeman warns of 'further dip' in the economy Subscription Required

4 March 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman has warned of a “further dip” in the economy and said the retail sector is ripe for a period of mergers and acquisitions.

Sir Stuart Rose to step down early as chairman Subscription Required

3 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose has said he will step down earlier than July 2011 and hailed incoming chief executive Marc Bolland as “absolutely the right man” for the job.

Charlie Mayfield warns against expecting quick recovery

John Lewis chairman warns against expecting quick recovery Subscription Required

3 March 2010

John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield has warned that retailers need to be careful of a false dawn in the economy.

Sir David Michels has ruled himself out of standing for chairman of M&S

Sir David Michels will not stand for M&S chairman role Subscription Required

3 March 2010 | By Nicola Harrison

Sir David Michels, deputy chairman of Marks & Spencer, has ruled himself out of the running to replace Sir Stuart Rose as chairman of the UK’s largest fashion chain.

H&M is proposing a stock split to give its customers more chance to buy into its shares

H&M proposes stock split Subscription Required

3 March 2010 | By Jessica Brown

H&M will propose a stock split at its annual general meeting, whereby each of its existing shares will be divided into two new shares to dilute its share price and give its customers more opportunity to invest in the retailer.

Henleys has given its boss a £6.6m pay check

The weekend newspaper round up: February 27 to 28, 2010 Subscription Required

1 March 2010 | By Eve Oxberry

A round up of the best fashion business stories from the weekend’s newspapers.

Liberty is considering a sale and leaseback of its famous Tudor-style building

Liberty considering £40m freehold sale Subscription Required

1 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Liberty has confirmed that investors are circling the luxury department store’s iconic Tudor-style building to lease it back to the company.

Phase Eight sale process is underway

Phase Eight receives bid approaches Subscription Required

17 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Womenswear chain Phase Eight is understood to have received a number of bid approaches.

Marks & Spencer will bring its bonus payments forward

Marks & Spencer brings forward bonus payments to avoid 50% tax rise Subscription Required

16 March 2010 | By George MacDonald

Marks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to bring forward its bonus payments in order to beat the 50% tax rate being introduced next month.

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The weekend newspaper round up: March 13 to 14, 2010 Subscription Required

15 March 2010 | By Laura Weir

A round up of the best fashion business stories from the weekend’s newspapers.

House of Fraser said its own brands, including Episode, did well

House of Fraser outlines growth plans to suppliers Subscription Required

15 March 2010 | By Eve Oxberry

House of Fraser chairman Don McCarthy has written to suppliers to update them on the department store’s growth plans and revealed that like-for-like sales rose 10% in the first five weeks of its financial year to March 7.

Central London retail sales up 9.9% in February Subscription Required

15 March 2010 | By Joanne Ellul

Central London retail sales in February were 9.9% higher on a like-for-like basis than a year ago according to British Retail Consortium figures.

Monsoon

Monsoon hires buying and design chief Subscription Required

13 March 2010

Monsoon has appointed Shailina Parti to the new role of buying and design director.

Fat Face owner injects new capital to secure future growth

Fat Face owner injects new capital to secure future growth Subscription Required

11 March 2010 | By Lisa Berwin

Fat Face owner Bridgepoint has injected £8.5m into the lifestyle retailer to fund its expansion plans, it has emerged.

Terry Green has handed over the running of Tesco's fashion business to Richard Jones

Tesco's Terry Green replaced by Richard Jones Subscription Required

11 March 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

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.

Burberry has filed a lawsuit against TK Maxx parent company TJX Companies

Burberry files lawsuit against TK Maxx parent Subscription Required

10 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Burberry has filed a trademark lawsuit against TK Maxx parent company TJX Companies, accusing the US retailer of selling counterfeit goods at its US fascias.

Clothing and footwear sales rose in February

Clothing and footwear sales grow in February Subscription Required

9 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Clothing and footwear sales growth continued in February after the sector benefitted from posptoned January sales.

George launches 100-day returns policy Subscription Required

8 March 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

George at Asda has launched a 100-day returns policy as it seeks to step up the competition on rival chains Primark, Tesco and Marks & Spencer.

John Lewis staff are poised to receive a 14% bonus payout

John Lewis staff poised for 14% bonus Subscription Required

8 March 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

Staff at the John Lewis Partnership, which owns the eponymous department store, are expected to receive around 14% of their annual salary when the retailer reveals strong full-year profits this week.

Video: Primark founder Arthur Ryan collects outstanding achievement award Subscription Required

5 March 2010 | By George MacDonald

Famously private Primark founder Arthur Ryan stepped into the limelight last night at the Oracle Retail Week Awards.

Blacks poised to seek deadline for Mike Ashley bid

Blacks poised to seek deadline for Ashley bid Subscription Required

5 March 2010 | By George MacDonald

Blacks Leisure, the outdoor specialist is likely to ask the Takeover Panel to issue a ‘put up or shut up’ notice to tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct following the latter’s disclosure that it is considering a takeover of its rival.

Signs of spring fail to point to sales uplift for retailers

Signs of spring fail to point to sales uplift for retailers Subscription Required

6 March 2010

Retailers remain cautious about trading prospects in March as shopping patterns continued to be volatile in 2010.

Rethink value in ethical terms, says Terry Green

Rethink value in ethical terms, says Terry Green Subscription Required

6 March 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy

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.

Olsen sets sights on younger shoppers

Olsen sets sights on younger shoppers Subscription Required

6 March 2010

Mainstream womenswear brand Olsen is in talks with department store John Lewis to open a raft of concessions as part of a wider retail push for the brand.

Sir Stuart Rose at the Retail Week Conference

Bolland can lead clothing at M&S, insists Rose Subscription Required

4 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose has dismissed concerns that incoming chief executive Marc Bolland has no clothing experience and said “he is smart enough to learn”.

Tesco wants F+F to become 'biggest global fashion brand' Subscription Required

3 March 2010 | By Charlotte Hardie

Tesco clothing chief executive Terry Green said he wants the grocer’s F+F clothing range to become the biggest global fashion brand within five years.

Tough trading conditions to continue, Stewart Binnie warns

VAT set to increase, warns Aurora president Subscription Required

3 March 2010

Retailers must brace themselves for a further VAT increase within the next year, Aurora Fashions non-executive president Stuart Binnie warned at Drapers’ sistle title Retail Week’a annual conference today.

The price of fashion and footwear fell in February despite the increase in VAT

Clothing prices fall despite VAT increase Subscription Required

3 March 2010 | By Jessica Brown

Clothing is cheaper than it was this time last year in spite of January’s VAT increase, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.

Businesses must reconsider values post-recession, says John Lewis chairman Subscription Required

3 March 2010 | By George MacDonald

John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield has said that privately-run companies can learn from co-operative groups and said that how business is done post-recession must be reconsidered.

Blacks has become an acquisition target for Sports Direct

Sports Direct mulls bid for Blacks Subscription Required

2 March 2010 | By Lisa Berwin

Sports Direct, the sportswear chain, is considering making a bid for outdoor specialist Blacks Leisure after blocking its proposed fundraising plans.

Robertson:"cut non-vital public spending"

BRC urges Budget public spending cuts Subscription Required

1 March 2010 | By George MacDonald

The Government should cut public spending rather than increase taxes in its next Budget, the British Retail Consortium has urged.

From Somewhere to F&F for Tesco

Tesco partners with ethical label Subscription Required

1 March 2010 | By Amy Shields

Tesco has joined forces with ethical label From Somewhere to create a diffusion line made from recycled materials.

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