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UK: Debenhams H1 profits hit by snow
18 April 2013
UK department store operator Debenhams recorded a dip in profits after bad weather hit trading, but said it expects improvement in the second half.
UK: Patrick Grant joins Debenhams designer roster
5 April 2013
As part of efforts to grow its men's wear business, UK department store operator Debenhams has signed E Tautz and Norton & Sons designer Patrick Grant as its latest Designer at Debenhams collaborator.
Next full-year results: what the analysts say
22 March 2013
Despite booking a 9% rise in full-year underlying pre-tax profit, UK fashion retailer Next Plc was forced to admit that it had suffered a slow start to the new year. Here is a flavour of what leading retail watchers are saying about Next's results.
UK: Clothing drives February retail sales surge
5 March 2013
Retail sales in the UK registered their strongest growth in three years during February, and clothing led the charge with its best figures in five months.
UK: Debenhams warns of snow impact on H1 profit
4 March 2013
UK department store operator Debenhams has warned that first half profit will be hit after snow in January led to a fall in sales.
BALTICS: Debenhams bolsters presence in Latvia, Estonia
14 February 2013
UK department store operator Debenhams is set to bolster its presence in the Baltics, with plans for stores in Latvia and Estonia.
M&S Q3 trading update: what the analysts say
10 January 2013
Retailer Marks & Spencer has reported worse-than-expected Christmas trading figures, with a poor performance in its general merchandise business - which includes clothing and footwear - offsetting strong demand for food. "Dismal," "disappointing,' and "lacklustre" are some of the adjectives used by retail analysts to sum up M&S's results.
UK: Debenhams posts "highest ever" December sales
8 January 2013
UK department store operator Debenhams has reported record sales in December, with promotions helping to lift like-for-likes by 5% but eating into profit margins.
UK: Debenhams to ramp up UK manufacturing
7 December 2012
Debenhams plans to increase its use of British manufacturers in a move which it claims will bolster domestic production and help revitalise the UK clothing industry.
UK: Overseas workers “need living wage” firms told
6 November 2012
Three organisations are calling on UK fashion businesses to ensure that workers at overseas supplier companies are given a living wage to match their UK counterparts.
In the money: Debenhams outlines expansion plans
25 October 2012
Debenhams chief executive Michael Sharp has revealed the department store retailer plans to open 17 stores in the UK over the next five years, after recording growing sales and profit during the past year.
UK: Debenhams drives online, international growth
25 October 2012
Debenhams has raised its multi-channel and international growth goals after recording strong full-year sales and profit increases.
BULGARIA: Debenhams expands with first store
24 October 2012
Department store group Debenhams has confirmed it will open its first store in Bulgaria with franchise partner Canopus Investments.
GEORGIA: Debenhams expands with first store
12 October 2012
Department store group Debenhams will open its first store in Tbilisi, Georgia this weekend as part of wider expansion plans.
FINLAND: Debenhams signs expansion deal
10 October 2012
UK department store group Debenhams has revealed it has inked a letter of intent to open a store in Finland.
UK: Google retail director Fitzgerald joins Debenhams board
5 October 2012
Debenhams has tapped Google's head of retail, Peter Fitzgerald, as a non-executive director to help grow the department store group's online business.
just-style management briefing: New outsourcing players challenge export giants
1 October 2012
The BRIC countries are far from being the only emerging market suppliers for the global apparel sector - and a knot of competitors such as Bangladesh and Vietnam have long been vying for business. But there are also smaller players who are looking to grow.
ESTONIA: Debenhams to open first store next year
28 September 2012
British department store group Debenhams will open its first store in Estonia in September 2013.
INDIA: Arvind acquires Debenhams, Next and Nautica franchise rights
27 September 2012
Textile and apparel manufacturer Arvind Lifestyle Brands has acquired the Indian franchise rights of British retailers Next and Debenhams and US apparel brand Nautica from Planet Retail.
UK: Debenhams sees FY profit growth as sales rise
18 September 2012
Department store group Debenhams Plc has put in a "strong performance" with like-for-like sales growth accelerating despite "challenging" markets - and says it expects full-year pre-tax profits to be ahead of last year.
INDIA: Genesis Colors denies brand franchise talks
6 August 2012
Indian fashion house Genesis Colors has today (6 August) denied it is in talks to acquire the Indian franchise rights to brands including Next, Debenhams and Nautica.
Global news roundup
31 July 2012
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media. just-style has not checked these stories so cannot guarantee their accuracy.
UK: M&S names Boyes-Weston as Per Una head of design
16 July 2012
Retailer Marks & Spencer has appointed Carole Boyes-Weston as head of design for its Per Una and Limited Collection brands, replacing Helen Low.
PAKISTAN: Debenhams expands into Pakistan
16 July 2012
British department store group Debenhams has opened its first store in Pakistan by teaming up with international brand retailer Team A Ventures.
Viewpoint: M&S adrift despite a decade of turnaround talk
12 July 2012
Like a vast, slow-moving and rather unwieldy tanker, battered and lashed by stormy seas, the UK's largest clothing retailer Marks & Spencer has done much over the past decade to try to steady its business.
IRELAND: Retailers back code on children's clothes
12 July 2012
Ten high street retailers have backed new guidelines to prevent the sale and marketing of provocative and sexually-suggestive children's clothing in Ireland.
INDIA: Debenhams denies Indian store restructuring plans
12 July 2012
Department store chain Debenhams has denied rumours it is looking to restructure its stores in India.
UK: Debenhams to launch next day delivery
12 July 2012
Department store group Debenhams has confirmed it will introduce next day delivery to its customers next year to boost its online business.
UK: Marks & Spencer fashion boss Bostock steps down
10 July 2012
Marks & Spencer today (10 July) confirmed that general merchandise executive director Kate Bostock will leave the company "by mutual consent" as first quarter general merchandise sales plunged.
M&S faces continuing challenges in clothing
10 July 2012
Marks & Spencer, the UK's largest clothing retailer, is shaking up its senior management team after booking a 5.1% drop in first quarter general merchandise sales. Here Petah Marian looks at the challenges the new executives will face as they attempt to turn around its clothing division.
