Maureen Hinton
Maureen Hinton is a retail analyst and consultant
Opinion‘De minimis advantage – the elephant in the room for Shein, pre-IPO?’
UK retailers would benefit from the abolition of de minimis rules, which have given Shein’s business model an advantage, believes fashion analyst Maureen Hinton
Opinion‘Why does the UK find it so hard to create and sustain luxury fashion brands to match France and Italy?’
Should Burberry place so much emphasis on its famous trench coat, and why is its flagship store so disappointing, wonders fashion analyst Maureen Hinton
VideoCan M&S’ floundering fashion business ever recover?
Marks & Spencer’s apparel arm suffered a like-for-like sales slide of 5.5% in the first half. Chief executive Steve Rowe has taken control of the clothing business and says a new team has got off to a great start and “their first ranges have delivered”. GlobalData global retail research director Maureen Hinton joins Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald to discuss M&S’ fashion prospects.
OpinionComment: UK proving to be a challenging market for Zara
Zara UK’s operating profit fell by over a third in the year to the end of January 2014 because of increased costs, while its sales increased by just £15m.
OpinionComment: After years of missing the mark, when will M&S get its clothing right?
Getting clothing right has been the challenge for every new CEO since 1999 when M&S began to lose its dominance of the market, but it always seems to elude them.
OpinionComment: Can Primark crack the US? You bet it can
Primark’s move into the US should not be compared with previous UK retailers’ entry and subsequent failures in that market.
OpinionComment: M&S must convince women to return to its stores
Marks & Spencer clothing market share as been in decline since the 1990s with its core customers, women, no longer regarding it as the primary destination for clothes shopping.