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VIDEO: LK Bennett launches accessories emblem

13 December 2011 | By

Premium womenswear retailer LK Bennett has developed an emblem, which will be featured on all of its accessories, starting with its range of bags.

Hotting up: boots and coats have been far from consumers’ minds this week

Sunny forecast puts the gloom into the high street

30 September 2011 | By ,

Retailers take a further hit as Indian summer adds to decline in sales of clothing and footwear

New ecommerce role: Sarah Lukins

LK Bennett drafts in Westfield digital head

30 September 2011

LK Bennett has hired Westfield London digital head Sarah Lukins

Economic recovery in jeopardy from planning system, say leading retailers

19 September 2011 | By Ben Cooper

Britain’s economic recovery is being put in jeopardy by a “creaking” planning system which is frustrating investment and excluding many businesses, a group of leading retailers said.

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Arnotts to launch new accessories hall

15 September 2011 | By

Luxury US accessories brand Coach is to launch in Ireland for the first time with a section in Dublin-based department store Arnotts’ new accessories hall.

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Hallett Retail to sell jewellery in HoF

9 September 2011

Hallett Retail, the multi-brand concession business, has agreed a deal with department store chain House of Fraser to manage jewellery concessions in 45 of its UK stores.

Reiss reported that the dress Kate Middleton wore to meet Barack and Michelle Obama has sold out after customers rushed to its shopped and crashed its website.

Kate Middleton's Reiss dress sells out

26 May 2011 | By Jennifer Creevy

Reiss reported that the dress Kate Middleton wore to meet Barack and Michelle Obama has sold out after customers rushed to its shopped and crashed its website.

Austin Reed sells Regent Street flagship to SuperGroup

25 May 2011 | By Nicola Harrison

Austin Reed, the classic British menswear retailer, is to leave its iconic Regent Street store after 100 years in the high-profile London location.

Duchess of Cambridge chooses Reiss to meet Obamas

24 May 2011 | By Caroline Parry

The Duchess of Cambridge highlighted her dedication to high street fashion once again, choosing a Reiss dress to meet the Obamas at Buckingham Palace.

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Burberry poised for 40% profit rise

23 May 2011

British luxury brand Burberry is expected to announce a 40% hike in full year pre-tax profits to £290m this week, driven by strong demand for premium fashion in Asia.

Fashion’s high net-worth individuals have seen their fortunes rise in 2011 according to The Sunday Times Rich List, which was published yesterday, with Selfridges and Primark owners the Weston family and Sir Philip Green claiming the top fashion spots.

Fashion players climb the 2011 Rich List

9 May 2011 | By

Fashion’s high net-worth individuals have seen their fortunes rise in 2011 according to The Sunday Times Rich List, with Selfridges and Primark owners the Weston family and Sir Philip Green claiming the top fashion spots.

Premium womens fashion and footwear chain LK Bennett is to re-release a limited edition version of its wedges from two seasons ago after they were worn by Catherine Duchess of Cambridge on the day after her wedding.

LK Bennett to release limited edition version of 'Kate' shoe

6 May 2011 | By

Premium women’s fashion and footwear chain LK Bennett is to release a limited edition version of its spring 10 wedges after they were worn by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on the day after her wedding to Prince William.

Premium women’s fashion and footwear chain LK Bennett has appointed head hunters Odgers Berndtson to find a new chief executive a year after Margaret McDonald left, as its latest accounts show the retailer made a loss.

LK Bennett seeks new chief executive

3 May 2011 | By

LK Bennett has appointed head hunters Odgers Berndtson to find a new chief executive.

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Wedding gives stores a royal opportunity

28 April 2011 | By

Harrods has commissioned luxury brands Missoni and Matthew Williamson to design tiered wedding cakes for a royal wedding-themed window display, as retailers capitalise on the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton tomorrow.

In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph at the Beijing store opening Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts outlined the opportunities for the brand in China.

Asia Pacific to generate half of Burberry's sales

18 April 2011 | By

Burberry has said that the Asia Pacific region will generate half of the luxury label’s business within three to five years as it celebrated the opening of its flagship store in Beijing.

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Burberry plans super flagships to trumpet Britishness

25 March 2011 | By , Nicola Harrison

Luxury brand Burberry has snapped up a series of high-profile London leases that will see it create a “Burberry super flagship” department store format to showcase its entire product offer.

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New ranges and cost-cutting put Arnotts on road to recovery

7 January 2011 | By

Beleaguered Dublin department store Arnotts is on the brink of returning to operating profit after its management team introduced a raft of new collections and cut costs.

Troubled Dublin department store Arnotts said that it expected sales to have bounced back in 2010 after a dramatic fall off in turnover the previous year.

Arnotts reverses sales and EBITDA declines

6 January 2011 | By

Troubled Dublin department store Arnotts said that it expected sales to have bounced back in 2010 after a dramatic fall off in turnover the previous year.

The fashion industry and the world is on tenterhooks to see who queen-in-waiting Kate Middleton will pick to create her bridal dress which will be seen by millions at her wedding to Prince William next year.

Who will Kate pick to design the dress of the century?

17 November 2010 | By

The fashion industry and the world is on tenterhooks to see who queen-in-waiting Kate Middleton will pick to create her bridal dress which will be seen by millions at her wedding to Prince William next year.

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