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UK: Jaeger chairman Binnie exits after nine months
20 March 2013
Jaeger executive chairman Stewart Binnie has left the luxury fashion brand after less than a year at the helm.
Outlook 2013: Apparel industry challenges
4 February 2013
Uncertainty is perhaps the biggest challenge facing the apparel industry in 2013. The economic situation in Europe and the US, a combination of rising production costs and flat prices, the pressure to improve working conditions, a lack of new production centres and low volume growth in fashion all add up to a worrying year.
UK: Jaeger taps Burberry designer to head womenswear
27 November 2012
Luxury fashion brand Jaeger has poached Burberry senior designer Collette Brown to become its head of womenswear design.
SWITZERLAND: Richemont appoints joint CEOs
9 November 2012
Two joint CEOs will take the place of current Richemont boss Johann Rupert when he steps down from the post next year, the luxury goods company has announced.
UK: Binnie to take helm at Jaeger as Tillman exits
22 October 2012
Stewart Binnie, the former non-executive president of Aurora Fashions, has been appointed as executive chairman of luxury fashion brand Jaeger, replacing Harold Tillman.
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.
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.
UK: Luxury brand Aquascutum falls into administration
17 April 2012
Luxury UK fashion brand Aquascutum today (17 April) called in the administrators after owners Harold Tillman and Belinda Earl failed to stem losses at the business.
UK: Better Capital invests GBP19.5m in Jaeger stake
16 April 2012
Private-equity firm Better Capital has acquired a 90% stake in UK clothing brand Jaeger in a deal worth GBP19.5m (US$30.8m).
UK: Aquascutum up for sale - reports
3 April 2012
British heritage brand Aquascutum has reportedly been put up for sale.
UK retailers eye domestic manufacturing skills
15 April 2011
UK retailers including Arcadia Group have made the headlines this week over the possibility of bringing some sourcing back home. Meanwhile, a factory in North London is proving that manufacturing in the UK still has legs, through a tie-up with internet retailer Asos.
Emerging market clothing sales set for strong growth
28 February 2011
Clothing retail demand in Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will grow strongly between 2010 and 2015, a new report says, along with a number of smaller emerging markets including Colombia, Peru, Poland, South Africa and Thailand.
UK: Fashion chain Jaeger up for sale?
14 February 2011
British fashion firm Jaeger could be set for a sell-off after owner Harold Tillman was approached by a number of potential buyers, according to newspaper reports at the weekend.
UK: Online kids’-wear retailer wins GBP1.5m investment
21 December 2010
Online luxury children’s-wear retailer AlexandAlexa has been boosted by a GBP1.5m (US$2.3m) investment from private equity firm MMC Ventures (MMC) to help drive its international expansion.
UK: Harold Tillman receives CBE
29 November 2010
Harold Tillman, chairman of the British Fashion Council (BFC), has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by the Princess Royal in recognition of his services to the fashion industry.
UK: BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund shortlist revealed
26 November 2010
Eight UK-based designers with potential for significant international growth have been shortlisted for funding to help make the transition to a global fashion brand.
UK: Fashion “is worth GBP37bn” to UK economy
17 September 2010
Fashion contributes more than GBP37bn (US$58bn) to the UK economy, according to new research commissioned by the British Fashion Council (BFC).
UK: The Queen honours fashion names
14 June 2010
Harold Tillman, owner of Jaeger and Aquascutum, chairman of the British Fashion Council and chairman of the Alumni Board for University of the Arts, has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in Her Majesty's Birthday Honours list.
UK: Aquascutum to develop own accessories
1 June 2010
Resurrected luxury fashion brand Aquascutum is to develop its own accessories business as part of plans to drive future growth.
JAPAN: Renown sells major stake to China's Shandong Ruyi
24 May 2010
Struggling Japanese apparel maker Renown Inc is selling a controlling stake in its business to Chinese textile firm Shandong Ruyi Science & Technology Group Co.
UK: Jaeger eyes global markets on FY earnings hike
19 May 2010
Luxury British fashion firm Jaeger Group Ltd is planning "significant" international expansion after booking a 16% jump in annual earnings.
In the money: Luxury sector taps into online potential
11 May 2010
The nuts and bolts of Richemont's acquisition of fast-growing fashion retail website Net-a-Porter are easy enough to understand - but the rather more interesting subtext is the changing relationship between the luxury and online worlds. Richard Woodard reports.
In the money: Can brands bounce back?
26 March 2010
Buoyant first-half sales posted last week by department store retailer Debenhams were helped by the return of the re-launched Principles label. But what has happened to other brand names rescued from the brink over the past year or so? Richard Woodard finds out.
UK: Jaeger launches Harvey Nichols outlets
18 March 2010
Luxury fashion brand Jaeger has launched a series of shop-in-shops located in Harvey Nichols department stores in the UK and Ireland.
UK: Kim Winser named chairman of Agent Provocateur
5 March 2010
Luxury lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur has named former Aquascutum chief executive Kim Winser as its new chairman.
UK: Jaeger “pleased with progress” despite FY earnings dip
15 December 2009
Fashion brand Jaeger said it was pleased with the progress made during its last reported full fiscal year, despite posting a slight decline in earnings.
UK: Jaeger plotting Paris store opening
15 December 2009
Fashion retail brand Jaeger is engaged in talks over the possible opening of a new store in Paris, the company has confirmed.
UK: e-trader buys online fashion outlet Koodos
29 October 2009
e-trader group, the software development company co-founded by Jaeger chairman Harold Tillman, has bought discount fashion e-tailer Koodos for an undisclosed sum.
Top ten online retail developments this year
20 October 2009
The roll-out of high-speed broadband, a social networking frenzy and high-tech mobile devices have all served to bolster online fashion retailing in recent years. Joe Ayling lists some of the top developments making the headlines on just-style.
