U.K. retail
Shuffle Board: On Names Co-CEOs, Kornit Digital Taps Asos Chief Exec
Former Asos exec Nick Deighton joins the digital fashion firm as strategic advisor while Swiss shoemaker On…
What’s the Business Case for ‘Made in the UK’?
British-made products carry cachet, but the region's grip on apparel and textile production has weakened over…
UK Retail’s Net-Zero Math Won’t Work Without Government Muscle, BRC Warns
The trade organization's five-year review finds progress in stores but stalled supply-chain emissions leave…
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Both moves, the former Boohoo Group said, are part of an "ongoing strategic review" to transform the ailing…
Sri Lanka Praises UK’s Easing of Tariff-Free Rules
Forthcoming liberalized rules of origin will allow the country's manufacturers to source up to 100 percent of…
Shein’s UK Sales Jump By Nearly One-Third
In 2024, Shein's British arm rustled up 2.05 billion pounds ($2.78 billion) in sales, a year-over-year…
Research Draws ‘Probable’ Links Between Shein and Xinjiang Textile Production
The Chinese-founded e-tail giant allegedly inked a strategic cooperation agreement with a Guangdong…
UK Watchdog’s New Consumer Protection Powers Could Cost Greenwashers
Beginning this week, the Competition and Markets Authority can fine firms accused of misleading consumers…
Material World: Otherworldly Opportunities for Innovation
Columbia Sportswear will outfit another lunar lander with patented thermal tech while researchers in the UK…
A Shein IPO? This Uyghur Rights Group Will Sue to Prevent It.
Stop Uyghur Genocide has threatened to issue Britain's Financial Conduct Authority a high court challenge if…
Does Shein Use Xinjiang Cotton? It Depends.
The e-tail giant, which was blasted by U.K. lawmakers as "bordering on contempt" with its non-answers at a…
More Bad Blood Between Boohoo, Frasers
A day after a lost bid to oust Boohoo founder Mahmud Kamani, Frasers is pushing for payment details made by a…
Boohoo Changes Supplier Terms Under New CEO Dan Finley
Boohoo's extension of the time it will pay certain vendors will help strengthen the fast fashion firm's…
Britain’s Retailers Brace for Hard Times
A grim environment for retail will only get worse in 2025 as businesses face dwindling consumer confidence…
Uniqlo Stops Using Freelance Apps Favored By TikTok Influencers
Uniqlo and Gymshark said they are no longer usingTikTok influencer-favored apps such as Temper and YoungOnes…