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Exclusive: JD Sports Fashion snaps up Fly 53
Menswear young fashion brand Fly 53 has been snapped up by JD Sports Fashion, the latest label to be added to the retailer’s portfolio.
SuperGroup revises profit forecast after January sales slowdown
SuperGroup has revised its full year profits guidance following a slowdown in sales in the last three weeks of January.
High cotton prices forces income drop for Levi's
Denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has announced a drop in net income for the full-year ended November 27, 2011, blaming high cotton prices.
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.
Office festive like-for-likes soar by more than a quarter
Young fashion footwear retailer Office has posted soaring like-for-likes of 26% across the five weeks to December 3.
Buffalo David Bitton plots UK comeback
Canadian young fashion brand Buffalo David Bitton is returning to the UK for autumn 12 after a three-year hiatus.
B&B’s hot spot
With the LOCK area proving particularly popular with the bearded buying fraternity, the addition of the Fire Dept extension was always bound to win fans.
Buying on Ice
Having hosted a pool party for its spring 12 show, the natural progression for Hilfiger Denim’s stand this season was, of course, an ice rink, complete with a bevy of onlooking penguins as the crowds glided around.
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Bestseller appoints UK sales reps to drive wholesale
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Decathlon eyes up Best Buy stores
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Firetrap adds kids’ range and capsule collection
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Boxfresh MD Daniel Morris steps down
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B&B to start tomorrow: Diesel and Replay absent
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Americana’s head of ecommerce quits
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Pepe hangs out in Soho for spring
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JD festive like-for-likes rise
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SuperGroup Christmas sales jump
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Blue Inc buys 20 D2 stores
Off the record
Off the record, February 3 2012
Drapers gets the lowdown on the latest gossip and reports back from the hottest parties and events.
Off the record, January 27 2012
Drapers reports back from the hottest parties and events at trade show Bread & Butter Berlin last week.
Drapers Interview
Rebecca Van Dyck
As Levi’s prepares to launch its first global advertising campaign, its global chief marketing officer explains how branding means nothing without product innovation.
This Fashion Life
Frank Voit
Skatewear brand Element’s European general manager tells Marie Davies why he’s excited about ethical lifestyle range Element Emerald.
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Young fashion indicator
Women's Young Fashion Indicator, 27 January 2012
Access Drapers’ unique source of sales information from womens young fashion retailers, revealing the best-selling brands, the hottest products and the latest issues to affect women’s young fashion by clicking on the PDF’s
Shopwatch
Jacuzzi, Berlin
Bread & Butter gives the streetwear crowd a good excuse to visit Berlin’s retail hot spots – Jacuzzi is one of those worth stepping into.
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.
