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The Year Ahead: Fashion Is Set for a Surge in M&A

7 December 2020 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

The Year Ahead: Fashion Is Set for a Surge in M&A

As the gap widens between the best-performing companies and the rest, M&A activity will increase as leaders manoeuvre to take market share, unlock new opportunities and expand capabilities.

The Year Ahead: Rethinking Retail ROI

7 December 2020 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

The Year Ahead: Rethinking Retail ROI

Amplified by a potential power shift from landlords to retailers and the need to seamlessly embed digital, companies will need to make tough choices to improve their return on investments.

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Creditors of New Look Back Restructuring Plan

15 September 2020 • By Reuters

15 September 2020 • By Reuters

The British fashion retailer will receive turnover-based leases at 402 stores to help it weather the coronavirus crisis.

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Creditors of New Look Back Restructuring Plan

The British fashion retailer will receive turnover-based leases at 402 stores to help it weather the coronavirus crisis.

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New Look Faces Administration Risk If Restructuring Blocked

9 September 2020 • By Reuters

9 September 2020 • By Reuters

The UK retailer has asked landlords to agree new turnover-based leases at 402 stores to help get it through the crisis.

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New Look Faces Administration Risk If Restructuring Blocked

The UK retailer has asked landlords to agree new turnover-based leases at 402 stores to help get it through the crisis.

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New Look Puts Latest Restructuring Proposal To Landlords

26 August 2020 • By Reuters

26 August 2020 • By Reuters

The UK retailer seeks turnover-based leases at 402 stores to cut costs and ensure its survival.

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New Look Puts Latest Restructuring Proposal To Landlords

The UK retailer seeks turnover-based leases at 402 stores to cut costs and ensure its survival.

Power Moves | Cosmopolitan Names Beauty Director, Ted Baker Appoints CEO

2 April 2020 • By Rachel Deeley

This week, Cosmopolitan taps Essence’s global beauty director, while Ted Baker promotes its CFO to lead the company.

Power Moves | Cosmopolitan Names Beauty Director, Ted Baker Appoints CEO

This week, Cosmopolitan taps Essence’s global beauty director, while Ted Baker promotes its CFO to lead the company.

Power Moves | Stitch Fix Appoints President, Topshop CEO Exits

12 December 2019 • By Rachel Deeley

This week, Stitch Fix taps its president from Bain & Company, while Topshop’s CEO of two years steps down.

Power Moves | Stitch Fix Appoints President, Topshop CEO Exits

This week, Stitch Fix taps its president from Bain & Company, while Topshop’s CEO of two years steps down.

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New Look Losses Mount as Brexit and Rain Keep Shoppers Away

25 June 2019 • By Reuters

25 June 2019 • By Reuters

The British high street chain reported statutory loss before tax of £522.2 million for the year ended March, compared with a loss of £190.2 million a year earlier.

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New Look Losses Mount as Brexit and Rain Keep Shoppers Away

The British high street chain reported statutory loss before tax of £522.2 million for the year ended March, compared with a loss of £190.2 million a year earlier.

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Why Fast Fashion Brands Are Fleeing China

9 May 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Why Fast Fashion Brands Are Fleeing China

Forever 21 is the latest fast fashion giant to join the exodus, but why have brands like Topshop, New Look and Asos retreated from China while others like Uniqlo and H&M seem to have cracked it? Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

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New Look Year to Date Revenue Down 5 Percent

13 February 2019 • By Reuters

13 February 2019 • By Reuters

Following a debt-for-equity swap in January to reduce its debt by £1 billion, the British fashion chain is focused on driving more profitable sales.

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New Look Year to Date Revenue Down 5 Percent

Following a debt-for-equity swap in January to reduce its debt by £1 billion, the British fashion chain is focused on driving more profitable sales.