Clothing & Shoes
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Jan- 2023 -26 January
Inditex to double number of disabled employees
Zara owner Inditex has announced plans to double its number of disabled employees within the next two years. The company said it was committed to “boosting the inclusion of people with differing abilities” across its network, aiming to hire over 1,500 professionals. Inditex is targeting having over 2% of its…
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25 January
Footfall improves throughout 2022 but remains 14% behind 2019
UK footfall improved throughout 2022, but there still remains a “significant” 14.2% gap to pre-pandemic 2019 levels, according to Springboard’s annual retail review for 2022. However, the figure does mark “a steady improvement”, from -20.8% below 2019 in January 2022 to -10.9% in December 2022. The uplift from 2021, however,…
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25 January
Arcadia pension deal nears completion
Trustees of the Arcadia Group pension scheme may be close to securing a funding deal backed by one of the UK”s biggest insurers, Aviva, Sky News has reported. A binding deal would guarantee their incomes following the collapse of the group, which owned brands such as Topshop and Dorothy Perkins…
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24 January
Primark revenues surpass £3bn
Primark owner Associated British Foods has announced that its retail revenues for the year reached £3.15bn. In a trading update for the 16 weeks ended 7 January 2023, the company stated that its retail revenues were up 18% compared with last year and up 15% at constant currency rates. Primark’s…
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23 January
In The Style warns of FY losses as revenues fall 22%
Online womenswear fashion brand, In The Style, has revealed that its total revenue for the quarter ending 31 December 2022 declined by 22% on the prior year, while its direct-to-consumer revenue dropped by a further 13%. As a result, the company expects to report an adjusted EBITDA loss of between…
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19 January
Dr Martens warns on profits amid US disruption
Dr Martens has warned that its profits and revenues could drop after it faced “significant operational issues” at its new distribution centre in Los Angeles. The retailer has blamed people and process errors which caused a stock bottleneck. It has opened three temporary facilities to deal with the issue. The…
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18 January
Burberry sales rise 1% amid Chinese ‘covid disruption’
British retailer Burberry has announced that its like for like sales only grew 1% for the 13 weeks ended 31 December 2022 as a result of covid related disruptions in China. When excluding China, the company’s sales rose 11%. Sales in the EMEIA region increased 19%, driven by sales to…
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17 January
Burberry unveils new senior positions in leadership team
Burberry has appointed Giorgio Belloli and Delphine Sonder to the newly-created roles of chief digital, customer and innovation officer and chief merchandising officer respectively, with immediate effect. Belloli will be responsible for leading the global e-commerce, digital product, and analytics teams, as well as a newly-formed innovation function. Meanwhile, Sonder…
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11 January
JD Sports ups guidance amid strong Christmas trading
JD Sports has raised its full-year guidance after a “particularly impressive” business performance over the Christmas period, both in stores and online, as retail revenue over the period grew 20%. As a result, JD now expects its profit before tax and exceptional items for the year ending 28 January 2023…
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11 January
Boohoo to axe roles at London office
Boohoo Group is set to make a series of job cuts across its London office, and is reportedly consulting on more than 100 redundancies. According to the Times, the majority of roles under threat are in its e-commerce, buying and design departments. A consultation reportedly launched last week, though a…
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