David’s Bridal expands alterations offer in UK
Across its four UK stores in London, Watford, Birmingham and Glasgow, the retailer will make its alterations specialists available “as a trusted resource” to perform alterations “for those…
Eco focus and price are key to where consumers shop – OC&C study
The company’s 2019 Retail Proposition Index revealed a “major shift” in what influences where people choose to shop, “with two seemingly conflicting trends of value shopping and ethical…
Hong Kong retailers urge restrictions on landlord action amid slump
Retailers in the financial hub have been battered by months of anti-government unrest that escalated in June last year, and the outbreak of coronavirus has sent many to…
Mulberry unveils new Sustainability Manifesto
It’s called ‘Mulberry Made to Last’ with the UK luxury goods brand giving its “commitment to transform the business to a regenerative and circular model, encompassing the entire…
Pearls of wisdom- Japan’s cultured farms still glisten
Their hope: in several months, these oysters will produce a glistening white pearl from a cultured farming technique invented in Japan that is in decline as experts die…
PrettyLittleThing to launch resale marketplace
Reports said the marketplace’s app, which will adopt a similar model to Depop, will make its UK debut in May before being rolled out in the US in…
Unhappy consumers- Fashion prices to surge under no-deal Brexit – study
Consumer research and personal finance specialist NimbleFins has researched World Trade Organisation (WTO) tariff rates rates for European fashion and also found out which EU countries send the…
UK consumer spending confidence hits a new high but economy becomes top concern
The index finished the year at 102, representing a one point improvement from a year earlier and much higher than the European average of 81. Britain was also…
Alla Verber, retailer and Russian style icon, dies at 61
Verber died as the result of anaphylactic shock, according to early reports. Apparently, Verber had an allergic reaction to seafood dishes at dinner while on vacation in Forte…
Tragic yarn- India-China border spat hits global cashmere production
Wool from pashmina goats, reared by nomads in the inhospitable high-altitude cold desert region of Ladakh, is the most expensive and coveted cashmere in the world.But the shaggy…