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JD Sports denies exit of Peter Cowgill
The UK-based retailer and distributor of branded sportswear and fashionwear has issued a statement to deny the comments recently made in the media with regards to the position of Peter Cowgill, its Executive Chairman
Capri: Jenna A. Hendricks promoted to Senior Vice President Chief People Officer
Global fashion luxury group Capri announced that Jenna A. Hendricks will be promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer effective from the 1st of June 2021 onwards
Capri announces flat revenue
The fashion group reported a drop in sales of its Michael Kors brand - in the order of 4% in the fourth quarter. This contrasts with the success of the brands Versace and Jimmy Choo, whose sales increased by 10% and 16%
How is COVID-19 impacting footwear retail in different countries?
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Retail in the UK: weekly footfall rises
Footfall in UK retail destinations rose by 0.5% in the week terminating on the 15th of May, which was driven by a footfall rise of 3.9% cent on UK high streets
UK: optimism among employers rises to eight-year high
Optimism among UK employers has struck an eight-year high. A new report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and recruiter Adecco, says all sectors are expecting a post-COVID jobs recovery
British Retail Consortium talks about promising signs
The UK trade association for retail businesses confirms a total sales increase of 7.3% in the month of April, following the reopening of brick of mortar. However, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) this is still fragile
UK: online retail sales grow despite high street reopening
Online retail sales have continued to grow in April, rising 10.2% year-on-year, despite the reopening of the high street and against strong figures for April 2020. The latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index reports
JD Sports with changes at its Board
The UK-based retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, today announced that Andy Rubin has stepped down from the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from the 6th of May 2021
Supermarket chain Asda to start selling second-hand clothes
George at Asda has announced it will be launching a new second-hand vintage fashion range in its stores, giving a new lease of life to pre-worn garments
Matt Priest: we are 100% against the duties
We spoke with the President & CEO of the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America to go over the topic of the moment: the US threat of duties on footwear imported from Spain, Italy and the UK
What are the Digital Services Taxes?
Recently, there has been increasing concerns regarding the fact that the existing international tax system is not accommodating the digitization of the economy, as multinationals generally pay corporate income tax where production takes place, and the location of consumers is not taken into the equation
JD Sports Fashion with robust results
The UK-based retail group reported a set of good results for the fiscal year ended on the 30th of January 2021, despite the impact of the pandemic and Brexit
Kurt Geiger to open 9 new stores this week
The UK-based retailer has announced it will open nine new stores this week as non-essential retailers in England are allowed to reopen
Asos with sales growth of 24%
A few weeks after the announcement of the acquisition of part of the assets of the Arcadia group, including Topshop, the British electronic marketer Asos published its results for the six months to the end of February, posting two digits growth in sales-
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