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Rosamund Urwin

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Ted Baker thriving despite stores’ slip

Ted Baker today proved it is still in fashion with British shoppers despite department stores slashing their orders of the brand’s clothes

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Mini-me parents push up Burberry's childrenswear sales

Burberry report soaring demand for its childrenswear as parents dress their offspring to look like 'mini-mes'

Tourists drive storming sales at Burberry, but profits suffer

Burberry today said that sales in its London stores remain “on fire” but profits at the British fashion house fell by a fifth as department stores slashed their orders

Hot or not - Coast

My first thought, on walking into Coast, is "bridesmaid attire". But it's the lucky bridesmaid kind, rather than the "how could the bride be so cruel?" sort

How Luella Bartley fell from planet fashion

As the recession forces Luella Bartley to shut up shop, Rosamund Urwin reveals how high-end labels are now hanging by a thread in this cut-throat business

Xstrata boss in shares sell-off

Xstrata boss Mick Davis was in the money today after offloading a massive stake in the mining giant

The over-40s are stealing my golden years

First it was our money, now it's our men. Not content with saddling us twentysomethings with mountains of public debt, the over-40s have started pinching our boyfriends too

'Noho Square' building site to be turned into vegetable allotments

Flattened 'Noho Square' development in Fitzrovia will house temporary allotments after campaign by residents for the building site to be used for growing fruit and vegetables

Hot or not

Sequins, sequins everywhere. That's the first impression you get when you walk into Mango this season, as though a burlesque dancer's costume box has exploded in store

Psst! Keep it quiet but the City still wants to celebrate

Now Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night are over, party planners expect a busy festive season despite recession

Henderson’s Chime deal

The man who made his money by keeping his clients’ secrets, was today keeping mum about how much he will pocket from selling his own PR firm

Dyson’s pay cut in profits slip

Vacuum cleaner tycoon Sir James Dyson took a massive pay cut last year as profits at his technology empire slipped in the recession

Rentokil Initial misses boost from post strike

Rentokil Initial chief executive Alan Brown today pledged to return its City Link delivery arm to profit in the last three months of this year but admitted the division has seen little pick-up in business from the postal strike

Quintain back in profit but warns of trouble ahead for the property market

London-focused developer Quintain Estates today swung back into the black, but warned there could be “trouble ahead” for the commercial property market.

Queen’s knicker-maker beats the crunch as couples stay at home

Lingerie firm Rigby & Peller has defied the recession thanks to cash-strapped couples spending more time at home

Awfully sorry, but Barclays looks in pretty good shape

Rebuilding Britain's banks: While most banking bosses stuggled to say the "s" word, the chief executive of Barclays, John Varley, has spent the last year saying sorry

Lookers foresees slide

The boss of one of Britain’s biggest motor dealers today predicted that the recovery in the new car market will stall next year after the Government’s “cash-for-bangers” scrappage scheme comes to an end

How jilted Carrie's wedding became Westwood's big day

Dame Vivienne Westwood may have walked out of the Sex And The City movie after 10 minutes, but the starring role her clothes played has helped protect her fashion empire from the recession

BAA ‘turns the corner’

Airports operator BAA today declared the worst is over for the aviation industry despite reporting widening losses

Yell extends deadline to attract lenders

Yell Group was today forced to extend the deadline for lenders to back its refinancing plans after not winning sufficient creditor support

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