{"id":227275,"date":"2023-02-23T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/?p=227275"},"modified":"2023-02-23T15:23:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:23:43","slug":"show-report-optimism-diluted-by-caution-at-the-indx-intimate-apparel-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/show-report-optimism-diluted-by-caution-at-the-indx-intimate-apparel-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Show report: Optimism diluted by caution at the INDX Intimate Apparel show"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ongoing concerns about the general economy and about consumers\u2019 reluctance to spend tempered lingerie buyers\u2019 outlook at last week\u2019s INDX Intimate Apparel show in Solihull.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There was a steady footfall of independent shop owners at the three-day event, where around 150 collections of lingerie, loungewear and nightwear for autumn-winter 23 were presented.<\/p>\n The mood at the July 2022 event had been upbeat as it followed a strong spring-summer trading period when the post-lockdown boom in holidays meant swimwear sales had been very high.<\/p>\n The second half of the year did not continue that tempo. Visitors reported Christmas is no longer a busy time for lingerie sales and the second half of the year can be expected to be flat. That, and the ongoing general economic pressures in the UK, affected buyers\u2019 attitudes to forward ordering.<\/p>\n