Drapers
26 December 2008
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£100 million to be spent online on Christmas Day
An estimated five million shoppers will go online and spend £103.6 million, an average of around £20 each, on Christmas Day, according to the IMRG. -
Atlantic Fashions in liquidation
Young fashion chain Atlantic Fashions went into liquidation yesterday. -
Bluewater records busiest day for five years
Bluewater shopping centre recorded its busiest day for five years on Monday December 22, as late Christmas shoppers came out in search of bargains. -
Book your tickets now for the first ever Drapers Etail Awards
There are still some tickets available for the inaugural Drapers Etail Awards, which take place on January 29 at Sketch in London. -
Footfall up for first time this Xmas
Shopper numbers rose 13.63% yesterday against the same Monday last year, which was Christmas Eve. -
JJB Sports shuts Qube stores
JJB Sports has closed a raft of its Qube stores this morning - just three days before Christmas - fuelling speculation about the long term future of the footwear chain. -
John Lewis sales boosted by last-minute shoppers
John Lewis is expecting a bumper trading day today, after week-on-week sales rose 1.3% to Saturday December 20. Against last year, sales were down 1.8%. -
M&S confirms post-Christmas Sale plans
Marks & Spencer has confirmed its Sale will begin at 12.01am on December 25 on its website. Discounts will be as much as 50%. -
Marks & Spencer signs Marie Helvin as face of sub-brand
Marks & Spencer has signed up model Marie Helvin to be the face of its new Portfolio sub-brand. -
New Look expands transactional site
New Look has added its entire menswear and men’s accessories offer to its transactional website. -
Officers Club rescued from administration
Officers Club has been bought out of administration by its chief executive Dave Charlton. -
Oxfam donations hit by recession
Donations to Oxfam have slumped as people opt to hang on to clothes in the recession. -
Start boutique seeks future design stars
London independent Start has teamed up with online style site fashion156.com to create a competition to find future fashion design stars. -
The biggest headlines from Drapers Online in 2008
2008 has been a year full of news for the retail and fashion sectors. Take a look at the most read stories from Drapers Online over the year - it makes for interesting reading. -
The Officers Club put up for sale
Discount menswear chain The Officers Club has appointed KPMG to find a buyer for the business. -
What the weekend newspapers said - (December 20-21)
The best of the fashion business related headlines from the weekend newspapers... -
Xmas Sale watch: Pre-Xmas footfall falls 8.7%
Shopper numbers were fell by 8.7% this weekend against the same weekend last year according to data from Experian.
