News - June 2004

• Bag Lady
• New Mood, New Fashion
• M&S Share Inquiry Continues
• French Connection Chairman To Sell Majority Shares
• High Street Slump Makes For Early Sales
• Baugur Acquires Karen Millen
• Multi, Multi, Multi!
• Bye Bye Black
• Kate Moss No Longer Chanel Mademoiselle
• Clothing Quota Ban May Mean Price Reductions
• Beware Celebrity Endorsement
• Speculation Continues Over M&S Shares
• Mulberry reports profits
• New Shopping Habits Embraces Individual
• Green Approaches US Investors For M&S
• Walk This Way
• Nike Launches Disposable Shoe
• Treasure The Sales
• Ebay In Court Case Over Fake Jewellery
• Lingerie Deal For Michael Kors
• Celebrities To Front Strenesse Campaign
• Kristin Davis The Face Of B-Young
• H&M Expansion Drive Profit
• Summer Sale To Soar
• Karl Lagerfeld Goes High Street
• UK Fashion Export Awards
• Men's Fashion Calendar
• M&S Chief Executive Bought Shares Before Bid
• Fashion For Thought
• eBay Leading E-tailer
• Bravo Banks With Burberry
• Harrods Sees Rise In Profits
• White Right
• Mango Reports Rise In Profits
• Donna Karan To License Eyewear
• Foot Locker Reports Increased Earnings
• Hilfiger No Stranger To Six Figure Salary
• Fashion United Father's Day Gift Guide
• Management Buys Emma Somerset & French Dressing
• It's A Dog's Life
• First Fendi, Now Mazzini
• New Stores To Boost Sales At House Of Fraser
• Bulgari To Launch In Other Markets
• Next in Footie Fever
• Tourists Boost Retail Spending In London
• Ride The C&C California Wave
• Solid Sales At Gap
• Armani Launches Mania For Women
• Vittorio Radice To Leave M&S
• P Diddy Menswear Designer Of The Year
• Tommy Hilfiger Reports Profits For 4Q
• Littlewoods Capitalises on Euro 2004
• Evening Standard Sponsors Fashion Week
• Roots UK Launch
• Dutch Cosmetics Co Rituals Debuts In UK
• Luggage Specialist To Expand Overseas
• Touch Of Luxury?
• Fortnum & Mason Director Resigns
• Swarovski Fashion Brand
• Summer Dressing
• Green May Make New Offer M&S
• No G-Strings Attached!
• A Short Moment
• Laura Ashley's Daughter Designs New Range
• Jean-Paul Gaultier In The Mix
• Top Manager Leaves Gucci
• Versace Tries Her Hand At Tennis
• Green's Bid For M&S Continues
• Puma & Foot Locker Launch Beach Ball
• Fashion For The Dog House
• Retail sales increase
• Philip Green Sets Out Terms For M&S Bid
• Fashion Retailer Bank To Expand
• Fashion Hype
• Benetton Sues Indian Couple Over Land
• Ballet Babe
• London Shop Guide
• Strong Growth For Peacock Group
• Small Fashion Businesses Grow
• Tommy Hilfiger Treats Beyonce
• M&S Chairman And Chief Executive Departure
• Body Shop Launches Loyalty Scheme
• Euro Championships To Fuel England's Retailers
• Reiss Goes Global

News - May 2004

• Gucci Murder Case To Be Re-opened
• Hunter Acquires Clothing Chain USC
• H&M Boost Faster Fashion
• Philip Green To Bid For M&S
• Fashion At Belsay
• Austin Reed To Sell Country Casuals Brand
• Asprey, The Jewel Of Bond Street
• Vivienne Westwood Reigns
• New Store Concept For Mandarina Duck
• LeSportsac Packs Up Travel
• Wholesaler Musgrave Offers Londis To Stakeholders
• Ralph Lauren Reports Net Income Rise
• Animal Welfare Group Bans Versace
• Fashion Businesses Align With Online Boutique
• Ethel Austin Announces Ambitious Expansion Plans
• Asda May Branch out Into Europe
• LA-Based Fashion
• Umbro Accused Of Sweatshop Labour
• Growth Continues At Burberry
• It's A Hoody Call
• US Internet Retailer Reacts Against Spyware
• Footlocker Reports Jump in Earnings
• Shoes Online
• Head Of Selfridges Fashion Moves To Harrods
• Boy Scout Classic
• The Original Penguin - Revival In The Making
• Mothercare Reports Extraordinary Year
• Christopher Bailey To Speak At GFW
• Q1 improvements for Brantano
• Burberry Seeks Japan Boost
• New Focus On Advertising For Versace
• Graduate Fashion Week
• Introducing The No Tan-Lines Bikini
• Is London Hot For Fashion?
• TV Shopping Channel For N Brown
• UK Manufacturer Coats To Cut 150 Jobs
• Changing Times For Selfridges
• EU Expansion Good For Vietnam Manufacturers
• Fashion Going Bananas
• Vintage Fashion Fair
• Kookai Goes Live With Pin & Chip Integration
• Gap Leads To Improve Manufacturing Standards
• Growth continues at Bandolera
• New Director of Womenswear At M&S
• Hush, But It's No Secret
• N Brown To Expand E-Commerce
• Episode Diffusion
• M&S Warned Vandevelde Position Unsustainable
• Levi's To Sell Its Dockers Brand
• Chanel Wins Court Battle Over Logo
• Madeleine Press Wins Best Sportskit Of The Year
• UK Sales Growth Rate Slowing Down
• Tough Market For John David Group
• Sole Power
• Get Intimate With George
• Luc Vandevelde To Leave M&S Board
• Gucci Top Man Joins Burberry
• Laura Ashley Gets Makeover
• Pierre Cardin Up For Sale
• Ford To Fashion Up Auction House
• Armani Denies Claims To Sell
• Vietnam New Centre For London Fashion
• Former Debenhams Boss To Head Jaeger
• Dress Code
• Competition For Matalan Sees Profits Fall
• BRC Questions Need For Rate Rise
• PPR To Delist Gucci From Exchanges
• Calvin Klein To Open In Edinburgh
• Online Figleaves Report Record Sales
• Linda Bennett Business Woman Of The Year
• Lose Face
• Gap Joins Ethical Trading Initiative
• Benetton To Focus On Social Responsibility
• May is Magical At Harrods
• Euronext Suspends Trading in Gucci Today

News - April 2004

• Amazon Online Department Store
• The Future's So Bright
• Katharine Hamnett Launches Ethical Line for S/S05
• Selfridges For All Things Brazil
• Carnaby Street: An Urban Mecca
• China To Lead Manufacturing World?
• Mexx Announces Solid Financial Results
• Business shares
• It's In The Bag For Zoe Knight
• Jimmy Choo To Double Sales
• Latest Harrods Director To Quit
• Cosmetics Guru Estee Lauder Dies At 97
• Abercrombie To Target Counterfeiters
• Knit-wit!
• Fashion Meets Furniture
• Retail Spending Still Rising
• Budding Profits For Laura Ashley
• Vanessa Seward To Head Azzaro
• Ethel Austin Stays True In Potential Buyout
• Flamenco Moments
• Brantano turnover rises 9,3 %
• Gucci Announces De Sole's Successor
• Gucci Fashions Up iPod
• Could Narciso Rodriguez Succeed Armani?
• The Power Of Dressing
• Strategic Outsourcing for Retailers Conference
• Burberry President Resigns
• Could London Shape Up For Retailers?
• Jas M.B. Opens In London
• Flower Power
• M&S Should Rethink High Street Strategy
• Karen Millen Up For Flotation
• Primark To Expand
• Catwalk To Closet
• Of An Age: What Women Really Want
• Easter Boost Sales For John Lewis
• Key Figures To Leave Gucci
• Armani Group Report Profit
• Levi's To Focus On Core Brands
• No Spring Break For H&M
• Margiela Opens In London
• Fashion Up your Sports Kit
• Recovery For M&S Stalled By Sales Slump
• Burberry On Check For Sales
• It's A DVF Moment!
• Heidi Klein opens 2nd London boutique
• Good results for McGregor Fashion Group
• Kookai Operator Considering Takeover Bid
• Reebok A Race Ahead
• Versace's Niece To Inherit Fashion House
• Bright Lights, Bright City
• New Menswear
• Consumer Demand Still Steady
• New Chief Exec To Revitalise Austin Reed
• Fashion High On The List For BA
• Bob Dylan's Secret
• Prada To Go Public
• Armani Liaising With Investors
• Ralph Lauren To Launch New Fragrance
• Profits Slide For YSL Beauté
• Armani For Beautiful Legs
• Book Now For Retail Events Conferences
• Stay Cool This Summer
• London Sees Hot New Stores Opening
• New Look To Go Private
• M&S To Cut 1000 Jobs
• PPR Ready To Buy Out Gucci
• Sliding Demand For Prada's Brands
• Moss Bross Reports First Profits In 4 Years
• Spring Coat Trend
• Mothercare Sees Sales Growth
• 500 Manufacturers Jobs May Be Lost
• Asda To Branch Out George Brand To Woolworths

For news from the first 3 months of 2004, look here.

For old news from 2003, look in the archive: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4.

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