H&M named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage
H&M is among 37 companies that have been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay the national minimum wage in the UK.
View ArticleGrowth slows at Bonmarché in 'challenging' market
Bonmarché has reported like-for-like sales increased by 3.8% for the 13 weeks to December 27.
View ArticleMinimum wage hike ‘could threaten jobs’
Retailers and business groups are growing increasingly concerned about the strain an above-inflation rise in the national minimum wage could place on employers, as the Low Pay Commission prepares to...
View ArticlePitti Uomo kicks off and welcomes international buyers
The 87th edition of Pitti Uomo in Florence opened its gates this week to a healthy influx of international visitors.
View ArticleIntroducing the new Drapers app
This week sees the launch of a brand new Drapers app, which will allow you to save all of the latest stories straight to your mobile or tablet to read at your convenience.
View ArticleScotch & Soda merges seven labels under one brand
Dutch fashion house Scotch & Soda is integrating all of its sub-brands into a single collection under the Scotch & Soda label from autumn 15.
View ArticleAsos trials click-and-collect with Boots the Chemist
Asos is trialling click-and-collect with six Boots the Chemist stores in London.
View ArticleInternational visitors on the rise at Pitti
The number of international buyers attending Pitti Uomo in Florence has risen 13% year on year, according to early attendance figures released by the event’s organisers.
View ArticleFootfall decline slows in December
Footfall across the UK declined by a “modest” 0.7% in December compared to 2.4% drop the previous year.
View ArticlePhase Eight sold to South African retailer
Phase Eight is to be sold to Cape Town-based retailer The Foschini Group in a deal that could see the British womenswear retailer rolled out across South Africa.
View ArticleJD Sports confident full-year profits will smash expectations
JD Sports Fashion expects its full-year profits to exceed £90m after its like-for-like store sales grew 12% in the five weeks to January 3.
View ArticleAustin Reed looks to close 31 stores with CVA proposal
Austin Reed Group, which owns Austin Reed, CC and Viyella, is looking close 31 stores through a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).
View ArticleUSC put into administration and sold to Republic
Sports Direct’s young fashion chain USC has been put into administration and bought by another of Sports Direct’s fascias, Republic.
View ArticleVideo: Pitti exhibitors discuss the mood of the show and quality of buyers
Brands including Aquascutum, Mackintosh and Oliver Sweeney tell Drapers how they found the autumn 15 edition of Pitti Uomo.
View ArticleVideo: Pitti Immagine's Raffaello Napoleone
Drapers talks to Pitti Immagine’s boss Raffaello Napoleone about the success of the autumn 15 Pitti Uomo edition and plans for future events.
View ArticleBeales board agrees to ‘disappointing’ takeover offer from English Rose
The board of Beales has agreed to a discounted cash offer from a company controlled by property tycoon Andrew Perloff, which values the department store chain at £1.2m.
View ArticleNext to upsize Bluewater flagship and incorporate Lipsy
Next will create a new revamped flagship store at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, extending to 44,226 sq ft.
View ArticleEmilia Wickstead, House of Hackney and Mulo named Walpole's Brands of Tomorrow
Ready-to-wear womenswear designer Emilia Wickstead, fashion and interiors print label House of Hackney and shoe brand Mulo are among the twelve emerging companies selected by Walpole for its Brands of...
View ArticleSir Terry Leahy blames Philip Clarke for Tesco’s decline
Former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has said that the supermarket chain allowed the trust of its millions of customers to be “eroded” and lost its reputation for low prices.
View ArticleVideo: Timothy Everest unveils ready-to-wear video campaign
Bespoke tailor Timothy Everest has unveiled a video campaign to market his new ready-to-wear collection called Every Day Tailoring.
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