‘Maybe the trends are finally matching the aesthetic of Cos? Maybe we were early?’
Cos’s Rebekka Bay says the premium chain sets its own design agenda p24 FOOTWEAR
Barratts overhauls management team
BY SUZANNE BEARNE Barratts has appointed John Hood, former managing director of foot- wear retailer Brantano, to the newly created role of brand director, in one of a number of changes at parent company Barratts Priceless. Hood, previously business
director at Kuwait-based franchise operator MH Alshaya, will join the company on Monday. He will oversee buying, merchan-
dising, marketing and retail and will take over the responsibilities of David Lockyer, who has been acting managing director for the past 18 months. Lockyer will remain on the board as non-execu- tive director. Howard Stanton, chairman of
parent company Barratts Priceless, will retire at the end of December and is to be replaced by non-execu- tive director Terry Bond. The business has also appointed
Deloitte strategic adviser Richard Hyman as non-executive director. Hyman was chairman of research firm Verdict Research for 24 years until 2008.
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plan is to make sure our stores continue to trade successfully by improving customer service.” He said Barratts planned to refit a
small number of stores next year. It was set to open a new store in Newcastle’s Eldon Square shopping mall today. Separately, the Barratts website
enjoyed a record week last week, despite crashing for several hours on Thursday due to “technical issues”. Barratts Priceless chief executive
Michael Ziff said: “The website went down for a few hours but we resolved it quickly. “It was a record week due to
Stepping it up: record sales online Jonathan Clamp has been
promoted to the newly created role of group marketing director for Barratts Priceless. He has been sales and marketing director since joining the company in May. Lockyer said the new team would
help to “continue the process of sustaining a profitable business. Our
a number of reasons, such as a 20%-off promotion and [general] online growth.” Barratts has 130 UK and Republic
of Ireland stores and concessions. Priceless operates 97 stores across the UK and RoI. Both chains were previously part
of Stylo, but the company fell into administration in 2009 before Michael Ziff and his family bought back some of the shops and created Barratts Priceless.
Taste of Luxe: spring 11 launch WOMENSWEAR
Warehouse unveils premium collection
Women’s young fashion retailer Warehouse will launch a 16-piece premium collection for spring 11. The higher-priced Luxe collection
draws on the trend for investment pieces with tailoring and separates. Highlights include a silk coral
shirt teamed with a pencil skirt and a fitted silk and wool-mix blazer. Other trend-led pieces include a white, tailored open-back jumpsuit and a backless column maxi dress. Black, cream and grey underpin
the palette with coral as a highlight. Prices range from £70 to £175.
j For more on Warehouse see High Street Preview p32
New logo kicks off store revamps across Monsoon
Monsoon has begun the roll-out of a new logo as part of a revamp of the womenswear chain’s branding. The new logo features white
writing in block capitals on a bronze background, whereas the previous fascia featured white, lower-case loopy writing on a purple background. It has been installed at three
stores so far, at London’s St Pancras International railway station, James
Fresh look: Monsoon in St Pancras
Street in London’s Covent Garden and Cardiff. According to a spokeswoman
for the Monsoon Accessorize group, which also includes accesso- ries chain Accessorize, the new branding will be rolled out to all Monsoon stores as and when they are refurbished. It is understood a similar look will
be launched for Accessorize. There are 133 Monsoon stores,
152 Accessorize stores and 114 dual- site stores in the UK. It is unclear how long the roll-out
will take and the retailer declined to comment on the refurbish- ment plans. Monsoon Accessorize, which was
founded in 1972 and taken private in 2007, reported an eight-fold increase in profits in the year to August 29, 2009. Pre-tax profits jumped from £3.9m to £32.9m during the period.
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