Drapers Retailers: New Look

Li & Fung poised to buy Visage Group

26 February 2010 | By Eve Oxberry

Global supply group Li & Fung has entered into an agreement to buy UK private label supplier Visage Group to expand its reach in Europe.

Supergroup set for float

15 February 2010 | By Lisa Berwin

Supergroup, the owner of young fashion brand Superdry and retail chain Cult, has announced its intention to raise £125m by floating on the London Stock Exchange.

New Look axes IPO

12 February 2010 | By Amy Shields

New Look has pulled its IPO process, citing an unfavourable market backdrop.

New Look board meets as doubts rise over IPO

12 February 2010 | By George MacDonald

Fashion retailer New Look’s board will decide today whether to proceed with an IPO as fears rise that a flotation may be impossible.

No sales growth expected at New Look's Mim until 2012

5 February 2010 | By Laura Weir

Mim, the 300-store French young fashion retailer owned by New Look, is expected to report negative sales until 2012, according to research released as part of the retailer’s imminent float.

New Look aims to be UK’s H&M

6 February 2010

New Look has thrown down the gauntlet to Swedish fast-fashion giant H&M with plans to drive an overseas stores push should its IPO be successful.

New Look team set for bumper pay out

4 February 2010 | By Laura Weir

New Look’s management team is set to make millions of pounds from the retailer’s payment in kind (PIK) notes.

New Look confirms IPO

2 February 2010 | By Amy Shields

New Look confirmed this morning that it will float on the stock exchange and set out the first details of the IPO, set to value the business at £1.7bn.

New Look gears up for March float

1 February 2010 | By Laura Weir

Fast fashion chain New Look is expected to go ahead with a stock market floatation at the beginning of March according to reports.

Asos taps into plus-size market

30 January 2010 | By Lisa Berwin

Asos has launched plus-size range Asos Curve in an attempt to take a slice of the £3.7bn plus-size market.

New Look to consider IPO at board meeting

25 January 2010 | By George MacDonald

New Look’s board will consider this week whether to go ahead with a Stock Exchange listing.

The weekend newspaper round up January 16 to 17, 2010

18 January 2010 | By Eve Oxberry

A round up of the best fashion business stories from the weekend’s newspapers

New Look celebrates Christmas sales growth

7 January 2010 | By Amy Shields

New Look said like-for-likes in the UK rose 5.9% over the 14 week period to January 2.

John Gildersleeve ‘will boost New Look’

11 December 2009

John Gildersleeve, the new chairman of New Look, will not be disadvantaged by his lack of fashion nous, according to industry observers.

New Look appoints advisors for IPO

3 December 2009 | By Laura Weir

Fast-fashion chain New Look has appointed a trio of investment banks to advise on its planned return to the stockmarket next year.

The weekend newspaper round up: November 28-29, 2009

30 November 2009

A round-up of the best of the fashion business headlines from the weekend’s newspapers.

New Look found guilty over Oxford Street fire

25 November 2009 | By Laura Weir

Fast-fashion chain New Look has been slapped with a hefty fine following a blaze at the retailer’s Oxford Street store two years ago which gutted the building.

Tom Singh, the founder of fast-fashion chain New Look, was awarded the Drapers Lifetime Achievement Award last night, as the fashion industry gathered to celebrate the best retailers and brands in the market.

Primark improves commitment to living wage for overseas workers

7 October 2009 | By Eve Oxberry

Primark has made improvements to its commitment to paying overseas workers a living minimum wage, according to the third Let’s Clean Up Fashion report published by pressure group Labour Behind the Label.