Emap news and archive

Fashion summit becomes fashion week

What started as a two-day event has now been extended to four days of insight, information and inspiration with the fashion elite. The Fashion Summit 2010 is now being referred to as The Drapers Fashion Week following the addition of two extra dates to the calendar. The annual business event will take place from 15-18 November at the prestigious...

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Accessories market draws big business

Leading organiser of trade exhibitions Emap Connect has announced a major investment and expansion plans to further grow the booming accessories market. Following on from the success of the Autumn Fair International (AFI) 2009, Emap has turned up the heat at the AFI 2010 in September by unveiling the brand new Accessories at Autumn Catwalk Café...

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FHM unveils travel size

Men’s magazine FHM will be introducing a men’s market-first, ‘travel size’ edition from Spring 2008. The travel size FHM will be a proportionately scaled down version of the regular issue with the same content and advertising, designed specifically for readers who prefer a more portable FHM experience. The new travel-format will be added to FHM’...

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Fashion publisher Emap sees share rise

Shares in Emap, the troubled publisher of FHM, jumped after revealing it has hired investment banks to review all options for the company, including a possible sale. The company has hired Citi and Lazard to conduct the review which comes after Emap said it received a number of approaches for parts of its business. The news comes follows the...

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Emap profits on target with online expansion

Emap, the publishing house responsible for magazines such as Pop and Grazia, last week stated it will deliver earnings in line with forecast for the current year despite weak sales for its UK consumer titles. The company said revenue for its consumer magazines fell 8% for the quarter to end of June with advertising down 13% due to a fall in...

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Emap publisher quits

Emap, the publishing company responsible for fashion magazines such as Pop and Grazia, announced its chief executive Tom Moloney has quit the company with immediate effect. Analysts of the struggling media group took the change in good stride. Simon Wallis at Collins Stewart said that while a chief executive stepping down is not always a good...

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Fashion publishers under scrutiny

Fashion edia giant Emap is facing a shareholder backlash after it announced last week that its revenues will slide this year. Shares in the company, which owns 'lads' mag' FHM and the weekly publication Grazia, fell by nearly 15 per cent last Thursday following the news.One of Emap's largest shareholders hinted that it would support a takeover...