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Even though the gross transaction of value for the first 42 weeks of 2008 was 1,3% higher then last year, John Lewis lost 8,3% in sales last week. On a whole, like-for-like sales went down by 0.6% for the 42 week period. The UK department store received disappointing sales in home and electricals, whilst fashion…

The ‘Newton Machine’ will be taking over Topshop. From 10th June, The Helmut Newton Foundation will re-create one of Helmut Newton’s photographic concepts. In the early 70s, the ‘Newton Machine’ was first developed by Newton. Reflecting his mocking approach towards fashion, the machine allows the model to become subject, stylist and photographer simultaneously. Staged in…

UK’s childrenswear trade fashion event Premier Kids is about to present a diverse mix of 0-16 year clothes, footwear and accessories in NEC Birmingham from 6-8 July. Launched in 1949, the children fair will feature various new labels for SS09. From the US, Wildkin will make its debut in at Premier KIDS. It is an…

Pitti Uomo, the men’s biannual trade show in Florence, Italy, is upgrading its classic brand portfolio and making way for more directional designers. New brands showing will include Puma by Mihara Yasuhiro, Dirk Bikkenberg and denim connoisseurs, Lee. There will also be a unique presentation by Walter van Beirendonck This year’s show theme revolves around…

Luxury group LVMH reported 10% organic revenue growth at the end September, achieving revenue of €12 billion in the first nine months of 200 compared to the same period in 2007. Louis Vuitton reported remarkable growth despite the global economic context. The Group achieved organic revenue growth of 6%, a performance that is even more…

Disruption caused by the heavy snowfall could cost UK businesses about £1bn, business groups have estimated. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) estimated 20% of the UK’s working population, or 6.4 million people, did not make it to work. Questions have been asked about whether authorities were sufficiently prepared for the snowfall, given that it…

Christophe Decarnin’s Balmain is all bling and rock-chick fabulousness. With vintage Madonna on the soundtrack he gave the opening of Paris fashion week a shot of pure adrenalin. Click Here: South Africa Rugby Shop

IMRG, the Interactive Media in Retail Group, reported that Monday 1st December recorded the UK’s largest ever online shopping volumes, but the anticipated VAT-driven spike failed to materialize, leaving sales values and traffic volumes flat. Retail trading patterns – both online and offline – are changing considerably this year, as new, fast-paced multi-channel strategies emerge,…

May will see the annual Retail Trust Week, a fundraising event where staff from the shopfloor to the boardroom help raise both awareness and funds for the Retail Trust. This May will see House of Fraser, BHS, Harrods, Matalan, Debenhams and a host of independents taking part in a series of events to raise money…

Prior to fashion event ‘A La Mode Part II’ taking place on 18th September 2009, the ‘Shoe Spectacular’ party will be hosted at the Charing Cross Hotel in London on 5th June. It is promised to be the outing for your YSL or Louboutin shoes that have been stacked away in boxes on the bottom…