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Phase Eight receives bid approaches
Womenswear chain Phase Eight is understood to have received a number of bid approaches.
Marks & Spencer brings forward bonus payments to avoid 50% tax rise
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.
The weekend newspaper round up: March 13 to 14, 2010
A round up of the best fashion business stories from the weekend’s newspapers.
Jigsaw sales rise 5.5% in February
Jigsaw said like-for-like sales rose 5.5% in February, due in part to increased concession space at John Lewis, according to reports.
French Connection to sell Nicole Farhi and scale back US retail
French Connection is selling its loss-making designer label Nicole Farhi and closing most of its eponymous US shops following a strategic review.
Whistles posts £5m loss
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.
Clothing and footwear sales grow in February
Clothing and footwear sales growth continued in February after the sector benefitted from posptoned January sales.
Signs of spring fail to point to sales uplift for retailers
Retailers remain cautious about trading prospects in March as shopping patterns continued to be volatile in 2010.
Olsen sets sights on younger shoppers
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.
The weekend newspaper round up: February 27 to 28, 2010
A round up of the best fashion business stories from the weekend’s newspapers.
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Retailers hit by suspension of Sri Lankan trade benefits
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Jane Norman ‘turns a corner’ after turbulent year
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Internaçionale cuts buying team
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Benetton launches model search for autumn 10 campaign
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Sir David Jones steps down as JJB chairman
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M&S loses clothing share to Asda, Tesco and Primark
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Early success inspires Mint Velvet retail push
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M&Co like-for-like Christmas sales climb 11.1%
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Consumer Price Index jumps to 2.9%
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The weekend newspaper round up January 16 to 17, 2010
Shopwatch
Toast, Cheltenham
Contemporary womenswear retailer Toast has just seven standalone stores, with the latest opening on Valentine’s Day in the posh part of Cheltenham.
Brandwatch
Olsen
The contemporary womenswear brand is rejuvenating its range to enhance its appeal in the UK and RoI.
Talking Business
Unified footwear shows a forward step for UK
It’s exhibition time, and again UK footwear companies are faced with a bewildering choice of trade shows at home and abroad. In the UK alone, there is Pure London and Moda, each with their own niches and markets, and priced very differently, plus secondary shows such as the Kensington Shoe Event.
The Drapers Interview
Sara Bradley
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
This Fashion Life
This Fashion Life: Carolina Herrera
The New York-based designer tells Ana Santi why she has brought her diffusion line CH Carolina Herrera to the UK
Other womenswear news
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Blacks rejects Sports Direct bid
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John Lewis fashion sales double
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Drapers Footwear Awards: One week left to make your entry
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Nike third quarter sales up 4% in Western Europe
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CFDA Fashion Awards nominees announced
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Mariella Burani declared insolvent
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Ethel Austin closes a further 81 stores after failing to secure buyer
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Envy sold to SKG Capital boss
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Karl Lagerfeld brand to stay in Apax stable
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London Fashion Week takes designers to New York
