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Rose: No growth for UK retail, Burani seeks rescue, Bloggers and retail, Zara’s app falls short, Introducing Josep Font

Sir Stuart Rose | Source: Guardian
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Rose: no growth for retail in 2010 (Independent)
"Sir Stuart Rose has said that the UK retail market will not grow this year, as uncertainty over how the next government will tackle the public deficit hangs over consumer spending."

Burani Seeks New Adviser to Help Rescue Fashion Group (Bloomberg)
"Burani, which makes clothes under license for Vivienne Westwood, on Jan. 3 said Mediobanca withdrew as an adviser, citing Burani's failure to set up a 50 million-euro ($72 million) escrow account. It said the same day that Burani is seeking to guarantee 'ongoing operations.'"

The Influence Of Fashion Bloggers On Retail (PSFK)
"It's part of this reason that fashion bloggers have begun to take the reigns from traditional media in the fashion industry. While to those inside the new media zeitgeist view this is old news, many inside both the retail and advertising world have been scrabbling to capitalize on Internet fame."

Zara releases a pointless iPhone app (Econsultancy)
"Fashion retailer Zara released an iPhone app recently, which falls well short of what a retailer could achieve with an iPhone app, in terms of promoting products and providing useful information for users."

Spain's Breakout Talent (IHT)
"On first meeting, Josep Font does not seem the sort of designer who would be especially fond of lace-trimmed collars and velvet bows. But Mr. Font's spirit — nourished by Spanish folk verse and nostalgic Charles Trenet songs — is clearly romantic."

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