How Can The Fashion Industry Be More Sustainable?
The COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow has generated a surge of interest in sustainability as fears for the future of the planet grow. With more young consumers seeking fashion brands that demonstrate a commitment to...
4 Ways Covid Has Transformed The Fashion Industry Today
Make no mistake, fashion is big business. According to the British Council, the UK’s fashion industry is worth a staggering £26 billion annually, making it the country’s largest creative economy and providing over 800,000 jobs.
How Has E-Commerce Affected The Fashion Industry?
Although the traditional high street is far from dead, the popularity of e-commerce is steadily transforming consumer shopping practices. Even setting aside the artificial spikes in online fashion shopping during the nationwide lockdowns of 2020/21,...
The Apparel Industry Forecast – What's The Outlook For Summer 2021 And Beyond?
Clothing and footwear businesses around the world are still reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. While more nations are coming out of lockdown, there are no guarantees that things will go back to normal any time soon, and many supply...
On Your Marks, Get Set, Shop! How To Manage Unpredictable Demand In The Apparel Industry
While apparel companies are used to planning for seasonal fluctuations in supply and demand, most were totally unprepared for the challenges that the Covid-19 outbreak brought. Lockdowns led to deserted high streets and shopping centres, and a boom...
How Has the Pandemic Affected Clothing Distribution Channels and Sales?
Fashion outlets have had to rapidly alter how they organise, run, and profit from their clothing channels during the pandemic. While some companies have met the challenges of Covid-19 and thrived, others have struggled against a squeezed marketplace...
Is There A Better Way To Manage Wholesale Credit Control In the Wake Of The Pandemic?
As business begins to resume and retail outlets reopen after the latest national lockdown in the UK, an important issue for apparel and footwear wholesalers will be managing credit control for their customers. The Pandemic has left many apparel...
How Is Brexit Going To Impact The UK Fashion Industry?
With Covid 19 completely changing our lives these past few months, it’s easy to forget about the looming impact of Brexit. With negotiations between the UK and the European Union now returning to centre stage, the future offers some exciting...
What will happen to our high streets and shopping malls?
Every week brings news of more store closures, as retailers struggle to maintain profitability of their bricks and mortar stores in the face of competition from e-commerce. Several Department Stores including M&S, Debenhams, Mothercare, Waitrose,...
Geo-blocking is being outlawed in the EU - what this means for you
Geo-blocking is to be outlawed in the EU, which means that you will have to treat consumers in all 28 EU member states as local purchasers of your product, you won’t be able to discriminate based on their location. However, you’ll be under no...
