"local communities and petitions were signed in support of retaining the stores, although they went ahead. The Retail Knowledge Bank conducted an audit of the company's brands in August 2010, and revealed that sales of womenswear were at a 10-year low. The audit covered both the Limited Collection, Autograph, Autograph Weekend, Classic Collection, Per Una, Portfolio and Indigo. ""Draper"" magazine claimed that Per Una was the only clothing brand not at risk of being axed while Marc Bolland considered which brands would be retained. Per Una was planned to stay due to its successful and distinctive flair, but Portfolio and"
"a younger female market sector. Developed by Red Creative in three months as a joint venture with Marks & Spencer, Per Una ( ""For one (woman)""), had a logo of three hearts inspired by a postcard Davies picked up in Italy whilst looking for ideas for the new collection. Within three years of launch, per una was creating an annual turnover in excess of £230M, which was over 10% of Marks & Spencer womenswear sales. More importantly, Per Una was attracting a younger audience back into the store, which was having a positive knock on effect in other departments. The"
"""Financial Times"" reported that it was Per Una that put Davies in the super-rich league (he sold the 5-year-old business to Marks & Spencer in 2004 for £125 million) as part of the retailer's efforts to block a potential takeover by entrepreneur Sir Philip Green. “It (Per Una) was absolutely fundamental in the resurgence of the core appeal of womenswear,"" said Roger Holmes, the former chief executive of M&S who signed Davies up in 2001 to bring the Per Una range to Marks. ""Put in the context of the value it created from saving the company as a whole, it"
"'Living the Dream' range of Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen memorabilia and merchandise was launched in September 2009. Merchandise also relating to fellow racing driver Jenson Button was added to the range during April 2010. M&S launched its ""Plus Fit"" range for overweight children in selected stores in July 2010. It has proven to be a popular line. ""Per Una"" was launched on 28 September 2001 as a joint venture between M&S and Next founder George Davies with the contribution of Julie Strang. The ""Per Una"" brand has been a major success for the company, and in October 2004, M&S"
"campaign, joining veterans Natasha Poly and Liu Wen. Fall/Winter 2016 continued the collaboration with Alas and Piggott, featuring Valery Kaufman, Sasha Luss and Liu Wen. The 2017 campaign featured Kendall Jenner, causing some controversy due to Jenner having to cancel a previously scheduled appearance as a Victoria's Secret model due to her new affiliation with La Perla. La Perla (clothing) La Perla is an Italian luxury lifestyle company owned by German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst through Sapinda Group. Historically a lingerie brand, La Perla has expanded into lifestyle offerings including beachwear, sleepwear, bags, shoes and ready-to-wear. Founded by couturière Ada Masotti"
"Bershka Bershka () is a clothing retailer company. It is part of the Spanish Inditex group (which also own the brands of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Zara Home). The company was created in April 1998 as a new store and fashion concept, aimed at a young target market. It now has over 1000 stores in 71 countries around the world. The sales made from Bershka represent 10% of the Inditex group. On 6 September 2011, the company (alongside its sister brands) launched into the online market in France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,"
"in the retail field, and a thirty-year collaboration with the Benetton family. Over the years Percassi headed the development of the most important brands, United Colors, Zerdodici, Sisley, and Playlife, in the Italian and international markets. The collaboration with Benetton was the first major partnership responsible for the growth of Percassi. Other collaborations in the retail development field include those with the Swatch, Nike, Levi, Calvin Klein, Guess, and Tommy Hilfiger brands, in addition to luxury brands such as Gucci, Ferrari and Ralph Lauren. In 2012, Percassi bought Madina, the historic make up brand founded in 1993 by Intercos, and"
"China, Latvia and United Kingdom. The number of Bershka stores in each country or region: Bershka Bershka () is a clothing retailer company. It is part of the Spanish Inditex group (which also own the brands of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Zara Home). The company was created in April 1998 as a new store and fashion concept, aimed at a young target market. It now has over 1000 stores in 71 countries around the world. The sales made from Bershka represent 10% of the Inditex group. On 6 September 2011, the company (alongside its sister brands)"
"and starred Brazilian model Emanuela de Paula and Spanish actor Jon Kortajarena. Africa Asia Europe Oceania Next plc Next (), styled as next, is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer headquartered in Enderby, Leicestershire. It has around 700 stores, of which 519 are in the United Kingdom, and over 200 across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Next is the largest clothing retailer by sales in the United Kingdom, having overtaken Marks & Spencer in early 2012 and 2014. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The"
"UNE PIECE UNE PIECE is an Australian retailer of women's swimwear, founded by Carly Brown in 2016. The brand's signature product is a one-piece swimsuit with long sleeves; the upper half of the suit resembling and functioning as a rashie. The suit provides its wearer with UPF50+ sun protection for their arms and back, and a zippered front offers a selectable amount of protection for the chest. The ""Original Sexie Rashie"" design attracted favourable review in major fashion publications including ""Vogue"", ""Elle"", ""Marie Claire"", and ""Vanity Fair"", and won Brown second place in the Queensland University of Technology's Bluebox annual"
"Peruvian Connection Peruvian Connection Ltd. is a United States-based retailer of high-end women’s clothing and accessories. Originally started as a mail-order catalog, the company also sells online and through seven retail stores. Peruvian Connection was founded in Kansas in 1976 by the mother and daughter team of Biddy and Annie Hurlbut. The impetus for the company grew out of trips Annie Hurlbut took to Peru. It was there that she bought a fitted sweater with an alpaca fur-lined collar for her mother’s 50th birthday. Biddy later showed the sweater to a local buyer, who wanted 45 more. The business grew"
"Zara (retailer) Zara SA () is a Spanish fast fashion (clothing and accessories) retailer based in Arteixo (A Coruña) in Galicia. The company was founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera. It is the main brand of the Inditex group, the world's largest apparel retailer. The fashion group also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home, and Uterqüe. Zara as of 2017 manages up to 20 clothing collections a year. Amancio Ortega opened the first Zara store in 1975 in central A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Ortega initially named the store ""Zorba"" after the"
"UPIM UPIM (""Unico Prezzo Italiano Milano"") is an Italian chain of midmarket department stores specialising in clothes for men, women and children, items for the home, and cosmetics and perfumes. It currently operates 135 directly owned stores and more than 200 franchises, plus 15 stores under the Upim-BluKids brand. For a long time part of La Rinascente Group, it was acquired by Coin in 2010. The first store opened in Verona in 1928. The chain was purchased by the Agnelli family, along with La Rinascente Group in the 1970s. In 2007 it became the primary sponsor of the Lega A"
"in 2013 when Karol Rosa, model and co-host of Sabado Gigante, was hired as the Brand Ambassador for Rafaella. Rafaella Rafaella, or Rafaella Sportswear, is a women's clothing brand owned by the publicly held international clothing company Perry Ellis International. Originally created by Rafaella Apparel Group, the brand changed ownership to Cerberus Capital Management before being bought and expanded by Perry Ellis. The Rafaella brand name was established under the company Rafaella Apparel Group, Inc. in 1982 in New York City, New York to suit the clothing needs of working women in the United States of America. The Rafaella brand"
"and the 19 stores were closed. A fifth brand, the online clothing and accessories retailer Piperlime, was created in 2006; however, as of April 2015, the brand has been retired. Athleta A sixth brand, Athleta, a women's athletic wear line, was added in 2009. It is still an active brand. Intermix, a multi-brand fashion retailer founded in 1993, was acquired by Gap Inc. in 2012. The Gap originally targeted the younger generation when it opened, with its name referring to the generation gap of the time. It originally sold everything that Levi Strauss & Co made in every style, size,"
"in honour of this donation in November of that year, with Sir David Attenborough officially opening the building. George Davies (retailer) George Davies (born 29 October 1941 in Crosby, Lancashire) is an English fashion designer and retailer. Davies headed Next from its creation in the 1980s, before moving on to start the fashion label 'George at Asda' in the 1990s. Leaving Asda in 2000 following their acquisition by Walmart, he launched the ""Per Una"" fashion collection at Marks & Spencer. In 2009, Davies launched his 4th brand (called GIVe) which saw 26 stores opening in selected towns and cities in"
"Rafaella Rafaella, or Rafaella Sportswear, is a women's clothing brand owned by the publicly held international clothing company Perry Ellis International. Originally created by Rafaella Apparel Group, the brand changed ownership to Cerberus Capital Management before being bought and expanded by Perry Ellis. The Rafaella brand name was established under the company Rafaella Apparel Group, Inc. in 1982 in New York City, New York to suit the clothing needs of working women in the United States of America. The Rafaella brand became quickly gained popularity among professional women because of the quality the brand offered. Additionally, Rafaella was among the"
"G-Unit Clothing Company The G-Unit Clothing Company is American clothing retailer established in 2003 when 50 Cent teamed up with Selman Hasanaj and Marc Eckō the founder of Eckō Unltd. to create a line of clothing and accessories by 50 Cent and G-Unit. Since its initial launch, the brand has generated $100 million in retail sales, although production of the line has ceased since 2009, with tentative plans to re-launch. The clothing line was announced in 2003 as a joint partnership between 50 Cent and Marc Eckō, founder of Eckō Unltd.. The deal was said to be unique as Ecko"
"new store formats, both carrying the Extra brand. Extra Perto supermarkets, directed to an audience of the same demographic as Extra hypermarkets, and Minimercado Extraconvenience stores, aimed to compete with ""neighborhood markets"". Extra (retail chain) As of December 2005, Extra has 76 stores. Some of these stores came from the acquisitions of Paes Mendonça (smaller stores were converted to Pão de Açúcar and CompreBem) and Sendas (Sendas' Bon Marché hypermarkets were rebranded to Extra Bon Marché) by the group. Grupo Pão de Açúcar also operates electronics and appliance stores under the Extra Eletro banner. These stores are mostly located in"
"and the Pertex trademarks were acquired by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The Pertex brand now includes a number of sub-brands including: Pertex fabrics are used by a number of brands including; The North Face, Patagonia, Marmot, Rab, Salomon, Outdoor Research and others. Pertex Pertex is brand of lightweight, synthetic fabrics typically used in outdoor and sports apparel. Originally established by Perseverance Mills Ltd. of Padiham, England, the brand is now owned by Mitsui & Co., Ltd of Japan. The brand was established in 1979 by Perseverance Mills Ltd., primarily an industrial textile manufacturer specialising in ribbons for dot matrix printers"
"Percassi founded Womo, the men’s body care brand. In 1997, Antonio Percassi has also ventured into the cosmetics market with the brand Kiko Make Up Milano, with the help of his son Stefano. The Kiko brand has a prestigious reputation and experienced rapid international expansion. Then, in 2001, Percassi joined with the Inditex Group, to bring the Zara brand into the Italian market. The first Zara megastore opened in the Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. Additional stores have been opened up. In 2007, Antonio Percassi partnered with designer Flavio Briatore in developing the luxury-clothing brand, Billionaire Italian Couture. One of"
"Ian Prosser, Rozanne L. Ridgway, Norman R. Sorensen, Jeffrey W. Ubben, Cees J.A. van Lede, Jonathan Ward. Sara Lee Corporation announced in 2006 that it had completed the sale of its branded apparel business in Europe to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Such brands included Dim, Playtex, Wonderbra, Lovable, Abanderado, Nur Die, Unno and Bellinda. Sara Lee Corporation announced on Sept 28, 2009, that it had received a binding offer for its Global Body Care and European Detergents to Unilever for €1.275 billion. On June 1, 2010 Sara Lee announced it had completed the sale of its 51"
"C&A C&A is an international chain of fashion retail clothing stores, with European head offices in Vilvoorde, Belgium, and Düsseldorf, Germany. It has retail stores in many European countries. It serves only the largest markets of Asia, North America and South America. C&A's brands include Angelo Litrico, Canda, Clockhouse, Here+There, Palomino, Rodeo (ski and snowboard clothes), Westbury, Yessica, Yessica Pure, and Your Sixth Sense. The Brenninkmeijer family owns the C&A group through its Swiss company Cofra Holding AG. The company's success has led the family to be considered, by the Dutch, among the wealthiest in the Netherlands. The Brenninkmeijer family,"
"Britain by The Telegraph Donna Ida is also a Patron of Jeans for Genes and raises at least £20,000 for them each year Ida was also short listed for the WGSN Global Fashion Awards for Breakthrough Brand or Retailer 2011. Donna Ida Donna Ida is a women’s jeans store created by Donna Ida. Originally from Australia, Donna owns a string of London denim boutiques and runs clinics to help women find jeans that fit. Donna decided to open her own boutique with an emphasis on customer service and advice after experiencing poor service buying jeans in department stores. The first"
"was creating billions of profits for shareholders."" Did it save the company? ""Yes, I don't think that overstates the case."" Sir Stuart Rose saw through the acquisition of the Per Una brand and Davies stayed on with the company until 2008, which also saw the launch of his GD 25 range celebrating Davies' 25 anniversary in the fashion industry. According to many newspaper articles between 2005 and 2008, the relationship that Davies enjoyed with Rose was not as cordial as the one with his predecessors, Holmes and Vandevelde. However, in a recent article in the business section of the Guardian,"
"Inditex Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex; , ; Textile Design Industry) is a Spanish multinational clothing company headquartered in Arteixo (A Coruña) in Galicia. Inditex, the biggest fashion group in the world, operates over 7,200 stores in 93 markets worldwide. The company's flagship store is Zara, but it also owns the chains Zara Home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Oysho, Pull and Bear, Stradivarius and Uterqüe. The majority of its stores are corporate-owned, while franchises are mainly conceded in countries where corporate properties can not be foreign-owned. The company operates a unique business model: instead of committing a large percentage of"
"was part of the inspiration behind the 'Portfolio' brand. The men's Autograph brand was then launched in 2000 and continues to this day. In 2004, Sir Stuart Rose axed a number of brands including the menswear brand ""SP Clothing"", the ""View From"" sportswear range, the David Beckham children's range ""DB07"" and several food lines as he thought the company's stock inventory management had become 'too complicated'. A version of Per Una aimed at teenagers, ""Per Una Due"", was also discontinued, despite having launched earlier in the year, due to poor sales. The company also began to sell branded goods like"
"some of the industry's most famous and successful models. On June 4, 2013, Scaglia's SMS Finance firm won a bid to acquire well-known Bologna-based lingerie and ready-to-wear fashion brand La Perla (La_Perla_(clothing)). At the Civil Court of Bologna, Scaglia won the bid with an offer of 69 million euros, beating out offers from Calzedonia and the Israeli Delta Galil Industries. The La Perla deal brought Scaglia back to the forefront of Italian business world. In an interview with daily ""La Repubblica"", just hours after the acquisition was finalized, he said: “We are not a fund, I am an entrepreneur.” With"
"Nalgene, Nathan, Salomon, Salvas, Sea to Summit and The North Face. Industrial products include Aircon.Network Philippines, Inc. (A.N.P.I.), Brushstroke Creatives, Primer Printing Services, Inc. (P.P.S.I.), South AmerAsia Chemical Corporation (S.A.C.C.), Stellar Equipment and Machinery, Inc. (S.E.M.I.) and Union Inks and Graphics Philippines, Inc. (U.I.G.P.I.). Primer Group of Companies Primer Group of Companies is a Philippine company engaged in the retail sale and distribution of consumer brands and products. The company carries international brands mostly lifestyle products. The Primer Group also operates its own lifestyle boutique which includes Res/Toe/Run, The Travel Club, Ladybag, Flight001, Bratpack, GRND, General and R.O.X .In addition"
"Undrest Undrest. is an American clothing brand owned by WEARUNDER, Inc. based in the Garment District of Downtown Los Angeles, California. The company represents a growing group of clothing companies that embrace the idea of progressive labor policies that include production, development, and manufacturing all within the United States. Its main garment line consists of high end intimate apparels made of 100% U.S. grown Supima cotton, knit and manufactured in ""sweatshop free"" garment contract facilities in Los Angeles, California. The main line includes babydolls, bedjackets, boy shorts, camisoles, chemises, nightshirts, panties, and bralettes. Undrest. launched its first collection in January"
"3,300 retail locations in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Carpet One, its flagship division, has over 1,000 stores in 50 states and 9 Canadian provinces. The newest company divisions are CCA for Social Good, which serves over 6,500 U.S. child care centers and 1,600 nonprofits; BizUnite, which provides business services for over half a million independent businesses; CCA Sports Retail Services, which helps independent fitness and ski stores compete with national chains; and Innovia Community Management Cooperative, which is a cooperative of home owner associations and management companies across North America. Brodsky is also the chairman of"
"Primer Group of Companies Primer Group of Companies is a Philippine company engaged in the retail sale and distribution of consumer brands and products. The company carries international brands mostly lifestyle products. The Primer Group also operates its own lifestyle boutique which includes Res/Toe/Run, The Travel Club, Ladybag, Flight001, Bratpack, GRND, General and R.O.X .In addition to the retail and distribution, The Primer Group recently opened its first retail and merchandising academy - APEX. The Primer Group was founded in the Philippines on 1985. It was formerly called Primer International Corporation (PIC) as a trading company, importing seasonal merchandise. In"
"which in 2004 had sales of AUD 3 million, mostly from Schiavi-designed underwear. In 2003 Schiavi began working with celebrities when he had Big Brother contestants promote underwear designed by him. He has since collaborated with Priscilla Presley, Brett Lee, Janet Jackson, and the Kardashians. In the mid-2000s Schiavi's company expanded to Los Angeles. Many of his products, including the Kardashian Kollection, are sold for the mass market through department stores like Sears. By 2013 Jupi Corporation had a turnover of $75 million, 60 percent of that from outside Australia. On 12 August 2013 Schiavi launched One Dress a Day,"