Clothing & Shoes
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Sep- 2021 -20 September
Gap to return to the UK with new Next partnership
Next has announced that it has finalised an agreement with Gap to manage the business in the UK and Ireland as a franchise partner. Under the agreement, the companies will form a joint venture to operate Gap’s e-commerce business across the Next total Platform, host Gap-branded shop-in-shops at select retail…
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17 September
Reiss swings to £13.6m FY21 loss
British fashion brand Reiss has announced that it swung to a loss before tax after exceptional items of £13.6m in FY21, down from profits of £20.1m the year before. The group also reported a 24.6% year-on-year fall in revenues to £170.7m for the 52-week period ended 30 January 2021. Reiss…
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16 September
Superdry sees its losses narrow to £36m
Superdry CEO Julian Dunkerton has hailed that the company is “turning the corner” after it revealed statutory losses before tax for FY21 have narrowed to £36.7m, down from £166.9m the previous year. In its preliminary results for the 52-week period ending 24 April 2021, the retailer posted a full year…
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15 September
Zara owner sees H1 net profits reach £1.08bn
Inditex, the owners of fashion chain Zara, has revealed it has returned to profit following the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, posting net profits of €1.27bn (£1.08bn) for the first half of the year ended 31 July 2021. The high profit intake compares with a previous year’s loss of…
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14 September
JD Sports H1 profits soar to £440m
JD Sports has seen its profits before tax and exceptional items soar to £439.5m in H1 FY21, up from £61.9m in the same period of FY20 and £158.6m in FY19. The sports fashion retailer reported a 52.7% year-on-year climb in group revenues to £3.89bn in the 26-week period ended 31…
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13 September
Columbia Sportswear appoints new Mountain Hardwear president
Columbia Sportswear Company has announced the appointment of Troy Sicotte as president of its Mountain Hardwear brand. Sicotte previously served as vice president of sales for the past three years. Sicotte co-led the team with Mike Parker during the search for president, and will now take the reins. Craig Zanon,…
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13 September
Primark Q4 operating profits to beat expectations despite sales fall
Associated British Foods (AB Foods) has announced that Primark will beat its Q4 FY21 adjusted operating profit expectations, as the group’s H2 retail sales are set to hit £3.4bn. In a trading update, the group claimed that while Primark’s sales for the year ended 18 September were “lower than expected”,…
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10 September
Tod’s sees profits reach €65m in H1
Tod’s, the shoewear company, has reported an EBITDA of €65m (£55m), with a 16.3% margin on sales in the first half of 2021. This compares to a €18.7m (£16m) operating loss in the first half of 2020. Compared to the pre-pandemic situation in the first half of 2019, the company…
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10 September
Lululemon Q2 net revenues top £1bn
Lululemon Athletica, the multinational athletic apparel retailer, has revealed its net revenues soared 61% year-on-year to $1.45bn (£1.04bn) in Q2 FY21. The net global revenues for the first quarter of the financial year ended 31 January 2022 also represented a 64.2% rise from 2019’s levels. The Vancouver-based retailer also reported…
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9 September
JD Sports eyes Missguided takeover
JD Sports Fashion is reportedly considering an investment into Missguided which could lead to an “outright takeover” of the online fashion business, according to Sky News. It is thought to be one business amongst a “number of parties” that are in talks to take over the brand. The group’s proposal…
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