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• Barneys the latest dinosaur of retail sector to explore bankruptcy

  13-07-2019 22:05 via theguardian.com
  100-year-old New York luxury department store is strugglingStatement: ‘Our customers remain our top priority’The luxury department store Barneys New York is exploring a bankruptcy filing as it struggles with high rents and changing consumer tastes, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. Related: Laid-off Sears workers left with nothing – and they say wealthy bosses are to blameContinue reading...
  
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• Why Prime Day is vital to Amazon

  13-07-2019 13:00 via ft.com
  Recruiting more Prime members drives Amazon’s business model
  
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• 'Jeansgate' exposes Marks and Spencer's deeper fashion flaw

  13-07-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Too little stock for the Holly Willoughby range forced one boss out, but M&S has been getting it wrong for yearsThe sacking of Marks & Spencer’s clothing supremo this week ensured Jill McDonald became the first high-profile casualty of a more ruthless regime determined to prevent oblivion for the 135-year-old chain.McDonald’s departure was blamed on what was referred to as “jeansgate” within M&S. Her buyers failed to order enough stock for a collection promote
  
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• Are British shoppers finally ditching skinny jeans?

  13-07-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The ever present look is giving way to styles such as ‘mom jeans’ – but sales show skinny jeans are refusing to dieThey are the fashion trend that has refused to die, but there are signs that 20 years after Kate Moss and a selection of indie rockers first sported skinny jeans, they may finally be losing their allure. A new global fashion report, based on an analysis of more than 60m jean-related internet searches, shows that skintight denim is finally losing its grip on the jea
  
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