Retail news
Your search returned 25 results
Study shows spread of "Vanity sizing" on the UK high street
- Posted:
- 16 April 2007 09:29
New research has highlighted the apparently widening practice of so-called "vanity sizing" in UK stores as the average size of the population also increases. A study of high street clothing brands in the UK found that many companies are increasing the waist size on their trousers by as much as ...read more
Zara parent company shows success from 2006
- Posted:
- 22 March 2007 09:58
Inditex, Europe's biggest clothes retailer and owner of the Zara brand, has announced a 25% rise in profit for 2006. In the year, the retailer also increased sales by 22% and hired 11,050 new staff members, raising the number of total employees 19% on last year. Net store openings amounted ...read more
Inditex profits beat forecasts
- Posted:
- 14 December 2006 09:25
Inditex, the Spanish parent company of the Zara clothing chain, saw its shares rise to an all time high on Wednesday, after announcing that it had beaten profit forecasts and plans to keep a tight lid on costs for 2007. Inditex, which is the world’s second largest clothing retailer, announced ...read more
Zara to investigate child labour allegation
- Posted:
- 02 June 2006 08:56
High street fashion retailer Zara is to investigate its practices at its suppliers, following allegations that it has breached child labour laws. Pictures published by Portuguese magazine Expresso allegedly show the company’s name on shoes being made by 11 and 14 year old children for an unnamed sub-contractor. In a ...read more
VM survey names most admired stores
- Posted:
- 01 June 2006 09:33
A survey amongst Britain’s biggest retailers, conducted on behalf of store interior provider SFD, has found that Selfridges is the most admired retailer in terms of visual merchandising, closely followed by Top Shop, Zara, Liberty's, and Barneys NY. The survey also highlighted attitudes to key visual merchandising issues, with visual ...read more
Retail news is updated every weekday and is provided courtesy of: 
