Debenhams Plc - apparel and textile industry company news 
UK: Billionaire poised to make surprise Peacocks bid?
6 February 2012
A Pakistani billionaire has emerged as a surprise contender to buy UK discount fashion retailer Peacocks, according to media reports, as administrators near their deadline to secure a rescue bid for the collapsed chain.
just-style management briefing: Apparel industry challenges in 2012
2 February 2012
Uncertainty is perhaps the biggest challenge facing the apparel industry in 2012. The economic situation in Europe and the US, swings in commodity prices, labour shortages and rising costs, especially in China, all add up to a worrying year.
MIDDLE EAST: Alshaya in Cos franchise deal
1 February 2012
Hennes & Mauritz has entered an agreement with M.H. Alshaya to open Cos stores in the Middle East.
UK: Debenhams to launch Nautica in UK
30 January 2012
Debenhams today (30 January) announced that it will launch VF Corp-owned brand Nautica and become its exclusive UK stockist
UK: Debenhams in December sales spike
10 January 2012
Department store retailer Debenhams maintained its flat full-year gross margin guidance after the company recorded a 6.5% increase in December like-for-like sales.
just-style's research round-up
24 October 2011
Featured reports from just-style's research store this week include a look into the clothing, accessories and luxury retail channels in India, a market research report on the apparel manufacturing sector in the UK and a SWOT analysis of department store chain Debenhams.
UK: Debenhams posts 21% full-year profit jump
20 October 2011
UK department store chain Debenhams has reported a jump in full-year net income on the back of rising sales.
WRC 2011: Retailers should focus their online offer on men
27 September 2011
CBRE executive director Peter Gold has called for retailers to focus their online offers on men, after research found they shop over the internet nearly twice as often as women.
UK: Retailers urged to take action to end sweatshops
16 September 2011
Campaigners are using the start of London Fashion Week to step up calls for high street retailers to take more action to end poverty pay for overseas workers.
UK: Sharp becomes Debenhams chief executive
5 September 2011
Michael Sharp has become chief executive of UK department store chain Debenhams, following the retirement of Rob Templeman.
UK: Retailers count the cost of riots
10 August 2011
UK retailers, already under pressure from a slowdown in consumer spending, are now counting the cost after four shocking days of rioting and looting in towns and cities across the UK caused widespread damage on the high street.
just-style management briefing: Industry action on inappropriate children's wear
5 August 2011
Working conditions in the supply chain and environmental concerns may have been the primary CSR hotspots for the clothing sector in recent years, but this year has brought into clear relief the level of public concern over the commercialisation and sexualisation of children.
UK: Debenhams pulls out of Jane Norman deal
1 August 2011
Department store retailer Debenhams has pulled out of talks to save the Jane Norman fashion concessions in its stores, in a move that leaves nearly 500 jobs at risk.
UK: Debenhams "makes progress" as sales rise
30 June 2011
Department store retailer Debenhams Plc today (30 June) hailed a "good trading performance" in its second half so far and said it expects pre-tax profits to be in line with expectations.
UK: Jane Norman stores sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mills
28 June 2011
Administrators for collapsed fashion retail chain Jane Norman have sold 33 of its 94 stores to fellow retailer Edinburgh Woollen Mills – but more than 1,000 jobs at the company remain at risk.
UK: Debenhams launches "lightest ever bra"
28 June 2011
UK department store retailer Debenhams has launched its "lightest ever" T-shirt bra, weighing in at just 48g.
UK: Jane Norman files for bankruptcy
27 June 2011
Fashion retailer Jane Norman has gone into administration amid speculation that it will be subject to a so-called “pre-pack” transaction.
UK: Debenhams, EWM in for Jane Norman – reports
24 June 2011
Struggling fashion retailer Jane Norman is attracting interest from a number of suitors, including Debenhams, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Aurora Fashions and Sun Capital, according to reports.
UK: Dress sales soar as school proms spread
21 June 2011
Sales of prom-style dresses at UK retailer Debenhams have soared amid the rising popularity of school proms rather than old-style discos, the company says.
UK: Retailers sign up to guidance on children's wear
6 June 2011
Retailers are being urged to sign up to new 'good practice' guidelines for stores selling children's clothing, joining firms including George, Next, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Tesco who helped develop the code.
UK: Rob Templeman appointed BRC chairman
3 June 2011
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman has been appointed as chairman of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
UK: M&S hires brand director for general merchandise
1 June 2011
UK retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has appointed Alison Jones to a newly created position of brand director of general merchandise.
UK: Sourcing event to promote sustainable fashion
16 May 2011
A showcase of suppliers and manufacturers from all over the world working to fair trade, ethical and organic standards is taking place in London this year, providing an alternative sourcing opportunity for designers, retailers and brands.
UK: Debenhams doubles spring shapewear sales
28 April 2011
UK department store retailer Debenhams says its sales of nude shapewear have risen 99% in the past four weeks.
UK: Debenhams boss expecting cotton price rebound
15 April 2011
UK department store Debenhams has boosted its interim profits by 4.5%, and says it sees "encouraging signs" that soaring cotton prices could begin to fall.
UK: Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman to retire
14 April 2011
UK department store chain Debenhams has announced today (14 April) that its chief executive Rob Templeman intends to retire after eight years' service.
The week ahead on just-style...
11 April 2011
Taking a look at the week ahead for the footwear and apparel industry, here is a snapshot of just-style's latest news and insights agenda.
Retail Week Conference 2011: Quote/unquote
17 March 2011
Over the past two days just-style attended the Retail Week Conference 2011 in London. Key themes included the consumer environment, price inflation, emerging markets and e-commerce. Here is a collection of comments from the event.
Retail Week Conference 2011: Tweet/untweet
17 March 2011
Here is a collection of tweets from the Retail Week Conference 2011, attended by just-style over the past two days.
UK: Retailers talk down double-dip recession
16 March 2011
Two of the UK's leading fashion retailers say they do not fear a double-dip recession in the country's economy despite a recent spending freeze.
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