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  • Ted Baker seller in the red as jobs cut and stores closed amid focus switch to Suit Direct

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    A group which sells Ted Baker clothes across the UK slumped into the red as it significantly restructured itself to focus on its Suit Direct brand. As part of the move, Baird Group disposed of its license to sell Ben Sherman clothes, closed unprofitable stores, cut more than 100 jobs and appointed a new chief [...]

    All of Ted Baker's remaining UK stores recently closed. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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