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Peacocks considers sale or refinancing strategy
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- 27 April 2010 09:20
Value fashion retailer Peacocks is understood to be considering a sale or refinancing of the business, which could result in a £200 million windfall. The company's shareholders, which include US hedge funds Och-Ziff and Perry Capital, have asked a number of investment banks to explore a potential recapitalisation of the ...read more
Retail Trust "Search for a Star" auditions begin
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- 05 November 2009 09:48
Retail Trust held its first live "Search for a Star" auditions last weekend at Xscape Milton Keynes and Brighton Marina.The Retail Trust Search For A Star is a campaign to find the most popular acts in retail, looking for singers, dancers, comedians and other variety acts.On Saturday 31st October celebrity ...read more
Chanel style boosts sales at Peacocks
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- 06 August 2009 09:24
Peacocks has seen sales of its Chanel-inspired fashions increase by 30% after the release of the film Coco Before Chanel. Sales of the retailer's Chanel-look quilted bag, which costs £10, have hit 100,000 since its introduction earlier this season, up by 30% during the last two weeks.Chanel-like pumps, also £10, ...read more
Peacocks appoints former Faith director
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- 20 May 2009 17:14
Peacocks has appointed former Faith director Steve Swaby as head of buying for footwear and accessories. In addition, Claire Brimblecombe from New Look has been appointed as head of buying for womenswear. Both will join the retailer later this month. In the 14 weeks to march 28th, Peacocks achieved sales growth ...read more
Graduate Fashion Week launches The Protégé Project
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- 08 May 2009 09:19
Graduate Fashion Week has launched a new project in conjunction with its leading sponsors to offer graduates from one of the GFW 2009 courses a short-term contract to work on a project when they graduate.River Island, Mulberry, John Lewis, The Pentland Group, ASOS, Peacocks and British Elle Magazine will each ...read more
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