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House of Fraser heralds a recovery

09.09.09
House of Fraser today declared the slump on the High Street over, as shoppers loosen purse strings and rediscover their zest for fashion ... more

New beauties: fashion's freshest faces

07.08.09
Meet this year's models; you'll be seeing alot more of them... more

Laura Ashley cautious over green shoots

02.06.09
Laura Ashley indicated that there are signs of life on the High Street today when it reported a jump in revenue.... more

Sloane Square bursts into bloom

18.05.09
Shops around Sloane Square were springing into colourful life for a week of floral art running alongside the Chelsea Flower Show... more

Queen of the imperfect body

10.05.09
Fresh from last night's Issa show, Daniella Helayel speaks of her drive to design clothes for every woman's shape... more

George puts on the style to defy fall in fashion sales

03.04.09
Quarterly sales at value brand George at Asda rose 10% during a period when the total fashion market declined by 2%... more

800,000 Londoners caught out by pensions 'apartheid'

25.03.09
The full scale of London's "pensions apartheid" is revealed by the Evening Standard... more

Laura Ashley delivers profits blow

17.02.09
Retail: Home furnishings and fashion retailer Laura Ashley issued a profits warning after it was forced to increase promotional activity and the slide in the pound put pressure on margins... more

Laura Ashley founder Sir Bernard dies at 82

17.02.09
Sir Bernard Ashley, who helped found the fashion firm that carried his wife Laura's name, has died aged 82... more

Laura Ashley like-for-likes shrink by 9%

19.12.08
Retail: Laura Ashley, the fashion and homeware retailer best-known for its floral prints, has seen sales slump as it heads into the vital Christmas trading period... more

Green grabs slice of Moss Bros and eyes a takeover

12.11.08
Retail: Philip Green strode back into the public arena, snapping up a 28.5% stake in Moss Bros.... more

Shopping heaven in outer space

04.11.08
On Sunday, my shopping list looked like this: one bunch of fresh sage; one knife-sharpener; one bottle of moisturiser (for Mrs Godwin); one bottle of white wine... more

Job losses are silver lining for Moss Bros

25.09.08
Retail: City professionals are being sacked in huge numbers - and that could be good news for suits specialist Moss Bros... more

Laura falters on High St but new stores save day

24.09.08
Fashion and furnishing chain Laura Ashley reported tumbling sales as its much-heralded recovery hit the buffers... more

Recession looms as further pain hits UK and Europe

24.09.08
Retail: The UK High Street has endured another torrid month as Britain and the eurozone plummet towards recession... more

The death of elegance: Bruce Oldfield on how modern women are swopping effortless style for vulgar overkill

13.07.08
Many things make Bruce Oldfield cringe. But the thing that causes the designer greatest despair is what he believes is the death of elegance. ... more

New stores cloud Laura Ashley's sales picture

28.05.08
The days when Audrey Hepburn in a headscarf could prompt a flurry of sales at Laura Ashley are gone... more

Baugur exit leaves Moss Bros hanging

27.05.08
The future of menswear group Moss Bros was thrown into fresh doubt today when Icelandic retail investor Baugur walked away from a £40m takeover bid... more

Sharp Joe a hit with the indie girls

18.07.07
The very well-brought-up-looking Jing Jang Jongs seemed pleased with themselves in their perfect Sixties clobber and impeccably mod-ish hairdos... more

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