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Australian Topshop Stays Afloat With British Parent Restructure

25 August 2017 • By Reuters

25 August 2017 • By Reuters

Arcadia Group, led by Philip Green, will buy parts of Topshop from its Australian franchisee and keep four stores running in the major cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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Australian Topshop Stays Afloat With British Parent Restructure

Arcadia Group, led by Philip Green, will buy parts of Topshop from its Australian franchisee and keep four stores running in the major cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Fast Fashion Slow to E-Commerce

17 August 2017 • By Sarah Shannon

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Fast Fashion Slow to E-Commerce

Can fast fashion disrupters Zara and H&M save themselves from digital disruption?

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ASOS to Open Second US Distribution Centre

8 August 2017 • By Reuters

8 August 2017 • By Reuters

$40 million will be spent opening the new centre in Atlanta, Georgia to continue the retailer's strong US growth figures in the past 12 months.

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ASOS to Open Second US Distribution Centre

$40 million will be spent opening the new centre in Atlanta, Georgia to continue the retailer's strong US growth figures in the past 12 months.

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H&M Scraps Monthly Sales Figures But Promises More Transparency

17 July 2017 • By Reuters

17 July 2017 • By Reuters

The Swedish retailer will replace monthly sales figures reports with capital market days in a bid to assuage investors clamouring for more information.

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H&M Scraps Monthly Sales Figures But Promises More Transparency

The Swedish retailer will replace monthly sales figures reports with capital market days in a bid to assuage investors clamouring for more information.

What Comes After Zara?

10 July 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

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What Comes After Zara?

New entrants are chipping away at both traditional retailers and fast fashion behemoths by catering to aesthetic niches, offering customisation and building communities.

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Report: Two Groups in Race to Buy $10 Billion-Valued Global Logistic Properties

30 June 2017 • By Reuters

30 June 2017 • By Reuters

The acquisition offers a chance for bidders to grab control of Asia's biggest warehouse operator which counts Amazon among its clients, and could rank as one of the biggest private equity backed deals in Asia.

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Report: Two Groups in Race to Buy $10 Billion-Valued Global Logistic Properties

The acquisition offers a chance for bidders to grab control of Asia's biggest warehouse operator which counts Amazon among its clients, and could rank as one of the biggest private equity backed deals in Asia.

Op-Ed | How Small Will Beat Big and Save the Fashion Industry

19 June 2017 • By Lawrence Lenihan

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Op-Ed | How Small Will Beat Big and Save the Fashion Industry

The status quo spells certain death for design-driven brands unless they tap new technologies and Economies of Small, argues Lawrence Lenihan.

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H&M Misses Forecasts As Fast Fashion Pressure Builds

15 June 2017 • By Reuters

15 June 2017 • By Reuters

After decades of strong growth, H&M has repeatedly missed sales forecasts over the past year as pressure in the fast fashion market builds from its budget rivals and new online players.

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H&M Misses Forecasts As Fast Fashion Pressure Builds

After decades of strong growth, H&M has repeatedly missed sales forecasts over the past year as pressure in the fast fashion market builds from its budget rivals and new online players.

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Inditex Posts 18 Percent Rise in First-Quarter Profit

14 June 2017 • By Reuters

14 June 2017 • By Reuters

Inditex, the world's biggest clothing retailer and owner of the Zara brand, said on Wednesday that net profit rose to €654 million while earnings reached €1.1 billion.

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Inditex Posts 18 Percent Rise in First-Quarter Profit

Inditex, the world's biggest clothing retailer and owner of the Zara brand, said on Wednesday that net profit rose to €654 million while earnings reached €1.1 billion.

Boohoo.com Taps Investors to Help Fund Growth as Sales Boom

8 June 2017 • By Bloomberg

8 June 2017 • By Bloomberg

Boohoo raised £50 million in a share placement to help fund the construction of a new warehouse as it reported booming quarterly sales and raised its annual forecast.

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Boohoo.com Taps Investors to Help Fund Growth as Sales Boom

Boohoo raised £50 million in a share placement to help fund the construction of a new warehouse as it reported booming quarterly sales and raised its annual forecast.