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FrockandFrill head for international shores
Womenswear etailer Frockandfrill.com has set its sights on international expansion and will plough half a million pounds into the business as it attempts to push into new markets.
Peacocks receives four bids in second round
Peacocks administrator KPMG has received four second round bids to buy the business, or parts of it, out of administration, it is understood.
Slow growth in clothing and footwear sales contribute to dismal January for retail
Slow growth in clothing and footwear retail sales helped contribute to the second worst January sales performance since 1995, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
Missguided records sales of £14.7m for 2011
Young fashion etailer Missguided made total annual sales of £14.7m for 2011, the company announced today.
Boohoo.com's parent sees profits soar in 2011
Pinstripe Clothing, the parent company of young fashion website Boohoo.com, saw pre-tax profits jump 80% last year as its turnover also shot up by 85% to £24.5m in 2011.
Bastyan targets 25 stockists for autumn wholesale debut
Contemporary womenswear brand Bastyan is making its first foray into wholesale for autumn 12.
Newness drives fashion sales at John Lewis
Fashion sales at high street bellwether John Lewis saw a “pleasing uplift” last week, up 5.2% in the week to January 28.
Lagom targets fellow indies with short-order label
Women’s young fashion indie Lagom is offering its own label as a short-order wholesale brand for spring 12.
Former Religion duo set up own label
Two former designers from young fashion brand Religion have launched a 50-piece womenswear label, Prey of London, for autumn 12.
House of Fraser Oxford Street axes 14 brands in womenswear overhaul
House of Fraser’s Oxford Street flagship has axed 14 of its womenswear labels, including longstanding brand James Lakeland, in a major overhaul of its womenswear department.
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Selfridges unveils exclusive designs for jubilee and Olympics celebrations
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Brewins takes back seat at Republic
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Buffalo David Bitton plots UK comeback
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Matilda & Quinn to pop up in London
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Bestseller appoints UK sales reps to drive wholesale
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IMAGE GALLERY: Karl by Karl Lagerfeld
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Sienna and Savannah Miller step down from Twenty8Twelve
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Evans bolsters premium offering with Clements Ribeiro launch
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Visitor numbers 'tremendous' at Premium
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IMAGE GALLERY: Kate Moss models for Mango's spring 12 campaign
Womenswear Drapers Interview
Clive Reeve
After a three-year stint at Arcadia, Reeve has made a happy return to Oasis, where he is determined to bring back a sense of fun and playfulness to the womenswear chain.
Womenswear Analysis
Picking through the bones of Peacocks
When value retailer Peacocks collapsed under the weight of almost £750m of debt last week, it sent shockwaves through the sector.
Womenswear Brandwatch
Folk
As the brand prepares for its womenswear debut, Drapers gets a first look at its autumn 12 range.
Womenswear This Fashion Life
Eudon Choi
The womenswear designer tells Marie Davies about his on-schedule debut at LFW – and his Scott of the Antarctic obsession
Explore womenswear
Blog: Drapers Diary
Guest Post: Candy girls
After a deceptively mild winter period it seems this week Jack Frost was merely delayed and, with the prospect of more snow this week, the only thing keeping me warm is the thought of SS12.
Womenswear Indicator
Women's Contemporary Indicator, 3 February 2012
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from women’s contemporary retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect women’s contemporary by clicking on the PDF’s
Womenswear Shopwatch
Forever 21, Westfield Stratford
The third Forever 21 to open in the UK is enormous and is one of the anchors at Westfield Stratford, but is it in a position to capitalise on Peacocks’ troubles?
Womenswear Catwalks
Paris Haute Couture Week
Elie Saab got in the party mood as Chanel played the blues and Jean Paul Gaultier covered Amy Winehouse.
