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M&S slashes men's suit to £24 Marks & Spencer slashed the price of selected men?s suits yesterday to only £24 as it started its summer Sale. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ms_sells_mens_suits_from_24.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ms_sells_mens_suits_from_24.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Jennifer Creevy 18 July 2008 09:07 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/M%26S_resized_70_tcm14-213946.jpg Click here to try our interactive version of the latest issue of Retail Week. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/read_retail_week_online__july_18.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/read_retail_week_online__july_18.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 17 July 2008 16:54 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/001rtwk180708_resized_70_tcm14-1735422.jpg Asda will relaunch its George clothing brand in September as it seeks to make the label the UK?s biggest-selling fashion brand by volume before the end of 2011. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/asda_pencils_in_september_relaunch_date_for_george.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/asda_pencils_in_september_relaunch_date_for_george.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Jennifer Creevy 17 July 2008 11:10 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/George%20Exterior2_resized_70_tcm14-302817.jpg Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley said that the retailer would go back to basics to cope with a trading environment it described as ?the hardest we have faced in our history?. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ashleys_sports_direct_to_go_back_to_basics.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ashleys_sports_direct_to_go_back_to_basics.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Lisa Berwin 17 July 2008 13:46 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Mike%20Ashley%202_resized_70_tcm14-97872.jpg ?Is it worth it?? asked one luxury retail chief today at a press event for the finest of British luxury brands. http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/is_it_worth_it.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/ChannelComment/2008/07/is_it_worth_it.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Amy Shields 17 July 2008 13:25 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/AmyShields_resized_70_tcm14-76696.jpg Selfridges has this week installed kitsch, futuristic windows at its flagship London store as it wraps up its summer Sale two weeks ahead of schedule. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/selfridges_stops_sale_early_as_trade_rockets.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/selfridges_stops_sale_early_as_trade_rockets.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 John Ryan 17 July 2008 11:56 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/SelfridgesWindowAut08_resized_70_tcm14-1734992.jpg Mamas & Papas has bucked the retail gloom to notch up a like-for-like sales increase of 46 per cent for its maternity fashion ranges during its spring/summer trading season. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mamas__papas_sales_sparkle.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mamas__papas_sales_sparkle.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Amy Shields 17 July 2008 15:03 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Mamas%20%26%20papas%20front_resized_70_tcm14-569668.jpg Mothercare has posted a rise in UK like-for-like sales and a surge in international revenues during its first quarter. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mothercare_firstquarter_sales_advance.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/mothercare_firstquarter_sales_advance.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 George MacDonald 17 July 2008 07:49 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/MothercareNEW_resized_70_tcm14-1060182.jpg Blacks Leisure, the outdoor equipment and boardwear retailer, has suffered a 5.4 per cent fall in group like-for-likes in the financial year so far. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/camping_season_brings_relief_following_sales_slide_at_blacks.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/camping_season_brings_relief_following_sales_slide_at_blacks.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 George MacDonald 17 July 2008 08:10 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/blacks_Kensington003_resized_70_tcm14-94528.jpg Two private shareholders of Austin Reed may be pursued for their assets as receivers were called in at Dawnay Day. http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/receivers_called_in_at_dawnay_day.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/People/2008/07/receivers_called_in_at_dawnay_day.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Lisa Berwin 16 July 2008 08:56 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/HollingworthNick_resized_70_tcm14-213857.jpg French Connection has bought back its Japanese joint venture and plans to move the business into profitability within three years. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/french_connection_buys_back_japanese_jv.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/french_connection_buys_back_japanese_jv.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Amy Shields 15 July 2008 16:43 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/FrenchConnection_resized_70_tcm14-85195.jpg Burberry Group?s retail sales jumped 14 per cent for the three months to June 30. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/burberry_group_retail_revenue_up_14_per_cent.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/burberry_group_retail_revenue_up_14_per_cent.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Nicola Harrison 15 July 2008 08:50 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/BurberryBag_resized_70_tcm14-165852.jpg EBay has survived a four-year legal wrangle with Tiffany over the jeweller?s claim that the online auction site should be held liable for the sale of counterfeit jewellery on its site.  http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ebay_triumphs_in_counterfeit_goods_case.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/ebay_triumphs_in_counterfeit_goods_case.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Amy Shields 15 July 2008 09:39 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/EbayLogo_resized_70_tcm14-1492662.jpg Sports retailer John David Group has changed its name to JD Sports Fashion. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/jd_changes_name_to_drive_fashion_focus.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/jd_changes_name_to_drive_fashion_focus.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Lisa Berwin 15 July 2008 09:55 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JDsports_Fascia_resized_70_tcm14-96404.jpg Austin Reed said it should not be affected by the financial troubles at Dawnay Day, which was involved in buying the fashion retailer in January last year. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/austin_reed_distances_itself_from_dawnay_day_crisis.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/austin_reed_distances_itself_from_dawnay_day_crisis.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Lisa Berwin 15 July 2008 09:38 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/AustinReedEdinburgh_resized_70_tcm14-1328156.jpg Profits at young fashion chain River Island have been hit, but sales rose 8.5 per cent despite the challenging market. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/river_island_profits_slump.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/river_island_profits_slump.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Lisa Berwin 14 July 2008 09:00 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/RiverIslandOxfordSt-JohnRyan006_resized_70_tcm14-1243343.jpg Store 21 is a value retail proposition from the Indian-owned QS Group. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/storesonline/2008/07/store_21.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Stores/storesonline/2008/07/store_21.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 14 July 2008 15:26 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/Store21_resized_70_tcm14-1731571.jpg Presentation and style have given Jeremy Hackett?s tailoring outfit an edge. He tells Lisa Berwin how he has built on its successes http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/its_all_in_the_detai.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/its_all_in_the_detai.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 Lisa Berwin 11 July 2008 19:28 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/JeremyH_resized_70_tcm14-1731128.jpg Investment group Dawnay Day, which holds a stake in clothing chain Austin Reed, has become the latest victim of the credit crunch. http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/what_the_sunday_papers_said__july_14_2008.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 http://www.retail-week.com:80/Fashion/2008/07/what_the_sunday_papers_said__july_14_2008.html;jsessionid=C0EAB345D3695DEB955E65E7F912AE40 14 July 2008 10:03 http://www.retail-week.com:80/images/AustinReedEdinburgh_resized_70_tcm14-1328156.jpg Drapersonline.com is giving away free tickets to a new film - Man on Wire. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/cinematickets/2008/07/free_cinema_tickets_to_man_on_wire.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/cinematickets/2008/07/free_cinema_tickets_to_man_on_wire.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 10 July 2008 16:44 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/MOW_quad_final%20copy_resized_70w_tcm12-1710226.jpg Drapersonline is delighted to offer its users free cinema tickets to Baby Mama. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/cinematickets/2008/07/free_cinema_tickets_to_baby_mama.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/cinematickets/2008/07/free_cinema_tickets_to_baby_mama.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 10 July 2008 12:52 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/bm_resized_70_tcm12-1709875.jpg To help make the most of your fabric, Propress is giving you the chance to win one of their leading steamers, just in time for Pure London. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/competitions/2008/07/win_a_propress_steamer.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/community/competitions/2008/07/win_a_propress_steamer.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 09 July 2008 12:16 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Propress1_resized_70_tcm12-1703779.jpg Everything has been going well at my store this year. The credit crunch doesn?t seem to have made it up north yet and our first transactional website goes live in four weeks. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/07/talking_shop_reluctantly_left_holding_the_baby.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/07/talking_shop_reluctantly_left_holding_the_baby.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 07 July 2008 15:45 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Sarah%20Murray_resized_70_tcm12-1308747.jpg I?ve just returned from the International Music Summit in Ibiza, where I was invited to talk about music and fashion. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/07/talking_fashion_music_and_fashion_can_make_tills_sing.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/07/talking_fashion_music_and_fashion_can_make_tills_sing.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 05 July 2008 15:39 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Roger-Wade_resized_70_tcm12-1701077.jpg It is crucial when considering a career move in today?s economic climate (either because the omens look bad at your company or simply due to unforeseen circumstances) that you find the right job. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/07/talking_business_how_to_be_a_round_peg_in_a_round_hole.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/07/talking_business_how_to_be_a_round_peg_in_a_round_hole.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 05 July 2008 14:23 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lucy-harris_resized_70_tcm12-1700989.jpg Only a couple of shows into the season and already it seems that UK buyers are making like UK shoppers and staying at home this summer. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/07/comment_no_inspiration_for_slaves_to_fashion.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/07/comment_no_inspiration_for_slaves_to_fashion.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 05 July 2008 14:08 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lauretta_resized_70_tcm12-905473.jpg I started my business in 1976. For those of you too young to remember what Britain was like then, I can tell you that inflation was running at 22% and the UK was so broke that the government was forced to take an emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/staying_positive_in_the_downturn.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/staying_positive_in_the_downturn.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 28 June 2008 11:09 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Bashir%20Mohammed_resized_70_tcm12-905506.jpg It?s official, the shirt is back on trend again in casualwear. Take a look in the charity shops or markets and there are rails and rails of them. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/feeling_smart_in_my_collar_and_cuffs.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/feeling_smart_in_my_collar_and_cuffs.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 28 June 2008 11:05 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/JULS-GIO-GIO_resized_70_tcm12-1675987.jpg I?m guessing you may be feeling an unusual happiness at not being Primark this week. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/primark_pays_price_for_ethical_blunder.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/primark_pays_price_for_ethical_blunder.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 28 June 2008 10:59 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/sarahbutler1%20(6)%20copy_resized_70_tcm12-853460.jpg It just goes to show what a hot potato the ethical production of clothes is when an episode of the BBC?s Panaroma, which dealt with the subject, pulled in 4.2 million viewers at 9pm on a Monday night. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/comment_primark_takes_flak_as_others_escape.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/comment_primark_takes_flak_as_others_escape.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E 28 June 2008 10:55 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lauretta_resized_70_tcm12-905473.jpg If ever there was a case of damned if you do and damned if you don?t, it?s that of Primark and the child labour story uncovered this week. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/comment_primarks_kids_put_spotlight_on_fashion.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/comment_primarks_kids_put_spotlight_on_fashion.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E Lauretta Roberts 21 June 2008 12:46 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lauretta_resized_70_tcm12-905473.jpg When I recently received the July issue of Vogue which had an ?Ageless Style? theme, I opened it with enthusiasm, as last July?s version was unusually pertinent to my business. Again I was glad for the initiative, but rather less impressed with the styling. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/photo_shoots_are_missing_the_target.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/photo_shoots_are_missing_the_target.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E Lalage Beaumont 21 June 2008 12:39 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lalage%20Beaumont_resized_70_tcm12-905526.jpg Two episodes of Mary Queen of Shops in and I have already started shouting at the telly ? sometimes at the shop owners and sometimes at Mary Portas. At the moment, it?s mainly at the shop owners ? about an 80/20 split ? but what the first two episodes have rammed home is the potential for complacency among independent boutiques. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/indies_must_go_back_to_basics.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/indies_must_go_back_to_basics.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E Lorna Hall 21 June 2008 12:14 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/LornaHall02%20copy_resized_70_tcm12-904147.jpg Of the top 130 UK fashion and footwear retailers, 55% now have transactional websites, and are faced with the challenge of multi-channel fulfilment. The majority of these retailers use separate physical operations and processes to fulfil non-store orders. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_business_a_multichannel_route_to_suit_you.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_business_a_multichannel_route_to_suit_you.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E Ray Fowler 21 June 2008 12:08 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Ray-Fowler_resized_70_tcm12-1620927.jpg My first Drapers column might have been about falling consumer spending and the current economic woes, but a daily diet of this makes for depressing reading. I make no apologies for talking about the British Shops and Stores Association and the mutual need and benefits that we have for one another. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_shop_retailers_will_find__strength_in_numbers.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_shop_retailers_will_find__strength_in_numbers.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E John Dean 14 June 2008 12:06 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/john%20dean_resized_70_tcm12-541581.jpg In the UK we have our strongest ever portfolio of menswear brands and designers. From high street stores to graduates and from heritage brands to contemporary designers, talent is widely available. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_fashion_same_old_brands_are_a_real_bore.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_fashion_same_old_brands_are_a_real_bore.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E Bruce Montgomery 14 June 2008 12:03 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Bruce%20Montgomery_resized_70_tcm12-1310338.jpg At Global Refund we deal with more than 12 million international travellers in 40 countries around the world annually with our tax-free shopping service and dynamic currency conversion service, First Currency Choice. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_business_light_at_the_end_of_the_financial_tunnel.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_business_light_at_the_end_of_the_financial_tunnel.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E Nigel Dasler 14 June 2008 12:01 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Nigel%20Dasler_resized_70_tcm12-1596896.jpg ?It?s much worse here than in the US,? one business analyst from across the pond told me this week when we were discussing consumer confidence. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/comment_confidence_laid_low_by_us_credit_virus.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/comment_confidence_laid_low_by_us_credit_virus.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E Lauretta Roberts 14 June 2008 10:57 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Lauretta_resized_70_tcm12-905473.jpg The buying season is almost upon us again, so I?d like to ask any independent retailer reading this column a few questions. http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_shop_im_off_to_sao_paulo_for_some_shopping.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E http://www.drapersonline.com:80/opinion/2008/06/talking_shop_im_off_to_sao_paulo_for_some_shopping.html;jsessionid=D6CBE8F7322FADD50809D48741CAF89E Pamela Shiffer 07 June 2008 08:48 http://www.drapersonline.com:80/images/Pamela%20Shiffer%201_resized_70_tcm12-1529568.jpg