When my colleague Richard wrote about French Connection last October he was cautiously optimistic that there were early signs that the brand could turn their falling profits around and return to the FCUK

You would have to be living under a rock to have avoided the stories proclaiming the retail apocalypse that has hit the U.K. and U.S. over the last couple of years.

Zara is undoubtedly one of the most successful fashion retailers on the high street at the moment and it is widely acknowledged that one of the main drivers of this success has been