{"id":167531,"date":"2020-10-03T12:01:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T12:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/in-numbers-the-week-in-fashion-in-figures-12\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:11:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:11:51","slug":"in-numbers-the-week-in-fashion-in-figures-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/in-numbers-the-week-in-fashion-in-figures-12\/","title":{"rendered":"In Numbers: The Week in Fashion in Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"

They say a week is a long time in politics but the same could be said of fashion; events are progressing at such breakneck speed that several months worth of trends and market movement seems to cram into just seven days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Just as we dared to hope that shoppers would tentatively return to stores, having returned to work, they were told to stay home again denting footfall and confidence with immediate effect.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But amid the bad news, we are now seeing many brands getting to grips with what the \"new normal\" will eventually look like (what we're in now is an interim state and while it may feel like purgatory, it will eventually pass) with several innovations in circular fashion emerging this week<\/strong> (from ASOS, H&M and the British Fashion Council) along with Savile Row tailor Huntsman embracing the latest in video technology to extend its bespoke services to a new market.<\/p>\n

To help you keep up to speed, we bring you our story of the week told via the stats that matter.<\/p>\n

One in 10<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The number of non-food retail stores that could be closed for good in 2020, according to The Centre For Retail Research.<\/p>\n

One in 10 non-food retail stores could disappear for good after \u00a39bn of sales lost in 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n