British retail giant Martha Group, said on the 6th, an increase of 0.8% as of December 26 of last year, the third quarter of 2009, the Group’s sales in stores opened for more than a year in the UK, the first increase in two years. Martha Group clothing and household goods and other commodities for the quarter sales rose 1.2 percent, while food sales rose only 0.4 percent. The hundred-year-old Martha Group is the UK’s largest clothing and food retailer with more than 650 stores in the United Kingdom, foreign chains of about 300. The Group’s third-quarter global sales rose 6 percent. Group CEO Stuart Rose said that during the Christmas sales significantly increased, but the next two years the economic situation is still quite severe, so the retail market environment is not optimistic.
May 18, 2012
more than
May 18, 2012
Christmas period
January 16, 2012 News: British design brand Ted Baker announced that its November 13, 2011 to 2012 January 7 days, in eight weeks time retail sales increase of 15.7 percent from a year earlier; average retail building area of 24.0001 squarefeet, the 2011 average retail building area of 22.3623 million square feet.
The group said that under the current severe economic situation, the performance of the Christmas period is still outstanding, which fully shows the Ted Baker brand strength. The next stage, and an unstable macroeconomic situation of the Group will maintain attention, concentrate on the strategic development of the brand, and is expected to open a new store in New York’s Fifth Avenue in the 2012 mid-, will be in March and 6 opened its first store in Tokyo and Beijing, respectively.
2011 the group to continue to develop international business through the wholesale sales, licensing and other measures, its stock has been emptied after Christmas.
May 18, 2012
Spark Etail
Call center and order fulfillment, professional company the Spark Response, a subsidiary of Spark Etail announced will acquire ethical fashion brands and online retailers Frank & Faith Company.
It is reported that after the completion of the acquisition, Frank & Faith will be part of the Spark Etail in Gateshead, a team of its business will not be a result of this transaction was interrupted. Previously, Spark the Etail just completed the acquisition of the Spirit of Nature, the company. The company now expects next year’s turnover is expected to more than 15 million pounds.
The Spark, Etail was established in March 2011, the network service retailer of leading ethical products. The company has online shopping site Ethicalsuperstore.com and the store Natural Collection, e-commerce technology services and marketing services to a number of UK retailers. Spark Etail company’s supplier, including some of the world’s largest and most well-known brand.
Frank & Faith in lifestyle product design, manufacturing and retail business since 2006, its founder to establish this company out on the market was the lack of moral consideration. The company’s products to design-oriented, environmentally friendly fabrics including organic cotton and bamboo, including all of its products to the Department of English manufacture.
May 17, 2012
particularly proud
Each country will be particularly proud of the industry, the British government to “wool” This is regarded as the classic British tradition fabric to the world a wider range of marketing, and enhance the impression of this fabric and value,especially with major fashion brands, the introduction of the unique goods, are made of pure wool from the UK production of these commodities will also be conducted on September 20-30 online auction, the proceeds will be donated to the CharlesFoundation of Prince persons of the same name, to assist the British tradition of agricultural development, and during the event that these goods will show the Harvey Nichols department store in the UK.
May 17, 2012
still higher
In addition to the prices for the custom industry, industry in Asia can still higher to maintain high growth, high-yield. Luxury compared with those in Western countries, the custom clothing prices still relatively low. For example, the shops of the custom shop, Kevin Seah, Singapore prices are relatively high, a two-piece suit can be described as the most expensive, about S $ 7000-8000 U.S. $ 5,400. Compared to some of the top brands, such as Italy, Kiton, so a piece nearly $ 10,000.
May 17, 2012
advanced tailor
Over the years, many of the rich, famous, and those proficient in clothing has begun in Hong Kong, Singapore and other advanced tailor shop custom clothing. For men in Seville Street, the world’s top suit hand-sewn custom clothing in the Holy Land, is also a good choice.
However, inflation is slowly affects the entire apparel industry, handcraft custom clothing prices rising. From Hong Kong’s WW Chan & Sons custom clothing shop is one of the price of the first shops. According to Patrick Chu said, the shop’s chief cutter, a more standard VBC wool two-piece suit has been sold for HK $ 9000 (about $ 1,160), up 10 percent within two years. While in Italy, Vitale, Barberis, Canonico, VBC quality excellent, but has not yet reached the top standard.
May 17, 2012
market change
Food enterprises to seize business opportunities at the same time, the moment of the Development Zone Management Committee and the relevant departments to follow developments, analysis and forecast of the Japanese market changes, for the clothing market suffered a decline in status, to avoid risks to guide exports to Japan and garment enterprises. Calm analysis of the market may produce changes in exports garment enterprises, reasonable adjustments to the market structure, and arrangements for production. “The earthquake will certainly result in reduce Japan’s desire to buy, the market demand in April and May in previous years is the golden period of the Japanese apparel market this year, this opportunity will cease to exist. Correct response to this adverse situation, quickly opening up new markets, problems to be solved. “South Korea joint venture the Weihai Bennett garment Co., Ltd., deputy general manager Wang Weihai analysis,” after the earthquake, the Japanese market demand dropped significantly, we will reduce dependence on exports to Japan, and concentrate on a solid and developing markets in Europe. “
May 15, 2012
adjustment
According to Japanese media reports, the Japanese chain stores (Chain Store) sales report released by the Association show in February 2012 sales of 7,853 chain stores in the 60 member companies accumulated 9,678.7357 billion yen shop before adjustment for February 2011an increase of 4.6% compared to shop-adjusted (to the existing shop) an increase of 0.3%, after seven months a rising trend again. The reason for the sales growth by low temperature impact First, the Japanese National, good winter merchandise sales potential, and second, by the leap year effect.
Clothing clothing sales in commodities 909.9141 billion yen shop before adjustment an increase of 8.4 percent compared with February 2011, an increase of 0.3 percent in the shop adjusted. Specific sales as follows for a variety of apparel fabrics, men’s clothing sales of $ 162.1844 billion yen shop before adjustment increased by 12.3% compared with February 2011, an increase of 3.5 percent in the shop after adjustment; women’s clothing sales 262.3922 billion yen shop before adjustment for an increase of 7.3 percent year-on-year decrease of 0.9% in the shop adjusted; other clothing and dress sales of $ 485.3375 billion yen, an increase of 7.7 percent in the shop before adjustment, shop adjusted year-on-year a decrease of 0.1%.
May 15, 2012
depressed state
According to Japanese media reports, in February 2012, Japan’s Takashimaya’s 14 stores total sales (preliminary) and February 2011, a decrease of 0.1%. GROUP Branch, including 18 stores total sales fell 1 percent. Men’s sales last year compared although an increase, but by the low-temperature impact sales of the spring in the women’s clothing into a depressed state.
In addition, shop sales of the company’s various regions are as follows, Osaka store sales compared with February 2011, an increase of 1.4%; Tokyo shop in an increase of 0.7%; an increase of 0.5 percent in Yokohama shop; Tachikawa store year-on-year increase 8.4%; Bo shop in an increase of 1.8%; Springs North shop in an increase of 1.7%.
May 15, 2012
outside of
According to Japanese media reports, sales quick report released in February 2012 by the Japan Department Stores Association show that sales of department stores in Japan 86 253 4,331.08118 billion yen shop adjusted in February 2011, a decrease of 0.4% shop before adjustment the same as in February 2011. Need to rebuild the Sendai region sales increased by 7.5% compared with February 2011, the regional department store sales are as follows; an increase of 1.1 percent in the Northeast sales outside of the Sendai; but the Tokyo area, sales fell 1.8%; the Nagoya area, sales fell by 1.5%; the Fukuoka region, sales fell 10.2%. The department store highly competitive Osaka sales increase of 2.2%.
In addition, the class of all Japanese department store clothing clothing sales 1,407.77008 billion yen shop adjusted in February 2011, a decrease of 1% year-on-year decrease of 0.7% in the shops before adjustment. Clothing clothing, men’s dress sales 267.83948 billion yen, an increase of 2.4 percent in the shop adjusted, an increase of 3.6 percent in the shop before adjustment; 921.43381 billion yen in sales of dresses and dress shop adjusted down 1.6% year-on-year decrease of 1.5% in the shops before adjustment. 108.02785 billion yen sales of children’s clothing and dress shop adjusted down 1.8% year-on-year decrease of 1.4% in the shops before adjustment; other clothing clothing sales 110.46894 billion yen year-on-year decrease of 2.9% in the shop after adjustment adjustment of shops down 3 percent sales potential in the doldrums.