08 Mar, 2024 What does the Spring Budget 2024 mean for fashion and luxury businesses? By Jessica Gregson The Spring Budget 2024 was presented on 6 March 2024, but what does it mean for the retail sector, and in particular, fashion and luxury...
16 Jan, 2024 Will we see a strong return for the high street in 2024? By Jessica Waters In the last decade, there has been significant shift in shoppers’ habits and a boom in the online retail industry. The pandemic did...
08 Nov, 2023 A boo boo for Boohoo? Supply chain and modern slavery allegations By Guy Cartwright Jessica Gregson Boohoo is in the spotlight once again, for all of the wrong reasons. This time, following a BBC Panorama investigation into its "Agenda...
01 Nov, 2023 Company insolvencies at highest level since financial crisis By Helen Martin The Insolvency Service released the quarterly insolvency statistics for July - September 2023 on 31 October, painting a picture of...
27 Oct, 2023 PUMA shifts gears as exclusive licensee of Formula 1 By Georgie Barrow This week, A$AP Rocky has been named Creative Director of the partnership between Formula 1 and PUMA whereby the sport and lifestyle...
12 Oct, 2023 Stepping into the market: Birkenstock’s IPO By Charlotte Lane Across fashion news this week, Birkenstock has seized the spotlight with news of its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. An IPO (an...
26 Sep, 2023 Chanel in a flap - luxury brand set for trial in trademark case By Georgie Barrow Back in March 2018, Chanel accused luxury reseller What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA) of attempting to deceive its consumers into...
25 Sep, 2023 Scrapping key EPC targets By Jessica Waters In the Prime Minister’s speech delivered on 20 September 2023, he announced key changes to environmental targets previously set by the...
15 Sep, 2023 SHEIN - Temu-ltuous times? By Jessica Gregson Shein’s biggest summer trend seems to have nothing to do with fashion, but instead, legal actions. They have been the subject of numerous...
10 Aug, 2023 A shoe without a (carbon) footprint - toe good to be true? By Georgie Barrow B Corp footwear brand, Allbirds, has reported a net revenue of $70.5m in Q2 2023, up 3.8% from two years previously. Days after the Q2...
14 Jul, 2023 Is diversification the answer for fashion and luxury brands? By Jessica Waters The pressure on the retail industry in recent years has led to many companies considering diversification to survive. Among those seeking...
05 Jul, 2023 Pre-loved clothes the new luxury fashion? The glamorous way to shop second hand. By Charlotte Lane We all know that second hand doesn’t mean old hand-me-downs anymore, but Selfridges has blown any doubt out of the water this week by...