Industry News

French Connection revenues hit by poor sales

May 18, 2012

Fashion retailer French Connection has issued a profit warning and revealed that sales at its UK and European outlets remained poor this spring.

New Look closes in on refinancing deal

May 10, 2012

High street fashion chain New Look's management has agreed a deal with its lenders to postpone the date on which its debts are due to be repaid.

Damp spring brings gloom for clothes shops

May 9, 2012

The cold, wet April saw clothes sales suffer, new figures show, but there were strong signs of progress in the homewares sector.

Home shopping boosts Next sales

May 3, 2012

Clothing and household furnishings retailer Next has posted an increase in sales, although a strong showing from its home shopping arm offset a fall in trading at its bricks-and-mortar outlets.

French Connection considers store sales

May 2, 2012

Fashion retailer French Connection is understood to be inviting offers for a string of its stores across the UK, as the troubled chain seeks to reverse its recent fortunes.

Burberry plans expansion after sales boost

Apr 19, 2012

Fashion retailer Burberry has posted strong second-half sales figures and outlined plans to invest and expand further in the coming months.