
Black Friday is expected to generate another spending leap in the UK but, perhaps more importantly, it’s also expected to stage a November takeover with this month now being dubbed ‘Blackvember’.
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Black Friday is expected to generate another spending leap in the UK but, perhaps more importantly, it’s also expected to stage a November takeover with this month now being dubbed ‘Blackvember’.
UK consumer confidence has dropped again with a one point fall in the Consumer Confidence Index to -10, a sign of the increasingly chilly economic environment that’s helping to keep fashion sales muted at present.
Durable, fine and luxuriously soft, cotton sourced from Egypt has long been seen as the best on the market, but fierce international competition in recent years has diminished returns.
We know times are hard in UK retail, but BDO’s latest High Street Sales Tracker (HSST) really summed it up Friday with its release saying “the UK high street is suffering the worst year on record.”
With UK retail in its current fragile state, every results announcement is being jumped on for signs of a recovery, which made N Brown’s interim figures of particular interest. And is a recovery on the cards? Not yet.
MySale made a pre-tax loss in its latest year but on every other measure it's firing on all cylinders. Its UK ops are buoyant, while it's also increasing its sourcing from the UK, Europe and US.
Ted Baker continues to power ahead in e-tail but the hot summer hurt its retail stores and the company admitted the environment is still challenging, although it remains one of the top performers in the fashion sector.
It's always well worthwhile to attend a Miu Miu show on the final day of Paris Fashion Week, where Miuccia Prada's intense vision provides a striking counterpoint to all the corporate French brands on the calendar.
So, after over 300 shows on both sides of the Atlantic, all those who mattered in fashion finally sat down to see the most awaited show in the past half-decade. Hedi Slimane’s debut for Celine.
Value women’s fashion retailer Bonmarché Holdings has had a disappointing time in the last couple of months and on Thursday issued a profit warning.