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Drapers and Retail Week PayPal Etail Awards: the winners
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HoF goes aspirational with 11 new womenswear brands
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Gok for Tu collection arrives
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Bench will boost ad spend after B&B exit
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OD’s to answer call for more kidswear
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Fashion sales rise just 2% at John Lewis
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Jigsaw to open doors on second men's standalone
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Footwear shoppers decline
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Meadham Kirchhoff to re-launch menswear
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Asos pre-tax profit rockets 93%
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Cotton traders face investigation
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Miinto extends its remit to kidswear
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EXCLUSIVE: JD group trading director set to leave
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Browns buying director departs
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Topman and Fashion East announce MAN designers
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Image Gallery: PayPal Etail Awards 2012 the party
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MBT ‘has no future’ if no saviour is found for Swiss owner
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Bourne ramping up womenswear offer
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Bellfield unveils first womenswear collection
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Harvey Nicks hosts Stills concession
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LK Bennett sets its sights on the US as it secures £16m funding package
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Contour Ball raises £52,000 for charity
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IMAGE GALLERY: Adidas and Stella McCartney launch Villagewear collection
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House of Fraser to push online investment as ecommerce sales soar
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Moss Bros like-for-likes boosted by store refits
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House of Fraser EBITDA drops due to distribution centre investment
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Giorgio Armani's Chinese growth fuels profit rise
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Burberry to launch menswear only store as profits soar
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Hedi Slimane debuts YSL collection to buyers only
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Ralph Lauren posts 20% profits rise
Feature
Signs of recovery raise hopes in Ireland
Rising tourist numbers and demand for investment pieces are driving a recovery in Ireland – and sales forecasts for the next few years give more cause for cautious optimism.
Burberry full year results: Top ten numbers to know
Burberry’s full year results for the year to March 31 were published today, here are the top ten numbers to know:
The fashion retail app timeline: a look back at who's done what
As Marks & Spencer prepares to launch its mobile shopping app in the coming weeks - with barcode scanning, location and nearest store direction functions - Drapers takes a look at some of the apps that have paved the way in fashion retail.
Q&A: Gwynn Milligan, trading director, Reiss
Reiss appointed former Cocosa managing director Gwynn Milligan to the newly-created role of trading director last week (May 9). Here Milligan talks to Drapers about her new role.
Interviews
Martine Rose
The Newgen-sponsored designer tells graeme moran why she’s delighted that menswear now being taken seriously in London.
Web of opportunity
It may have been fashionably late to the etail party, but thanks to head of online Zia Zareem-Slade, Selfridges.com is quickly making up for lost time.
Jason Schott
Schott’s chief operating officer talks The Ramones, The Boss and the outerwear brand’s iconic styles with Marie Davies.
Fashion
Show Calendar
Don’t book a thing until you’ve had a look at our listings of the spring 13 season’s key trade shows around the world.
The need for speed
More and more brands are turning to pre-collections and short order to keep pace with shoppers’ desire for newness.
Ecomm
Gift-Wrapped opportunity
As well as another selling channel, social gifting app Wrapp lets retailers learn more about their customers.
Jimmy Choo’s picture show
Following in the footsteps of Uniqlo and Burberry, the luxury brand is encouraging user participation.
An army of Brand Squads
Social analytics site Klout’s latest development could act as a central hub for brands’ social networking.
Brandwatch
Goldie London
This precious source of trend-driven womenswear has grown up for autumn 12, says Marie Davies.
Shopwatch
John Lewis menswear department, Oxford Street
Fans of Evelyn Waugh would probably have looked fondly at the John Lewis menswear department in days gone by.
Zara
With more than 1,600 stores across the globe, how does the Spanish retailer maintain consistency while remaining relevant to local shoppers? We went to La Coruña to find out.
Custo Barcelona, Westfield, Stratford
Custo Barcelona opened its first UK store a little under two weeks ago.
Comment
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Can MBT ever return to glory?
I have to admit that MBT is not a brand I have ever really thought too much about until now. Yes, I was aware of its existence but like many other people, before I started covering footwear for Drapers, I knew them only as “those slightly strange looking shoes that are supposed to be good for toning and if you have back problems.”
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Menswear shines as boys hit the shops
The spotlight has been well and truly thrown on menswear this year, particularly in London with London Collections: Men giving menswear designers the recognition they deserve.
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Cannes she do no wrong?
You couldn’t swing a McQueen dress this week in Cannes without knocking into most of Hollywood, and with all that red carpet action, comes red carpet winners and losers.
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Happy and glorious? Retailers hope for an invite to Jubilee party
With a week to go until the Jubilee celebrations kick off, it seems most of London is awash with red, white and blue and the bunting makers must be thanking their lucky stars.
