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Hot or Not

06.10.09
While French Connection's shops lack atmosphere, they are a dream for girls who want to "get the look" with minimal effort... more

French Connection shuts Japan stores

05.10.09
Struggling fashion house French Connection has given up on its plan to be big in Japan — it is shutting all of its stores in the country ... more

Losses widen at French Connection

17.09.09
French Connection, the High Street fashion house behind the once-controversial FCUK brand, is still bleeding red ink... more

A return to the days of denim

01.09.09
While it’s hard to know if hemlines are up or down at the moment, there’s one fabric you can be certain is in fashion. It’s everywhere, from coats and dresses to the staple jeans... more

Give your wardrobe the bold shoulder pads

17.08.09
Fashionistas are in search of Dallas-style jumbo shoulder pads with which to boost jackets, dresses and even T-shirts... more

The Big Interview: Stephen Marks

26.05.09
Tennis: The multimillionaire boss of French Connection is looking for success in a new field — by helping Britain produce the next generation of tennis and golfing champions at his state-of-the-art centre in Chiswick... more

Go green for spring colour

10.05.09
This season designers offer a colour to calm and flatter us, coming in every shade from mint to aquamarine... more

Spring greens

16.04.09
This season designers offer a colour to calm and flatter us, coming in every shade from mint to aquamarine ... 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

French Connection in the red and drops divi

18.03.09
French Connection is dumping its final dividend after plunging to a loss and admitting there's little hope of a turnaround for the business any time soon... more

Kensington takes on Westfield with free parking for shoppers

19.02.09
Thousands of parking spaces in Kensington and Chelsea are to be free at weekends in response to the recession and competition from the Westfield shopping centre... more

Hamleys Icelandic investor seeks protection as bank talks fail

04.02.09
Retail: Icelandic holding company Baugur, which has major retail interests in Britain including stakes in House of Fraser and Hamleys has applied for court protection after restructuring talks with its lenders failed... more

Goldman Sachs signals a rail and buses slowdown

04.02.09
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Hamleys' Icelandic owner on brink of going bust

04.02.09
The future of Hamleys, Britain's biggest toy shop and a major London tourist attraction, was thrown into doubt after its owner collapsed into administration ... more

M&S slump could reignite Green’s interest in a bid

15.01.09
Could billionaire retailer Sir Philip Green be about to launch another bid for Marks & Spencer? ... more

Market report: Bargain hunters boost the Footsie

29.12.08
Bears in the stock market were feeling the squeeze in a market place desperately short of stock... more

Superdrug leads discount war with sale cuts of 90 per cent

19.12.08
Extreme sale discounts look set to sweep stores as Superdrug announced it will slash prices by up to 90 per cent from Boxing Day... more

75 per cent sales begin on Christmas Eve

19.12.08
Prices are to be slashed by up to 90 per cent as retailers battle to survive... more

Women return to French Connection but it's hard

26.11.08
Retail: French Connection showed tentative signs of coming back into fashion today but warned it still faced a tough Christmas... more

Young shoppers defy credit crunch and keep Sir Philip Green smiling

21.10.08
Topshop owner Sir Philip Green has defied the credit crunch and praised Kate Moss as a "fantastic ambassador"... more

200,000 UK savers hit by bank crash

07.10.08
More than 200,000 British savers face a fight for their money after a bank collapsed... more

French Connection finding it tough as losses hit £3.5m

12.09.08
Retail: Days before the start of London Fashion Week, French Connection have reported widening losses as its long-awaited recovery continues to falter... more

Market report: Xstrata looking set to ditch its tilt at Lonmin

12.09.08
The odds on Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata going ahead with its £5 billion bid for Lonmin appear to be lengthening by the day, warn traders... more

City tycoon Michael Spencer's £1bn break-up

29.08.08
Billionaire Tory Party treasurer Michael Spencer has separated from his wife after 25 years of marriage... more

The Maxx factor hits town

29.08.08
Designer labels that defy the credit crunch have arrived on one of London's key shopping streets as TK Maxx has opened its doors in Kensington... more

Rumer Willis has ANOTHER fashion disaster as she steps out in hideous grey dress

07.08.08
Just a few weeks after making a fashion faux pas at a New York charity event, Rumer Willis has fallen prey to a style disaster yet again.... more

Meet Big Phil, the extra special one

12.06.08
Brilliant, arrogant and hot-headed, the new Chelsea boss has much in common with the last fiery latino to sit in the Stamford Bridge hot seat... more

The girl who was 'too big' to model wins beauty title

11.06.08
An aspiring model who was rejected by leading London agencies for being a size 12 has beaten 200 other girls to be crowned Miss London... more

Nicole Farhi is robbed at knifepoint on doorstep of £3m home

01.05.08
Fashion designer Nicole Farhi has been robbed at knifepoint on the doorstep of her multi-million-pound home... more

Jaws star Roy Scheider dies, aged 75

11.02.08
Roy Scheider, the American actor best known for his role as the police chief in Jaws, has died aged 75. A one-time boxer famed for his pugnacious acting style in films such as The French Connection, he died on Sunday in hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas... more

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