Cash call is no guarantee of Ted Baker resurgence
Amazing what you can find at the back of the store if you rummage around for long enough. At Ted Baker, they’ve sifted through...
Screens and one-way systems: UK retailers prepare to reopen
Many non-essential shopping chains are preparing to let customers back into stores as the Covid-19 lockdown eases.
Outdoor non-food markets and car showrooms were allowed...
Boohoo’s £323m PrettyLittleThing deal is scandalous, says short-seller
Boohoo has been attacked for a "scandalous" deal to buy out fellow owners of fashion brand PrettyLittleThing for up to £323m, just days after coming under fire...
“We can’t get everything right”: How John Lewis plans to reopen...
“Test and learn” is the mantra adopted by the John Lewis Partnership's top brass as they map out plans to safely reopen their department...
How small fashion boutiques will thrive – not just survive –...
For over a decade the UK’s small fashion businesses have been thwarted by the high street giants, as glossy ‘mall’ culture and a fast...
Harrods ready to reopen its doors as soon as safe to...
The boss of Harrods on Monday said the London department store is “poised and ready” to reopen and cheered news it may soon be allowed to...
Sports Direct managers accuse firm of making them work on furlough
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct and House of Fraser chains have asked store managers to work at least once a week while under the government’s...
Shoppers wary about life after lockdown as restrictions cost UK retailers...
Most shoppers are wary about hitting the high street when the coronavirus lockdown is relaxed, the latest research indicated, as it was revealed that...
Next cancels £1bn orders and scraps dividend
A “faster and steeper” collapse in retail sales has prompted Next to cancel or delay almost £1 billion worth of stock in addition to...
John Lewis and Mother of Pearl mark Earth Day with joint...
John Lewis and the fashion brand Mother of Pearl have chosen Earth Day for the launch of their sustainable fashion collaboration, specifically for its...
Fashion is dedicating itself to protecting workers in the NHS
A Scottish manufacturer is producing a new, clinical-grade fabric to make 3.5 million protective hospital gowns as the fashion industry steps up to address...
Government “ignores” UK textiles firms desperate to make PPE
The government has been too slow to enlist British textiles firms to make protective gear for the NHS, according to industry figures who say...
