Inditex records sales growth
Spanish fashion group Inditex has recorded a net sales gain of 21 percent to €6.741 million in 2005. The company, which owns popular brands like Zara and Berschka, said net income rose 26 percent to…
Gap to focus design on UK market
UK demands for high street fashion differs greatly from the US, which is why many an American casual brand struggles with fashion on this side of the Atlantic. This certainly rings true for brands such…
Roland Mouret’s new career
Designer Roland Mouret yesterday announced that he is collaborating with Simon Fuller on a new project called ’19 RM’. Fuller, the successful talent agent behind The Spice Girls, Annie Lennox and Pop Idol , and…
Matalan in talks with sportswear billionaire
Mike Ashley, the secretive sportswear billionaire, has held talks with Matalan about a joint venture that may lead to him taking a large stake in the business. Ashley has drawn up plans for Sports World…
PPR contemplating sale Printemps?
Rumours have been circulating that French retail giant and owner of the Gucci Group, PPR, plans to sell the 17-store-strong Printemps department store chain. Although the group declined to comment on the rumours, the market…
MKOne withdraws clothing made in Burma
MkOne has withdrawn a range of clothes after The Observer told the firm that they were made in Burma, which is ruled by a military dictatorship. The high street store, owned by Baugur, claimed to…
Madonna H&M launch off to lukewarm start
Madonna’s collection for H&M received a lukewarm reception with shoppers on Thursday. Perhaps H&M consumers feel they’ve ‘seen it all before’, to quote a recent Madonna lyric, or perhaps its due to the never-ending celebrity…
Luella Bartley will show in London
It is finally confirmed, Luella Bartey will show her Spring Summer 2008 during London Fashion Week this September. Bartley follows on the heels of Marc Jacobs, who also showed his line in London when he…
New Look closes after blaze
New Look’s Oxford Street flagship was hit by a fire blaze in an adjacent building. More than 100 fire fighters and 20 fire engines were sent to the store on the south side of Oxford…
Debenhams faces challenging start to 2008
Department store group Debenhams has posted a slight fall in six month sales after a “challenging” start to the year, and predicts tough times ahead. Like-for-like sales dropped 0.7% in the period to 1 March,…