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George Davies picks sites for new fashion venture
Fashion entrepreneur George Davies has identified the first seven sites for his new GIVe womenswear brand that is set to launch in October.Clothing prices to rise as cost increases hit Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer will pass on higher business costs to consumers by raising prices later this year, executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose revealed.New Look goes rock ’n’ roll with premium brand launch
New Look is to offer a higher-priced edgy new brand in its stores that takes its inspiration from fashion and rock ’n’ roll legends.Next celebrates 21 years of Next Directory with model search
Next is celebrating 21 years of its Next Directory with a nationwide search for a new fashion model.Revived Diamonds & Pearls picks up accessories brand Johnny Loves Rosie
Jewellery retailer Diamonds & Pearls, which was rescued from administration earlier this year by a consortium of jewellery suppliers, has bought cult accessories brand Johnny Loves Rosie.Back to school with Bhs
Bhs has launched a dedicated shopper service in the highly competitive back to school market.Mary Portas series will take on non-fashion
“Queen of Shops” Mary Portas wants to apply her trouble-shooting skills to struggling non-fashion retailers in a third series of her BBC2 programme.Asos’s staggering growth expected to slow
Heavy high street discounting and unemployment among younger shoppers is likely to slow the meteoric growth of Asos.Beales plots ‘aggressive’ strategy to regain profits
Beales is confident of returning to profitability when the recession abates after outlining its strategy to see it through the downturn.New Look and Next take over Ballymena Bhs
Fashion retailers New Look and Next have signed to take space in the former Bhs store in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Italy’s Jfour jean brand kicks off UK offensive
Italian designer jeans brand Jfour is to open its first UK standalone shop tomorrow and is gearing up for a rapid expansion in this country.Ted Baker considers retail system upgrade
Ted Baker is considering upgrading to the latest version of Prologic’s CIMS retail system following the successful introduction of an earlier version of the system.East of England Co-op to sell non-food stores
The East of England Co-operative Society is to sell the majority of its non-food stores as it seeks to offload most of its department and home stores business to Vergo Retail.Retailers work with Google to optimise their sites
Retailers including Next, Debenhams and Schuh have completed a research project with Google to investigate how their sites could be improved.European Union approves state loan for Arcandor
The European Union has given approval for the German state to loan insolvent retailer Arcandor €50m (£43m).
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