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Millions shop online on Christmas day IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group) reported 3.8 million people bought goods online on Christmas Day 2008 and spent a total of £102 million. In the Christmas run-up, online shopping was later, larger and longer than in 2007. Online shopping at Christmas was not immune from Read more...   Contemporary collections join Ethical Pure French label Sweet Blossom will be among the new contemporary brands on display at Ethical Pure, the additional edited section of Pure London. Sweet Blossom will bring a range of tops, dresses and tunics made from fine organic white cotton. Hosting a mix of fresh and returning Read more...     Viyella in administration Viyella , the first branded fabric in the world and a British institution, has gone into administration. Viyella fabric was a blend of wool and cotton first woven in 1893 in England and made of 55 per cent merino wool and 45 per cent cotton in a twill weave, developed by Read more...   House of Fraser reports robust sales House of Fraser today reports robust growth for the key Christmas period. Despite difficult retail conditions, total sales for the last five weeks to 3rd January 2009 were up 4.5% on the same period last year, with like-for-like sales down 1.5%. Gross profit was up on the same Read more...     Craghoppers to lead adventure clothing market? Creating British, hard-wearing outdoors clothing since 1965, Craghoppers promises to cements its position as leading travel, outdoor and adventure clothing company with its new AW09 collection. Looking to constantly improve its products through extensive research and usage of the most Read more...   M&S to axe 1000 jobs High street retailer Marks and Spencer is this week expected to announce it is to cut more than 1,000 jobs, the BBC has confirmed.The announcement will accompany its trading update for the Christmas period, which will be released to the stock exchange on Read more...     UK fashion group feels pinch The owner of Karen Millen, Oasis and Principles is poised to begin crunch talks with its lenders in a desperate attempt to secure the long-term future of the company. Mosaic, part-owned by Icelandic investor Baugur, is to start talks with the Icelandic bank Kaupthing about its working Read more...   Winners Clothes Show Live Design Awards Debuting in London for 2009 after a twenty-year run in Birmingham, Clothes Show Live 2008 crowned the best up and coming fashion and design talent in the UK. Five of the UK's best young artists in fashion and design have been announced as the winners of Read more...   Dutch design duo for Claudia Sträter Established in 2000, Dutch design duo Spijkers & Spijkers have been commissioned by Claudia Sträter to design a prêt-a-porter collection. The Arnhem-based designers are independent style for confident and fashionable women are admired for their unconventional vision on Read more...   De Montfort University triumphs at ASBCI Awards Natalie Sanders from De Montfort University took home the coveted Annual Student Dissertation Award 2008 sponsored by Marks & Spencer. Hosted by clothing and textile forum ASBCI, Sanders won the first prize of £500 and three years complimentary membership to the ASBCI. Read more...   Prêt-à-Porter Paris highlights new attitudes Innovative trends and directional designs are the main theme of next season's Prêt-à-Porter Paris (PAPP). Taking place from 30th January to 2nd February, Halls 3 and 7 of the fair will be fully dedicated to the new fashion attitudes of the moment. PAPP will identify the main currents that the economic Read more...   Coutts New Jewellers Awards 20 Emerging jewellers are offered a unique opportunity with the introduction of the Coutts New Jewellers Awards. As part of Coutts London Jewellery Week, the new award supports up-and-coming talent in jewellery design and craft. Particularly vulnerable Read more...   Minimal sales increase for Wolford Due to the difficult market environment, Wolford's sales improved slightly for the first half of 2007/08. The Wolford Group increased its sales with only 0.2% to EUR 76.6 million in comparison to sales increase of 18.2% in the previous fiscal year. Whereas Wolford Read more...   Textured Jersey new strategy planning One of Sri Lanka's largest weft knit fabric manufacturers, Textured Jersey Lanka, announced a joint venture between Pacific Textiles in Hong Kong and Brandix Lanka. Its manufacturing facility is set over 600,000 sq ft and has the capacity to knit, dye and finish approximately Read more...   Pure Accessories and Footwear preview Following Pure Accessories's last seasons expension to accommodate more footwear brands, tradefair Pure London has established itself as a 'must visit' show for footwear buyers and retailers. For AW09, US label Jalda will make its first-time appearance at Read more...   Retail sales rise UK retail sales rose unexpectedly last month, official figures have shown. Total sales volumes climbed 0.3% in November from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said. Sales were up 1.5% from a year ago. Analysts had been expecting sales to fall in November, Read more...

Gap sales down 12% Gap Inc this week reported a 12% drop in sales to $1.93 billion from $2.2bn for the five-week period ended January 3, 2009. The company's comparable store Read more...   United Nations of Bread&Butter The upcoming BREAD & BUTTER is all about internationality! In January, BREAD & BUTTER, the internationally leading trade show in the segments of Read more...     Furla launches e-commerce project From now all European residents will have the opportunity to purchase Furla, Furla Uomo and Giovanna Furlanetto with the launch of Read more...   Jimmy Choo teams up with Hunter wellingtons Stay glamorous and weather the summer festivals with a pair of Jimmy Choo and Hunter wellington boots. The collaboration Read more...   Credit crunch sees fake fashion rise Counterfeit fashion thrives in times of economic downturn, and susceptible brands need to be vigilant and protect their businesses when Read more...   Blacks Leisure in profit warning Blacks Leisure has warned that its profits will be below market expectations after reporting weak Christmas trading. Group like-for-like Read more...   Gant wholesale offers Fashion brand Gant is offering higher quality with its new contemporary line for AW09. The collection offers on trend seasonal colours Read more...   Head restructuring plans Leading global manufacturer and marketer of sports equipment Head, announced changes in key personnel and further restructuring Read more...   Twenty8Twelve make fashion week debut Twenty8Twelve, the brand designed by Hollywood actress Sienna Miller and sister Savannah will make their London Fashion Week Read more...   Nononsense launches boys’ line Continuous growth in the worldwide sales of the girls' and baby collections has proven that the Nononsense formula is a successful one. With the Read more...   Moschino donates to MAD Known for its creative approach towards fashion, designer label Moschino donated to the charity auction at the Museum of Read more...   New brands by Bibaloo The French childrenswear specialist Bibaloo took on board new designer brands including Miniman, Clayeux, Notsobig, Berlingot and Read more...   SHOWstudio 12 days of Christmas Celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas in style, SHOWstudio have approached a raft of international fashion design talent to Read more...   M&S' worst Christmas Marks & Spencer will report one of its worst Christmas trading performances in more than 80 years as a public company, laying Read more...   Game on British fashion label Joystick Junkies are known for their creative use of digital culture. New for SS09, the brand created Read more...   Furla eco bag A special mini collection has been launched by Furla marrying environmental sustainability with contemporary Read more...   CIFF exhibitors extend space Despite the credit crunch, several CIFF exhibitors have extended their stand area at Copenhagen International Fashion Fair for Read more...   New section kleine fabriek Kleine fabriek offers for the first time a 'new design' section, where a select group of small and/or new brands are exhibiting. The 8th edition of the international Read more...   Woolworths to close Administrators at Woolworths say that all 807 stores will close by 5 January. The first shops will shut on 27 December and all 27,000 permanent and temporary staff Read more...   Sapph, no longer 'girls only' The fastest growing Dutch lingerie brand has just introduced its line for men. SAPPH MEN is made up of shorts in various colours and prints, for the most part Read more...   Rocky Brands signs license deal Mossy Oak Nelsonville-based footwear and apparel maker Rocky Brands Inc has signed a deal with camouflage maker Mossy Oak, making Rocky the exclusive manufacturer Read more...   Call for entry 2009 knitting competition The Knitters Guild Association and global online yarn shop Yarnmarket.com have announced the 2009 TKGA Design Contest. This competition for knitters will Read more...   Fenim trade show announces dates Fenim, Brazil's largest fair for the apparel and clothing industry, will be held from January 27 - 30, 2009 at Gramado, the Brazilian Textile & Apparel Industry Association Read more...

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