The £3.6bn UK lingerie market will be lifted this summer by brands expanding in London. The US chain Victoria's Secret has revealed the opening dates for its first two UK shops, while Agent Provocateur is searching for new London stores as part of a 50-store expansion plan.
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Friday 13 January 2012
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Friday 13 January 2012
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1,300 jobs lost as La Senza folds
Monday 09 January 2012
Lingerie chain La Senza collapsed into administration today triggering 1,300 redundancies and the closure of more than 100 outlets.
Kate's bag: Stratford gets the look
Sunday 28 August 2011
Harvey Nichols and Mulberry are in talks to open shops in the walkway to the Olympic stadium, in east London.
Has Lynn Barber killed the art of criticism?
Thursday 28 July 2011
Telegraph's £65,000 payout for 'spiteful' article threatens to muzzle reviewers
American retailers head for UK, despite downturn
Sunday 03 July 2011
Crate & Barrel, the US homeware chain, is just one of a handful of overseas retailers heading for London to open new stores, despite tough times on the high street.
Model citizen: Meet Godfrey Gao, Asia’s first male supermodel
Saturday 25 June 2011
Gao is Louis Vuitton’s new poster boy and the man who is changing the face of luxury goods advertising
Lonesome George: Why Clooney is unlucky in love
Friday 24 June 2011
For the Hollywood A-lister unable to find his perfect leading lady the single life may be too attractive
Dragon takes the plunge into lingerie
Sunday 12 June 2011
Theo Paphitis tells Laura Chesters why he is making a second foray into the women's underwear sector
Abercrombie signs deal on London store until 2021
Monday 06 June 2011
The US fashion chain Abercrombie & Fitch has committed to its eponymous shop in London for another 10 years and also plans to launch its first childrenswear store in the capital.
Man appears in FHM's '100 Sexiest Women' list
Thursday 02 June 2011
That readers of FHM have voted an androgynous man in to their most recent list of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World might have been a cause for celebration among equal rights campaigners.
Bob Dylan denies censorship of China shows
Saturday 14 May 2011
Rock legend Bob Dylan took to his website yesterday to dispute accusations he bowed to censorship for his first ever concerts in China last month.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley beats Cheryl Cole in sexiest woman poll
Thursday 05 May 2011
Plymouth-born model turned actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has unseated Cheryl Cole to be crowned the world's sexiest woman.
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