Click:英国留学 A conservative lawmaker has been stabbed in Hong Kong in another sign of the worsening political climate in the enclave. Local media reported that Junius Ho, 57, was stabbed in the chest Wednesday by an unidentified suspect while campaigning in local elections in a northern suburb. Ho was lucid after the attack and is…
The killing of nine U.S. citizens—six children and three women—from a Mormon community in northern Mexico has caused outrage on both sides of the border. Five other children were wounded, according to the U.S. State Department, and were taken across the border in Phoenix, Ariz. Mexican officials say a drug cartel was behind the attack,…
Allders, the ailing department store run by former Debenhams and BHS chief executive Terry Green, will be put into receivership this week. The move comes earlier than expected after restructuring specialist Hilco acquired £90m of Allders’ debt from US investment bank Lehman Brothers at a considerable discount. Click Here: Tienda Liga Mexicana
Hip hop artist Jay-Z has teamed up with Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet in lieu of his 10 year anniversary in the music business.The limited-edition selection, called the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Jay-Z 10th Anniversary Limited Edition series will be sold exclusively in New York and retail between £14,000 and £43,000. Of the 100…
The US luxury eveningwear brand Badgley Mischka has announced a license agreement with Groupe JS International to introduce a bridge apparel collection. The new collection is planned for spring 2006 and is aimed at a broader customer base. It will consist of evening gowns, cocktail dresses and separates priced between $ 500 and $ 1,500…
The John David Group has acquired rival Allsports for £18 million. The owner of JD Sports bought the company after it had been restructured by its administrator, BDO Stoy Howard. Allsports went into administration in September of this year, with 92 of its 270 stores closing at a cost of 1,300 jobs. JD is expected…
Spanish retailer, El Corte Inglés, plans to expand its business into Portugal and Italy in a bid to salvage its disappointing results at home. Suffering from increasing competition from specialist boutiques and supercentres, the privately held group however remains committed to its department store format. At the annual shareholders meeting last weekend, chairman Isidoro Alvarez…
In a world of GBP170 jeans and trendy urban styles, The Gap is drowning in a sea of cheap denim and outdated khakis. The Gap’s credibility gap widened even further last week, when the apparel retailer slashed its full-year earnings guidance by almost 10%. Though other clothing companies are apt to fall in sympathy with…
MPs from across the political divides have overwhelmingly rejected the complete relaxation of Sunday trading hours in a survey for retail union Usdaw. The survey conducted by independent analysts Communicate Research found that 78% of MPs questioned rejected the idea that Sunday trading should be completely liberalised and there was almost uniform support from MPs…
The Gucci Group yesterday announced the resignation of menswear designer John Ray, who had taken over in March of last year. In a company statement Mark Lee, president and CEO of Gucci, thanked Ray for his “important contribution to the success of the Gucci Men’s Ready to Wear category”. He also announced that womenswear and…