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...Prior to last winter, prices rarely exceeded €100 per MW/h. River water is used to cool France’s nuclear reactors, with the heated water discharged back into rivers....
...(H/T Independent sketch writer Tom Peck for drawing our attention to it.) WE STAND TOGETHER. Could you honestly make it up? It’s literally the very thing we do not do....
...This article was first published in December 2019 In 2011, one of my first tasks as a fashion journalist was reporting from the giant queue outside H&M on Oxford Street, where hundreds of people waited...
...Shoppers have defected to trendier rivals such as H&M and Zara. The rise of ecommerce has added to the pressure....
...Shoppers have defected to trendier rivals such as H&M, Zara and Uniqlo. The rise of ecommerce has added to the pressure....
...“We delivered our seventh consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales growth, led by the strength of Old Navy,” said chief executive Art Peck....
...They also face competition from fast-fashion brands like H&M and Zara that mimic runway looks quickly and at lower costs....
...Gap chief executive and president Art Peck said in a statement on Wednesday that Gap has “made significant process evolving how we operate” over the past two years....
...That comes as Gap shares fell 41 per cent in 2015 and 9.2 per cent last year, as retailers have struggled to fend off competition from online retailers and fast fashion names like H&M and Zara....
...“With a third consecutive quarter of comp sales growth, we are seeing our investments in product, customer experience, and brand equity begin to pay off,” Art Peck, chief executive, said....
...Gap like other clothing retailers has been hurt by rising competition from online retailers like Amazon and fast-fashion names like H&M and Zara that mimic runway looks for a fraction of the cost....
...Over the past few years, Gap — like many mall-based retailers that rely heavily on foot traffic — have been losing ground to fast-fashion retailers like H&M and Zara and online retailers like Amazon....
...Fast fashion retailers like H&M and Zara that mimic catwalk styles for a fraction of the cost have also taken a toll on the retailer....
...Art Peck, chief executive, said: As the pace of change across the apparel industry increases, now is the time to accelerate our transformation by scaling our product and operating capabilities across our...
...Art Peck, chief executive, said: With a year of transition behind us, I’m confident that we have the right strategies in place to fuel our long-term growth....
...Art Peck, who was appointed Gap’s chief executive last year, had previously said unpopular styles damaged the group’s sales and its spring ranges would resonate better with customers....
...“Fast fashion” brands such as H&M, Uniqlo and Zara get their latest styles to stores within weeks and they are cheaper than the mid-tier offering in Gap brand shops....
...The results underlined the challenge facing newly installed chief executive Art Peck....
...In the UK at H&H’s Duxford sale, a 1956 Bentley S1 Continental made a noteworthy £308,000, while at Bonhams’ first sale at the company’s new headquarters showroom in New Bond Street a 1903 Clement Talbot...
...H/T @skynewsgatherer, Harriet Tolputt Related links: Judge starts summing up in Asil Nadir case - FT...
...You know, that white-and-pastel-striped, slightly crinkled fabric made famous by Walker Percy strolling the streets of New Orleans or Gregory Peck’s Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird...
...In 1927, a journalist asked H.L. Mencken to contribute to a book of celebrity portraits....
...When he and girl gaucho Tiler Peck first rendezvous alone, before he has proven himself with the horse, their mirroring steps have a beautiful exploratory air....
...A lovelorn Jennie Somogyi and fickle Justin Peck windmill their arms playfully, eluding each other’s touch....
...Sprout By Dale Peck Bloomsbury, £6.99 Growing up gay in the American Midwest is hard enough, but the title character of Dale Peck’s semi-autobiographical novel doesn’t make life any easier for himself by...
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