Knitwear and pyjamas drive strong Christmas sales at White Stuff
White Stuff has reported a 21.8% sales increase in the 10 weeks to 4 January, driven by less discounting and strong ...
Editor’s comment: Retailers axe jobs ahead of April tax rises
Job losses loom across fashion retail this week, as businesses tighten their belts in reaction to sweeping costs hikes.
What Trump’s tariffs could mean for the UK fashion and textile industry
Global trade has long been a complex and volatile playing field, but recent developments – particularly the rhetoric and ...
M&S names head of social media
Marks & Spencer has promoted social media lead Charlotte Tonry to the role of head of social media. Tonry joined M&S in 2017 ...
Burberry revenues continue to decline
Revenues have fallen for British luxury fashion house Burberry, dipping 7% (at reported exchange rates) year on year to £659m ...
Consumer confidence plunges on all measures
GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index has fallen by five points to -22 in January. All metric are down month on month. The index ...
Sainsbury’s to cut 3000 jobs including management roles
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, which is home to fashion brand Tu, has announced it will cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts down its remaining cafés, patisserie and pizza counters. It said senior management ...
River Island to axe head office roles
River Island has launched a redundancy programme at its London head office after drafting in AlixPartners to work on cost savings, Drapers understands.